List of Botswana records in swimming

The Botswana records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of swimmers from Botswana, which are recognised and ratified by the Botswana Swimming Sport Association.

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Long Course (50 m)

Men

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	23.98	h	James Freeman	Tuks	15 December 2019	Swim Cup Amsterdam	Amsterdam, Netherlands	[1]
100m freestyle	51.31	h	James Freeman	Minnesota Golden Gophers	14 July 2022	Speedo Championship Series	Minneapolis, United States	[2]
200m freestyle	1:50.63	h	James Freeman	Botswana	30 July 2022	Commonwealth Games	Birmingham, United Kingdom	[3]
400m freestyle	3:53.18		James Freeman	AGC-tshwane	11 April 2019	South African Championships	Durban, South Africa
800m freestyle	8:07.67		James Freeman	AGC-tshwane	12 April 2019	South African Championships	Durban, South Africa
1500m freestyle	15:38.28		James Freeman	Tuks	23 March 2019	SA National JNR Age Group Champs	Durban, South Africa
50m backstroke	26.88	h	David van der Colff	Botswana	8 August 2015	World Championships	Kazan, Russia	[4]
100m backstroke	57.74		David van der Colff	Northern Tigers Swimming	12 April 2016	South African Championships	Durban, South Africa	[5]
200m backstroke	2:07.15	sf	David van der Colff	Northern Tigers Swimming	14 April 2016	South African Championships	Durban, South Africa	[6]
50m breaststroke	28.28		Adrian Robinson	Botswana	12 March 2024	African Games	Accra, Ghana	[7]
100m breaststroke	1:03.03		Adrian Robinson	Botswana	10 March 2024	African Games	Accra, Ghana	[8]
200m breaststroke	2:30.03	h	Mmusi Matthews	Botswana	19 March 2024	South African Junior Age Group Championships	Durban, South Africa	[9]
50m butterfly	25.50		James Freeman	AGC-tshwane	9 April 2018	South African Championships	Durban, South Africa
100m butterfly	56.24	b	James Freeman	Tuks	15 December 2019	Swim Cup Amsterdam	Amsterdam, Netherlands	[10]
200m butterfly	2:10.52	h	James Freeman	Botswana	22 July 2017	Commonwealth Youth Games	Nassau, The Bahamas	[11]
200m individual medley	2:10.82	h	James Freeman	Botswana	22 July 2017	Commonwealth Youth Games	Nassau, The Bahamas	[12]
400m individual medley	4:36.91	h	James Freeman	Botswana	20 July 2017	Commonwealth Youth Games	Nassau, The Bahamas	[13]
4×100m freestyle relay	3:41.39		Andile Bekker Solomon Dzingai Brandon Rouse James Freeman	Botswana	21 February 2020	CANA Zone IV Championships	Gaborone, Botswana	[14]
4×200m freestyle relay
4×100m medley relay	4:10.76		David van der Colff  (59.31) Kitso Matija  (1:14.14) Michael Botha  (1:02.03) Andre van der Merwe  (55.28)	Botswana	13 December 2014	African Union Region 5 Youth Games	Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Botswana Swimming Sport Association;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	26.07	h	Naomi Ruele	Botswana	20 March 2016	NCCA Division I Championships	Atlanta, United States	[15]
100m freestyle	57.37		Maxine Egner	Väsby Simsällskap	25 September 2022	Swedish Swim Games	Upplands Väsby, Sweden	[16]
200m freestyle	2:07.62		Maxine Egner	Väsby Simsällskap	23 September 2022	Swedish Swim Games	Upplands Väsby, Sweden	[17]
400m freestyle	4:37.51	h	Maxine Egner	Botswana	3 April 2022	Bergen Swim Festival	Bergen, Norway	[18]
800m freestyle	10:01.28		Maxine Egner	Väsby Simsällskap	13 May 2022	Distriktstandvården Neptuniaden	Stockholm, Sweden	[19]
1500m freestyle	21:09.11		Amaru Ditlhogo	Botswana	30 October 2021	CANA Zone V Virtual Age Group Championships	Gaborone, Botswana	[ citation needed ]
50m backstroke	29.17	sf	Naomi Ruele	Botswana	9 April 2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	[20]
100m backstroke	1:02.58	h	Naomi Ruele	Botswana	6 April 2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	[21]
200m backstroke	2:33.94	h	Naya Hughes	Botswana	31 October 2020	CANA Zone V Virtual Age Group Championships	Gaborone, Botswana	[ citation needed ]
50m breaststroke	35.43	h	Bonita Imsirovic	Botswana	8 September 2015	African Games	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	[22]
100m breaststroke	1:20.53	h	Bonita Imsirovic	Botswana	9 September 2015	African Games	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	[23]
200m breaststroke	2:51.41	h	Bonita Imsirovic	Botswana	7 September 2015	African Games	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	[24]
50m butterfly	28.45	h	Maxine Egner	Botswana	10 March 2024	African Games	Accra, Ghana	[25]
100m butterfly	1:05.75		Maxine Egner	Darrell Morton's School Of Swimming Gators	23 March 2023	Botswana National Championships	Gaborone, Botswana	[ citation needed ]
200m butterfly	2:47.11		Caitlin Loo	Botswana	23 February 2020	CANA Zone IV Championships	Gaborone, Botswana	[14]
200m individual medley	2:36.03		Maxine Egner	Väsby Simsällskap	5 June 2022	TYR Invite Täby Sim	Stockholm, Sweden	[26]
400m individual medley	5:54.46		Maxine Egner	Darrell Morton's School Of Swimming Gators	4 April 2019	DMSS Gators Swim Gala	Gaborone, Botswana
4×100m freestyle relay	4:19.09		Caitlin Loo Tselane Matthews Bupe Ruele Maxine Egner	Botswana	21 February 2020	CANA Zone IV Championships	Gaborone, Botswana	[14]
4×200m freestyle relay
4×100m medley relay	5:16.67			Botswana	8 December 2018	AUSC Region 5 Under 20 Youth Games	Botswana

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Botswana Swimming Sport Association;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
4×100 m freestyle relay	3:54.15	h	Maxine Egner  (58.44) Kyra Harry  (1:04.62) Andile Bekker  (54.78) Adrian Robinson  (56.31)	Botswana	9 March 2024	African Games	Accra, Ghana	[27]
4×100 m medley relay	4:15.65	h	Naomi Ruele  (1:03.42) Adrian Robinson  (1:04.70) Caitlin Loo  (1:11.82) Kitso Matija  (55.71)	Botswana	22 August 2019	African Games	Casablanca, Morocco	[28]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Botswana Swimming Sport Association;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	22.95		James Freeman	Tuks Aquatics Club	27 October 2020	South African Championships	Pietermaritzburg, South Africa	[29]
100m freestyle	51.02	h	James Freeman	Tuks Aquatics Club	26 October 2020	South African Championships	Pietermaritzburg, South Africa	[29]
200m freestyle	1:51.02	h	James Freeman	Botswana	18 December 2022	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[30]
400m freestyle	3:58.43		James Freeman	Tuks	16 June 2019	Tuks Open	Johannesburg, South Africa
800m freestyle
1500m freestyle
50m backstroke	25.99	h	David Van der Colff	Botswana	5 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[31]
100m backstroke	55.37	h	David Van der Colff	Botswana	3 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[32]
200m backstroke	2:07.90		David van der Colff	Tuks Aquatics Club	10 August 2014	South African Championships	Durban, South Africa	[33]
50m breaststroke	27.79	h	Adrian Robinson	Botswana	17 December 2022	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[34]
100m breaststroke	1:00.90	h	Adrian Robinson	Botswana	14 December 2022	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[35]
200m breaststroke
50m butterfly	24.99		James Freeman	Tuks Aquatics Club	26 October 2020	South African Championships	Pietermaritzburg, South Africa	[29]
100m butterfly	56.08		James Freeman	Tuks	17 June 2019	Tuks Open	Johannesburg, South Africa
200m butterfly
100m individual medley	59.33	h	David Van der Colff	Botswana	6 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[36]
200m individual medley
400m individual medley
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 Botswana Swimming Sport Association;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	25.42	h	Naomi Ruele	Botswana	11 December 2016	World Championships	Windsor, Canada	[37]
100m freestyle	56.23	h	Maxine Egner	Väsby Simsällskap	27 November 2022	Swedish Championships	Stockholm, Sweden	[38]
200m freestyle	2:04.16		Maxine Egner	Väsby Simsällskap	25 November 2022	Swedish Championships	Stockholm, Sweden	[39]
400m freestyle	4:28.14	h	Maxine Egner	Väsby Simsällskap	25 November 2021	Swedish Championships	Stockholm, Sweden	[40]
800m freestyle	9:29.49		Maxine Egner	Väsby Simsällskap	23 October 2021	DM	Sweden
1500m freestyle
50m backstroke	27.94	h	Naomi Ruele	Botswana	9 December 2016	World Championships	Windsor, Canada	[41]
100m backstroke	1:07.59	h	Naomi Ruele	Botswana	12 December 2012	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[42]
200m backstroke
50m breaststroke	36.49	h	Bonita Imsirovic	Botswana	3 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[43]
100m breaststroke	1:20.10	h	Bonita Imsirovic	Botswana	5 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[44]
200m breaststroke	2:53.92	h	Bonita Imsirovic	Botswana	16 December 2012	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[45]
50m butterfly	27.69	h, so	Maxine Egner	Väsby Simsällskap	23 November 2022	Swedish Championships	Stockholm, Sweden	[46]
100m butterfly	1:03.49	h	Maxine Egner	Väsby Simsällskap	29 October 2022	YSTAD Grand Prix 2	Sweden
200m butterfly
100m individual medley	1:08.45	h	Maxine Egner	Väsby Simsällskap	9 October 2022	Polisen Head to Head	Sweden
200m individual medley	2:24.23		Maxine Egner	Väsby Simsällskap	23 October 2022	DM	Sweden
400m individual medley
4×50m freestyle relay	1:58.94			Botswana	March 2018	CANA Zone IV Championships	Malawi
4×100m freestyle relay	4:22.86			Botswana	March 2018	CANA Zone IV Championships	Malawi
4×200m freestyle relay
4×50m medley relay	2:17.44			Botswana	March 2018	CANA Zone IV Championships	Malawi
4×100m medley relay

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Botswana Swimming Sport Association;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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