List of Zambian records in swimming

The Zambian records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of swimmers from Zambia, which are recognised and ratified by the Zambia Amateuer Swimming Union.

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Long Course (50 m)

Men

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	24.24	h	Goveia, RalphRalph Goveia	Zambia	22 October 2016	African Championships	Bloemfontein, South Africa	[1]
100m freestyle	54.00	h	Goveia, RalphRalph Goveia	Zambia	18 October 2016	African Championships	Bloemfontein, South Africa	[2]
200m freestyle	2:02.09	h	Goveia, RalphRalph Goveia	Zambia	16 October 2016	African Championships	Bloemfontein, South Africa	[3]
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke	28.24	h	Axiotis, AlexandrosAlexandros Axiotis	Zambia	26 July 2014	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	[4]
100m backstroke	1:01.64	h	Axiotis, AlexandrosAlexandros Axiotis	Zambia	24 July 2014	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	[5]
200 m backstroke
50m breaststroke	30.25	h	Axiotis, AlexandrosAlexandros Axiotis	Zambia	27 July 2014	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	[6]
100m breaststroke	1:06.03	h	Axiotis, AlexandrosAlexandros Axiotis	Zambia	25 July 2014	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	[7]
200m breaststroke	2:34.43	h	Axiotis, AlexandrosAlexandros Axiotis	Zambia	1 August 2013	World Championships	Barcelona, Spain	[8]
50m butterfly	24.71		Goveia, RalphRalph Goveia
100m butterfly	54.84	h	Goveia, RalphRalph Goveia	Zambia	11 August 2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	[9]
200 m butterfly
200m individual medley	2:13.12	h	Goveia, RalphRalph Goveia	Zambia	11 September 2015	African Games	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	[10]
400 m individual medley
4×100m freestyle relay	3:49.62	h	(55.05) Ralph Goveia  (58.75) Matthew Shone  (1:00.33) Milimo Mweetwa  (55.49) Alexandros Axiotis	Zambia	25 July 2014	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, Great Britain	[11]
4×200 m freestyle relay
4×100m medley relay	4:12.10	h	(1:08.70) Milimo Mweetwa  (1:08.02) Alexandros Axiotis  (57.69) Ralph Goveia  (57.69) Matthew Shone	Zambia	29 July 2014	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, Great Britain	[12]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Zambia Amateur Swimming Union; 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	26.99	h	Howard, JadeJade Howard	Zambia	9 August 2015	World Championships	Kazan, Russia	[13]
100m freestyle	58.47	h	Howard, JadeJade Howard	Zambia	10 August 2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	[14]
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke	33.10	h	Howard, JadeJade Howard	Zambia	28 July 2014	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	[15]
100m backstroke	1:12.74	h	Hassen, ShannonShannon Hassen	Zambia	8 September 2015	All-Africa Games	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	[16]
200 m backstroke
50m breaststroke	34.28	h	Paljk, TilkaTilka Paljk	Zambia	3 August 2013	World Championships	Barcelona, Spain	[17]
100m breaststroke	1:17.13	h	Paljk, TilkaTilka Paljk	Zambia	3 August 2015	World Championships	Kazan, Russia	[18]
200m breaststroke	2:55.98	h	Paljk, TilkaTilka Paljk	Zambia	6 August 2015	World Championships	Kazan, Russia	[19]
50 m butterfly
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 Zambia Amateur Swimming Union; 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	24.35	h	Jordan, ZaneZane Jordan	Zambia	10 April 2008	World Championships	Manchester, United Kingdom
100m freestyle	54.00	h	Jordan, ZaneZane Jordan	Zambia	12 April 2008	World Championships	Manchester, United Kingdom
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke	28.25	h	Jordan, ZaneZane Jordan	Zambia	11 April 2008	World Championships	Manchester, United Kingdom
100m backstroke	1:00.10	h	Jordan, ZaneZane Jordan	Zambia	9 April 2008	World Championships	Manchester, United Kingdom
200 m backstroke
50m breaststroke	31.05	h	-	12 April 2008	World Championships	Manchester, United Kingdom
100m breaststroke	1:08.37	h	Zambia	9 April 2008	World Championships	Manchester, United Kingdom
200m breaststroke	2:28.28	h	Zambia	11 April 2008	World Championships	Manchester, United Kingdom
50m butterfly	26.34	h	Goveia, Ralph WesleyRalph Wesley Goveia	Zambia	14 December 2012	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[20]
100m butterfly	58.90	h	Goveia, Ralph WesleyRalph Wesley Goveia	Zambia	12 December 2012	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[21]
200 m butterfly
100m individual medley	1:02.46	h	Goveia, Ralph WesleyRalph Wesley Goveia	Zambia	15 December 2012	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[22]
200m individual medley	2:16.03	h	Jordan, ZaneZane Jordan	Zambia	11 April 2008	World Championships	Manchester, United Kingdom
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 Zambia Amateur Swimming Union; 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	27.04	h	12 April 2008	-	Manchester, United Kingdom
100m freestyle	59.00	h	Howard, Jade ShleighJade Shleigh Howard	Zambia	13 December 2012	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[23]
200m freestyle	2:20.68	h	Wellman, PatriciaPatricia Wellman	Zambia	13 April 2008	World Championships	Manchester, United Kingdom
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke	30.64	h	Howard, Jade AshleighJade Ashleigh Howard	Zambia	15 December 2012	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[24]
100m backstroke	1:06.91	h	Howard, Jade AshleighJade Ashleigh Howard	Zambia	15 December 2010	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
200 m backstroke
50m breaststroke	34.99
100m breaststroke	1:21.63		Zambia	11 April 2008	World Championships	Manchester, United Kingdom
200m breaststroke	3:01.57	h	Zambia	13 April 2008	World Championships	Manchester, United Kingdom
50m butterfly	31.33	h	Findlay, Danielle BernadineDanielle Bernadine Findlay	Zambia	16 December 2010	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
100m butterfly	1:03.59	h	Hight, EllenEllen Hight	Zambia	12 April 2008	World Championships	Manchester, United Kingdom
200 m butterfly
100m individual medley	1:07.48	h	Hight, Ellen LendraEllen Lendra Hight	Zambia	10 April 2008	World Championships	Manchester, United Kingdom
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 Zambia Amateur Swimming Union; 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

1. "Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Results". swimsalive.org.za. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
2. "Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results". swimsalive.org.za. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
3. "Men's 200m Freestyle Heats Results". swimsalive.org.za. 16 October 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
4. "Men's 50m Backstroke Heat 2 Results". www.glasgow2014.com. 26 July 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
5. "Men's 100m Backstroke Heat 2 Results". www.glasgow2014.com. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
6. "Men's 50m Breaststroke Heat 3 Results". www.glasgow2014.com. 27 July 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
7. "Men's 100m Breaststroke Heat 3 Results". www.results.glasgow2014.com. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
8. "Men's 200m Breaststroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
9. "Men's 100m Butterfly Heats Results" (PDF). Rio 2016 official website. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
10. "Men's 200m IM Heats Results" (PDF). microplustiming.com. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
11. "Men's 4×100m Freestyle Relay Heat 2 Results". www.results.glasgow2014.com. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
12. "Men's 4×100m Medley Relay Heat 2 Results". www.results.glasgow2014.com. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
13. "Women's 50m Freestyle Heats Results". Omega Timing. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
14. "Women's 100m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Rio 2016 official website. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
15. "Women's 50m Backstroke Heat 4 Results". www.glasgow2014.com. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
16. "Women's 100m Backstroke Heats Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
17. "Women's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
18. "Women's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
19. "Women's 200m Breaststroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
20. "Men's 50m Butterfly Heats Results". Omega Timing. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
21. "Men's 100m Butterfly Heats Results". Omega Timing. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
22. "Men's 100m IM Heats Results". Omega Timing. 15 December 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
23. "FINA World Championships 2012 - Women's 100m Freestyle Heats Results". Omega Timing. 13 December 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
24. "Women's 50m Backstroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 15 December 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2012.

External links

• Zambia Amateur Swimming Union web site