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 Ghana Swimming Association.

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Long Course (50 m)

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Men

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Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
50 m freestyle 22.92 Abeiku Jackson  Ghana March 2020 African Zone 2 Championships Accra, Ghana [1]
100 m freestyle 50.67 Harry Stacey  Ghana 30 April 2024 African Championships Luanda, Angola [2]
200 m freestyle 2:04.76 Abeiku Jackson  Ghana June 2016 45th International Pfingstschwimmfest Arnsberg, Germany [citation needed]
400 m freestyle 5:47.85 h Christian Nortey  Ghana 11 March 2024 African Games Accra, Ghana [3]
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50 m backstroke 27.26 h, † Jason Arthur  Ghana 5 April 2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia [4]
100 m backstroke 56.52 h Jason Arthur  Ghana 5 April 2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia [5]
200 m backstroke 2:03.91 h Jason Arthur  Ghana 9 April 2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia [6]
50 m breaststroke 30.90 h Harry Stacey  Ghana 12 March 2024 African Games Accra, Ghana [7]
100 m breaststroke 1:17.94 h Ivan Snowden  Ghana 10 March 2024 African Games Accra, Ghana [8]
200 m breaststroke 3:08.58 h Hector Ankrah  Ghana 11 March 2024 African Games Accra, Ghana [9]
50 m butterfly 23.87 Abeiku Jackson  Ghana 21 June 2024 BRICS Games Kazan, Russia [10]
100 m butterfly 53.08 Abeiku Jackson  Ghana 19 June 2024 BRICS Games Kazan, Russia [11]
200 m butterfly 2:11.75 Abeiku Jackson  Ghana March 2020 Africa Zone 2 Championships Accra, Ghana [citation needed]
200 m individual medley 2:07.44 h Jason Arthur  Ghana 10 April 2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia [12]
400 m individual medley
4×100 m freestyle relay 3:37.05
 Ghana 12 March 2024 African Games Accra, Ghana [13]
4×200 m freestyle relay
4×100 m medley relay 4:04.98 h
 Ghana 13 March 2024 African Games Accra, Ghana [14]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Ghana Swimming Association; WRWorld record; AFAfrican 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

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Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
50 m freestyle 26.52 Joselle Mensah  Ghana 13 March 2024 African Games Accra, Ghana [15]
100 m freestyle 59.86 h Joselle Mensah  Ghana 9 March 2024 African Games Accra, Ghana [16]
200 m freestyle 2:13.02 r Kaya Forson R.C. Mediterráneo 13 July 2019 Andalusian Championships Mairena del Aljarafe, Spain
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50 m backstroke 30.62 Nubia Adjei  Ghana 11 March 2024 African Games Accra, Ghana [17]
100 m backstroke 1:09.26 Nubia Adjei  Ghana 6 March 2020 African Zone 2 Championships Accra, Ghana
200 m backstroke 2:28.70 h Kaya Forson R.C. Mediterráneo 23 July 2016 Andalusian Championships Málaga, Spain
50 m breaststroke 33.73 h Joselle Mensah  Ghana 12 March 2024 African Games Accra, Ghana [18]
100 m breaststroke 1:24.02 Unilez Takye  Ghana 21 August 2022 African Championships Tunis, Tunisia [19]
200 m breaststroke
50 m butterfly 29.14 h Joselle Mensah  Ghana 10 March 2024 African Games Accra, Ghana [20]
100 m butterfly 1:13.40 tt Zaira Forson R.C. Mediterráneo 4 May 2019 Andalusian Circuit Fuengirola, Spain
200 m butterfly 2:39.20 h Zaira Forson  Ghana 24 July 2019 World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [21]
200 m individual medley 2:34.59 h Kaya Forson  Ghana 21 July 2019 World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [22]
400 m individual medley
4×100 m freestyle relay
4×200 m freestyle relay
4×100 m medley relay
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Ghana Swimming Association; WRWorld record; AFAfrican 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

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Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
4×100 m freestyle relay 3:42.97  Ghana 9 March 2024 African Games Accra, Ghana [23]
4×100 m medley relay 4:09.33
 Ghana 10 March 2024 African Games Accra, Ghana [24]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Ghana Swimming Association; WRWorld record; AFAfrican record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

Short Course (25 m)

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Men

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Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
50m freestyle 25.70 h Kwesi Abbiw Jackson  Ghana 4 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [25]
100m freestyle 57.68 h Papa Poku Dwumoh  Ghana 20 December 2021 World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [26]
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50 m backstroke
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50m breaststroke 38.18 h Ebenezer Osabutey  Ghana 15 December 2018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [27]
100m breaststroke 1:24.49 h Ebenezer Osabutey  Ghana 11 December 2018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [28]
200 m breaststroke
50m butterfly 23.62 h Abeiku Jackson  Ghana 27 December 2021 Vladimir Salnikov Cup Saint Petersburg, Russia [29]
100m butterfly 52.36 h Abeiku Jackson  Ghana 17 December 2022 World Championships Melbourne, Australia [30]
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 Ghana Swimming Association; WRWorld record; AFAfrican 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

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Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
50m freestyle 27.21 h Unilez Takyi  Ghana 20 December 2021 World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [31]
100m freestyle 59.09 h Kaya Forson R.C. Mediterráneo 4 November 2018 Algarve International Meeting Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke 29.96 h Nubia Adjei  Ghana 15 December 2022 World Championships Melbourne, Australia [32]
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50 m breaststroke
100 m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke
50m butterfly 29.11 h Nubia Adjei  Ghana 13 December 2022 World Championships Melbourne, Australia [33]
100 m butterfly
200 m butterfly
100 m individual medley
200m individual medley 2:31.46 h Kaya Forson  Ghana 11 December 2018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [34]
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 Ghana Swimming Association; WRWorld record; AFAfrican 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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  2. ^ "2024 African Championships Results Book" (PDF). accra2023ag.com. 30 April 2024. p. 15. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
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  9. ^ "Men's 200m Breaststroke Heats Results Summary" (PDF). results.accra2023ag.com. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Men's 50m Butterfly Final Results" (PDF). bricskazan2024.games. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
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  22. ^ "Women's 200m IM Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 21 July 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  23. ^ "Mixed 4×100m Freestyle Relay Final Results" (PDF). results.accra2023ag.com. 9 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  24. ^ "Mixed 4×100m Medley Relay Final Results" (PDF). results.accra2023ag.com. 10 March 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  25. ^ "Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Results". Omega Timing. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  26. ^ "Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  27. ^ "Men's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  28. ^ "Men's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 11 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  29. ^ "Men's 50m Butterfly Heats Results" (PDF). salnikovcup.ru. 27 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  30. ^ "Men's 100m Butterfly Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  31. ^ "Women's 50m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  32. ^ "Women's 50m Backstroke Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  33. ^ "Women's 50m Butterfly Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  34. ^ "Women's 200m IM Heats Results". Omega Timing. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2021.

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