List of Ghanaian records in swimming

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The Ghanaian records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of swimmers from Ghana, 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 22.92 Abeiku Jackson  Ghana March 2020 African Zone 2 Championships Accra, Ghana [1]
100m freestyle 53.44 Abeiku Jackson  Ghana 12 September 2018 African Championships Algiers, Algeria [2]
200m freestyle 2:04.76 Abeiku Jackson  Ghana June 2016 45th International Pfingstschwimmfest Arnsberg, Germany [citation needed]
400m freestyle 6:11.60  Ghana March 2020 African Zone 2 Championships Accra, Ghana [3]
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke 27.26 h, † Jason Arthur  Ghana 5 April 2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia [4]
100m backstroke 56.52 h Jason Arthur  Ghana 5 April 2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia [5]
200m backstroke 2:03.91 h Jason Arthur  Ghana 9 April 2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia [6]
50m breaststroke 42.42
100m breaststroke 1:28.04 h  Ghana 6 September 2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [7]
200 m breaststroke
50m butterfly 24.04 Abeiku Jackson  Ghana 7 March 2020 Africa Zone 2 Championships Accra, Ghana [citation needed]
100m butterfly 53.39 h Abeiku Jackson  Ghana 29 July 2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan [8]
200m butterfly 2:11.75 Abeiku Jackson  Ghana March 2020 Africa Zone 2 Championships Accra, Ghana [citation needed]
200m individual medley 2:07.44 h Jason Arthur  Ghana 10 April 2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia [9]
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 28.10 h  Ghana 3 August 2013 World Championships Barcelona, Spain [10]
100m freestyle 1:00.29 h Kaya Forson  Ghana 25 July 2019 World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [11]
200m freestyle 2:16.02 h Kaya Forson  Ghana 8 August 2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [12]
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke 34.90 h, † Kaya Forson R.C. Mediterraneo 14 July 2017 XXVII Andalucia Absoluto-Junior Open Verano , Spain [13]
100m backstroke 1:09.26  Ghana 6 March 2020 African Zone 2 Championships Accra, Ghana
200m backstroke 2:29.48 h Kaya Forson R.C. Mediterraneo 28 July 2017 Spanish Junior Championships Málaga, Spain [14]
50m breaststroke 42.03 h  Ghana 29 July 2017 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [15]
100 m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke
50m butterfly 29.51 h  Ghana 19 August 2014 Youth Olympic Games Nanjing, China [16]
100m butterfly 1:14.60 h, †  Ghana 24 July 2019 World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [17]
200m butterfly 2:39.20 h  Ghana 24 July 2019 World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [18]
200m individual medley 2:34.59 h Kaya Forson  Ghana 21 July 2019 World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [19]
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 25.70 h  Ghana 4 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [20]
100m freestyle 58.16 h  Ghana 6 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [21]
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50 m backstroke
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50 m breaststroke
100 m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke
50m butterfly 26.78 h Abeiku Jackson  Ghana 5 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [22]
100m butterfly 59.94 h Abeiku Jackson  Ghana 4 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [23]
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 27.60 h  Ghana 15 December 2018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [24]
100m freestyle 59.24 h Kaya Forson  Ghana 12 December 2018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [25]
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke 36.99 h  Ghana 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 30.13 h  Ghana 4 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [26]
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[]

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