List of Ethiopian records in swimming

The Ethiopian records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of swimmers from Ethiopia, which are recognised and ratified by the .

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Long Course (50 m)[]

Men[]

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	27.39	h	Abdelmalik Muktar	Ethiopia	26 July 2019	World Championships	Gwangju, South Korea	^[1]
100m freestyle	1:01.36	h		Ethiopia	8 September 2015	All-Africa Games	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	^[2]
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50 m backstroke
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50m breaststroke	34.88	h		Ethiopia	21 August 2019	African Games	Casablanca, Morocco	^[3]
100 m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke
50m butterfly	30.79	h		Ethiopia	28 July 2013	World Championships	Barcelona, Spain	^[4]
100 m butterfly
200 m butterfly
200 m individual medley
400 m individual medley
4×100 m freestyle relay
4×200 m freestyle relay
4×100 m medley relay

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by ; WR – World record; AF – African record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

Women[]

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	32.11	h	Rahel Gebresilassie	Ethiopia	10 September 2015	All-Africa Games	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	^[5]
100m freestyle	1:15.08	h	Rahel Gebresilassie	Ethiopia	21 August 2019	African Games	Casablanca, Morocco	^[6]
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50 m backstroke
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50m breaststroke	42.14	h		Ethiopia	21 August 2019	African Games	Casablanca, Morocco	^[7]
100 m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke
50m butterfly	33.97	h	Rahel Gebresilassie	Ethiopia	7 September 2015	African Games	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	^[8]
100 m butterfly
200 m butterfly
200 m individual medley
400 m individual medley
4×100 m freestyle relay
4×200 m freestyle relay
4×100 m medley relay

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by ; WR – World record; AF – African record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

Short Course (25 m)[]

Men[]

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	27.99	h	Robel Kiros Habte	Ethiopia	4 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	^[9]
100 m freestyle
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke	31.99	h		Ethiopia	17 December 2010	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
100m backstroke
200m backstroke
50m breaststroke	36.02	h	Abdelmalik Muktar	Ethiopia	15 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	^[10]
100 m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke
50m butterfly	29.22	h		Ethiopia	14 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	^[11]
100m butterfly	1:06.82	h		Ethiopia	12 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	^[12]
200 m butterfly
100 m individual medley
200 m individual medley
400 m individual medley
4×50 m freestyle relay
4×100 m freestyle relay
4×200 m freestyle relay
4×50 m medley relay
4×100 m medley relay

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by ; WR – World record; AF – African record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

Women[]

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	32.87	h	Yanet Seyoum	Ethiopia	18 December 2010	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
100 m freestyle
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke	37.77	h	Yanet Seyoum	Ethiopia	18 December 2010	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50 m breaststroke
100 m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke
50m butterfly	37.98	h		Ethiopia	13 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	^[13]
100 m butterfly
200 m butterfly
100 m individual medley
200 m individual medley
400 m individual medley
4×50 m freestyle relay
4×100 m freestyle relay
4×200 m freestyle relay
4×50 m medley relay
4×100 m medley relay

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by ; WR – World record; AF – African record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

References[]

^ "Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
^ "Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
^ "2019 African Games – Day 1 Results" (PDF). FRMN. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
^ "Men's 50m Butterfly Heats Results". Omega Timing. 28 July 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
^ "Women's 50m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 10 September 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
^ "2019 African Games Swimming Results All Day" (PDF). FRMN. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
^ "2019 African Games Swimming Results All Day" (PDF). FRMN. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
^ "Women's 50m Butterfly Heats Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
^ "Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Results". Omega Timing. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
^ "Men's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
^ "Men's 50m Butterfly Heats Results". Omega Timing. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
^ "Men's 100m Butterfly Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
^ "Women's 50m Butterfly Heats Results". Omega Timing. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2021.

[1] "Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2021.

[2] "Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.

[3] "2019 African Games – Day 1 Results" (PDF). FRMN. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

[4] "Men's 50m Butterfly Heats Results". Omega Timing. 28 July 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2014.

[5] "Women's 50m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 10 September 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2015.

[6] "2019 African Games Swimming Results All Day" (PDF). FRMN. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2020.

[7] "2019 African Games Swimming Results All Day" (PDF). FRMN. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2020.

[8] "Women's 50m Butterfly Heats Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2016.

[9] "Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Results". Omega Timing. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.

[10] "Men's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

[11] "Men's 50m Butterfly Heats Results". Omega Timing. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

[12] "Men's 100m Butterfly Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2021.

[13] "Women's 50m Butterfly Heats Results". Omega Timing. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2021.

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