List of Nigerian records in swimming

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The Nigerian Records in Swimming are the fastest times ever swum by a swimmer representing Nigeria. These records are kept/maintained by the .

Records are recognized for the following long course (50m) events:

  • freestyle: 50, 100, 200, 400, 800 and 1500;
  • backstroke: 50, 100 and 200;
  • breaststroke: 50, 100 and 200;
  • butterfly: 50, 100 and 200;
  • individual medley (I.M.): 100, 200 and 400;
  • relays: 4x100 free, 4x200 free, and 4 × 100 medley.

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Long Course (50m)[]

Men[]

Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
50m freestyle 23.70 Musa Bakare - 1992
100m freestyle 51.89 r  Nigeria 23 August 2019 African Games Casablanca, Morocco [1]
200m freestyle 1:55.95 Nashville Aquatic Club 19 July 2019 SE Southeastern Championships Huntsville, United States [2]
400m freestyle 4:28.38 Samson Opuakpo Nigeria Nigeria 8 September 2011 All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique [3]
800m freestyle 9:40.42 Samson Opuakpo Delta State April 2006 Nigeria Sports Festival Abeokuta, Nigeria
1500m freestyle 18:31.55 - 1989 -
50m backstroke 27.58 Samson Opuakpo  Nigeria 5 September 2011 All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique [4]
100m backstroke 1:01.19 Samson Opuakpo Nigeria Nigeria 9 September 2011 All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique [5][6]
200m backstroke 2:22.70 Samson Opuakpo Nigeria Nigeria July 2007 African Games Algiers, Algeria
50m breaststroke 29.74 Eric Williams Rivers States July 15, 2012 Chief of Naval Staff
Championships 		Calabar, Nigeria [5]
100m breaststroke 1:06.83 Eric Williams Nigeria Nigeria July 2007 African Games Algiers, Algeria
200m breaststroke 2:33.09 Eric Williams Nigeria Nigeria September 2006 African Championships Dakar, Senegal
50m butterfly 24.46 Yellow Yeiyah Nigeria Nigeria July 2007 African Games Algiers, Algeria
100m butterfly 54.20  Nigeria 23 August 2019 African Games Casablanca, Morocco [7]
200m butterfly 2:13.11 Nigeria Nigeria September 2006 African Championships Dakar, Senegal
200m individual medley 2:19.19 Nigeria Nigeria September 10, 2011 African Games Maputo, Mozambique
400m individual medley 5:06.01 Samson Opuakpo Nigeria Nigeria July 2007 African Games Algiers, Algeria
4×100m
 freestyle relay 		3:39.59 Nigeria Nigeria 1993 -
4×200m
 freestyle relay 		8:18.09
  • Tebesa Nemine
  • Samson Opuakpo
 Nigeria Nigeria July 13, 2007 African Games Algiers, Algeria
4×100m
 medley relay 		4:04.41
Nigeria Nigeria October 2003 African Games Abuja, Nigeria
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 27.31 Ngozi Monu  Nigeria 13 July 2007 African Games Algiers, Algeria
100m freestyle 59.74 h Abiola Ogunbanwo  Nigeria 28 July 2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan [8]
200m freestyle 2:15.44 h Abiola Ogunbanwo  Nigeria 23 July 2019 World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [9]
400m freestyle 4:59.90  Nigeria 13 July 2007 African Games Algiers, Algeria
800m freestyle 10:45.50 - 1981 -
1500m freestyle - -
50m backstroke 31.06  Nigeria October 2003 African Games Abuja, Nigeria [10]
100m backstroke 1:07.78  Nigeria October 2003 African Games Abuja, Nigeria
200m backstroke 2:43.64 Rivers 1992 [5]
50m breaststroke 33.81 Racheal Tonjor  Nigeria 7 September 2011 African Games Maputo, Mozambique [5]
100m breaststroke 1:15.49 Racheal Tonjor  Nigeria 7 September 2011 African Games Maputo, Mozambique [11]
200m breaststroke 2:51.93  Nigeria 13 July 2007 African Games Algiers, Algeria
50m butterfly 28.74 h  Nigeria 22 August 2019 African Games Rabat, Morocco [12]
100m butterfly 1:07.71  Nigeria 8 September 2011 African Games Maputo, Mozambique [5][11]
200m butterfly 2:41.76 - 1992 -
200m individual medley 2:39.49 Rivers 1992 - [5]
400m individual medley 5:57.87 - 1991 -
4×100m
 freestyle relay 		4:15.43  Nigeria 1991 -
4×200m
 freestyle relay 		10:20.18  Nigeria 1987 -
4×100m
 medley relay 		4:46.26  Nigeria 1991 -
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

Mixed relay[]

Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
4×100m freestyle relay 3:50.90
 Nigeria 23 August 2019 African Games Casablanca, Morocco [13]
4×100m medley relay 4:24.61
  •  (1:02.39)
    Samson Opuakpo
  •  (1:22.32)
  •  (57.16)
  •  (1:02.74)
  Nigeria 10 September 2015 All-Africa Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [14]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by ; WR – World record; AF – African record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

Short Course (25m)[]

A source is needed to show that Nigeria short course records exist.[citation needed]

Men[]

Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
50m freestyle 23.82 h Samson Opuakpo  Nigeria 13 December 2012 World Championships Istanbul, Turkey [15]
100m freestyle 52.18 h Samson Opuakpo  Nigeria 15 December 2012 World Championships Istanbul, Turkey [16]
200m freestyle 1:58.54 h SG Siegen 2 November 2019 NRW Championships Wuppertal, Germany [17]
400m freestyle 4:23.16 SG Siegen 26 October 2019 49. Internationaler Tag der langen Strecken Siegen, Germany
800m freestyle 9:10.37 SG Siegen 26 October 2019 49. Internationaler Tag der langen Strecken Siegen, Germany
1500m freestyle 17:47.79 SG Siegen 26 October 2019 49. Internationaler Tag der langen Strecken Siegen, Germany
50m backstroke 26.17 h Samson Opuakpo  Nigeria 14 December 2012 World Championships Istanbul, Turkey [18]
100m backstroke 59.17 h Samson Opuakpo  Nigeria 12 December 2012 World Championships Istanbul, Turkey [19]
200m backstroke
50m breaststroke 31.14 h  Nigeria 6 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [20]
100m breaststroke 1:11.13 h  Nigeria 3 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [21]
200m breaststroke
50m butterfly 24.58 h  Nigeria 14 December 2018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [22]
100m butterfly 53.62 h  Nigeria 12 December 2018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [23]
200m butterfly 2:20.20 h  Nigeria 13 April 2008 World Championships Manchester, United Kingdom
100m individual medley 1:01.11 h Yellow Yeiyah  Nigeria 18 December 2010 World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates
200m individual medley 2:17.56 SG Siegen 26 October 2019 49. Internationaler Tag der langen Strecken Siegen, Germany
400m individual medley 5:01.59 SG Siegen 26 October 2019 49. Internationaler Tag der langen Strecken Siegen, Germany
4×50m freestyle relay
4×100m freestyle relay
4×200m freestyle relay
4×50m medley relay
4×100m 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[]

A source is needed to show that Nigeria short course records exist.[citation needed]

Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
50m freestyle 26.94 h Ngozi Monu  Nigeria 12 April 2008 Short Course Worlds Manchester, United Kingdom [24]
100m freestyle 59.95 Ngozi Monu - 2008
200m freestyle 2:13.83 h Ngozi Monu  Nigeria 13 April 2008 Short Course Worlds Manchester, United Kingdom [25]
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke 35.47 h  Nigeria 12 April 2008 Short Course Worlds Manchester, United Kingdom [26]
100m backstroke 1:14.83 h  Nigeria 9 April 2008 Short Course Worlds Manchester, United Kingdom [27]
200 m backstroke
50m breaststroke 35.35 h  Nigeria 12 December 2012 World Championships Istanbul, Turkey [28]
100m breaststroke 1:17.95 h  Nigeria 5 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [29]
200 m breaststroke
50m butterfly 31.02 h  Nigeria 13 December 2012 World Championships Istanbul, Turkey [30]
100m butterfly 1:09.60 h  Nigeria 15 December 2012 World Championships Istanbul, Turkey [31]
200 m butterfly
100m individual medley 1:15.60 h  Nigeria 16 December 2010 World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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

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