List of Kenyan records in swimming

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The Kenya Records in Swimming are the fastest times ever swum by an individual representing Kenya. These national records are maintained by the Kenya Swimming Federation (KSF).

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KSF keeps records for both for men and women, for long course (50m) [1] and short course (25m) [2] events. Records are kept in the following events (by stroke):

Long course (50m)

Men

EventTimeNameClubDateMeetLocationRef
50m freestyle 21.89sf David Dunford Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya31 July 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy [1]
100m freestyle 48.73 Jason Dunford Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya9 July 2009 World University Games Belgrade, Serbia [1]
200m freestyle 1:50.30 Jason Dunford Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya13 July 2007 African Games Algiers, Algeria [1]
400m freestyle 4:06.44h Ridhwan Mohamed Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya11 February 2024 World Championships Doha, Qatar [3]
800m freestyle 8:39.64 Ivan Hart Millfield17 June 2022Team Bath AS and Millfield L1 Street, United Kingdom [4]
1500m freestyle 16:38.29 Ivan Hart Millfield22 July 2023British Summer Championships 2 Sheffield, United Kingdom [5]
50m backstroke 26.19 Jason Dunford Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya6 September 2011 African Games Maputo, Mozambique [1]
100m backstroke 57.57 Jason Dunford Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya18 July 2007 African Games Algiers, Algeria [1]
200m backstroke 2:06.48 David Dunford Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya13 September 2006 African Championships Dakar, Senegal [1]
50m breaststroke 29.84 Tory Pragassa Poseidon4 December 2021KSF National Championship LC 4 Nairobi, Kenya [6]
100m breaststroke 1:06.62h Micah Jai Fernandes Northern Tigers Swimming8 April 2014South African Championships Durban, South Africa [7]
200m breaststroke 2:22.42 Micah Jai Fernandes Northern Tigers Swimming12 April 2014South African Championships Durban, South Africa [8]
50m butterfly 23.04 Jason Dunford Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya27 July 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy [1]
100m butterfly 50.78sf Jason Dunford Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya37 July 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy [1]
200m butterfly 2:02.52 Jason Dunford Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya7 September 2011 African Games Maputo, Mozambique [1]
200m individual medley 2:14.55 [lower-alpha 1] Kimani Maina Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya11 September 2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [9]
400m individual medley 4:53.34 Kamal Shah Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya13 September 1998 Commonwealth Games Bukit Jalil, Malaysia [1]
4×50m
 freestyle relay 		1:37.07
Bandari Swim Club12 April 2019KSF National Trials Kasarani, Kenya[ citation needed ]
4×100m
 freestyle relay 		3:29.84
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya8 September 2011 African Games Maputo, Mozambique [1] [10]
4×200m
 freestyle relay 		8:01.07
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya7 September 2011 All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique [1] [11]
4×50m
 medley relay 		1:52.86
Bandari Swim Club14 April 2019KSF National Trials Nairobi, Kenya[ citation needed ]
4×100m
 medley relay 		3:53.55
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya10 September 2011 African Games Maputo, Mozambique [1] [12]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Kenya Swimming Federation;AF – African record;CR – Commonwealth 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

EventTimeNameClubDateMeetLocationRef
50m freestyle 26.12h Maria Brunlehner Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya17 February 2024 World Championships Doha, Qatar [13]
100m freestyle 57.09 Maria Brunlehner SG Stadtwerke München17 June 2017German Championships Berlin, Germany[ citation needed ]
200m freestyle 2:04.81 Rebecca Kamau City of Birmingham28 August 2015British Championships Sheffield, United Kingdom [14]
400m freestyle 4:28.56h Rebecca Kamau City of Birmingham30 January 2016Burns Open Meet Sheffield, United Kingdom [15]
800m freestyle 9:17.64 Maria Brunlehner SG Stadtwerke München23 January 2016Brandenburgischer Adler Pokal Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany
1500m freestyle 19:00.00 Angel Samoei Tuks Aquatics Club21 March 2023SA National Junior Age Group C Pretoria, South Africa [16]
50m backstroke 30.05 Sylvia Brunlehner SG Stadtwerke München21 April 2017Graz Trophy Graz, Austria [17]
100m backstroke 1:04.84h Sylvia Brunlehner SG Stadtwerke München16 June 2017German Championships Berlin, Germany[ citation needed ]
200m backstroke 2:24.45h Talisa Lanoe Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya7 August 2015 World Championships Kazan, Russia [18]
50m breaststroke 30.73 Achieng Ajulu-Bushell Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya8 December 2009 Gymnasiade Doha, Qatar [19]
100m breaststroke 1:08.51 Achieng Ajulu-Bushell Plymouth Lea2 April 2010British Championships Sheffield, United Kingdom [20]
200m breaststroke 2:29.65 Rebecca Kamau City of Birmingham27 July 2016British Championships Sheffield, United Kingdom [21]
50m butterfly 27.72 Emily Muteti -15 June 2017Neo Garden 13th SNSC Singapore, Singapore[ citation needed ]
100m butterfly 1:01.06 Emily Muteti -17 June 2017Neo Garden 13th SNSC Singapore, Singapore[ citation needed ]
200m butterfly 2:21.74 Emily Muteti -18 June 2017Neo Garden 13th SNSC Singapore, Singapore[ citation needed ]
200m individual medley 2:18.60 Rebecca Kamau City of Birmingham16 April 2015British Championships London, United Kingdom [14]
400m individual medley 5:01.55 Rebecca Kamau City of Birmingham23 May 2015City of Sheffield Swim Club No Frills Meet Sheffield, United Kingdom [14]
4×50m
 freestyle relay 		2:03.64Nairobi Swim
Association		18 March 1997- Zambia [1]
4×100m
 freestyle relay 		4:08.58
  • Bianca Jamal
  • Sara Mose
  • Angel Samoei
  • Maria Bianchi
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya6 December 2023 African Junior Championships Saint Pierre, Mauritius [22]
4×200m
 freestyle relay 		9:39.61
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya8 December 2023 African Junior Championships Saint Pierre, Mauritius [23]
4×50m
 medley relay 		2:12.12
  • Imara Bella Thorpe
  • Samantha Hawala
  • Nasiminyu Khatundi
  • Victoria Okumu
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya29 November 2019 CANA Zone III Championships Nairobi, Kenya [24]
4×100m
 medley relay 		4:34.66h
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya1 August 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy [1]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Kenya Swimming Federation;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

EventTimeNameClubDateMeetLocationRef
4×50 m freestyle relay 1:52.18
Gems Water Warriors16 February 2019Kenyan Nationals Nairobi, Kenya[ citation needed ]
4×100 m freestyle relay 3:42.28h
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya17 February 2024 World Championships Doha, Qatar [25]
4×200 m freestyle relay 11:55.79
  • Nick Waziri
  • Kyle Ongera
  • Eowyn Luchters
  • Manna Kumon
 Breaburn Swimming Club 14 November 2021NCAA Invitational Championships Nairobi, Kenya[ citation needed ]
4×50 m medley relay 2:08.56
  • Alisha Varia
  • Nobby Nelson
  • Ridhwan Abubakar
  • Juhania Ali
Bandari Swim Club11 April 2019KSF National Trials Nairobi, Kenya[ citation needed ]
4×100 m medley relay 4:08.84h
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya26 July 2017 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [26]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Kenya Swimming Federation;WR – World record;AF – African record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

Short Course (25m)

Men

EventTimeNameClubDateMeetLocationRef
50m freestyle 21.78 Jason Dunford Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya8 October 2011 World Cup Dubai, United Arab Emirates
100m freestyle 47.23sf David Dunford Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya18 December 2010 World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates [2] [27]
200m freestyle 1:51.08 Ridhwan Mohamed Bath University17 November 2023BUCS Championships Sheffield, United Kingdom [28]
400m freestyle 3:58.78 Ridhwan Mohamed Bath University19 November 2023BUCS Championships Sheffield, United Kingdom [29]
800m freestyle 8:22.39 Ridhwan Mohamed Bath University18 November 2023BUCS Championships Sheffield, United Kingdom [30]
1500m freestyle15:50.43 Ivan Hart Millfield2 December 2022Swim England National Winter Championships Sheffield, United Kingdom [31]
50m backstroke 25.79h Jason Dunford Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya7 April 2006 World Championships Shanghai, China [2]
100m backstroke 57.21h David Dunford Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya5 April 2006 World Championships Shanghai, China [2]
200m backstroke 2:04.98 Hamdan Iqbal Bayusuf -8 December 2013ASA SWR Championships Millfield, United Kingdom[ citation needed ]
50m breaststroke 29.72 Jason Dunford -29 October 2010- Mombasa, Kenya [2]
50m breaststroke 29.45'#' Haniel Kudwoli Otters Swim Club25 November 2023Speedo Invitational Meet Dubai, United Arab Emirates[ citation needed ]
100m breaststroke 1:04.51h Micah Fernandes Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya3 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [32]
200m breaststroke 2:18.97 Micah Fernandes Tuks Aquatics Club7 August 2014South African Championships Durban, South Africa[ citation needed ]
50m butterfly 22.80h Jason Dunford Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya17 December 2010 World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates [2] [33]
100m butterfly 50.38h Jason Dunford Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya15 December 2010 World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates [2] [34]
200m butterfly 2:02.47h Jason Dunford Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya9 April 2006 World Championships Shanghai, China [2]
100m individual medley 55.55h Jason Dunford Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya15 December 2012 World Championships Istanbul, Turkey [35]
200m individual medley 2:10.70 Steven Kimani Maina Olympian17 December 2016JP Fiset Invitational Edmonton, Canada
400m individual medley 4:44.89 Ivan Hart Millfield4 November 2022South West Winter Championships Street, United Kingdom [36]
4×50m
 freestyle relay 		1:36.99
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya20 October 2017CANA Zone III Championships Dar es Salaam, Tanzania [37]
4×100m
 freestyle relay 		3:26.45h
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya5 April 2006 World Championships Shanghai, China [2]
4×200m
 freestyle relay 		8:21.86
  • Omar Talib
  • Muhammad Khandwalla
  • Nobby Nelson
  • Mohamed Suleiman
Bandari SC16 October 2016Casa Age Group 10 years & over Mombasa, Kenya[ citation needed ]
4×50m
 medley relay 		1:48.12Stingray26 August 2006- Nairobi, Kenya [2]
4×100m
 medley relay 		3:51.55h
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya9 April 2006 World Championships Shanghai, China [2]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Kenya Swimming Federation;
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

EventTimeNameClubDateMeetLocationRef
50m freestyle 25.85h Sylvia Brunlehner Stadtwerke München2014Deutscher Mannschaftswettbewerb Schwimmen (DMS) Essen, Germany
100m freestyle 56.59 Sara Mose AZS AWF Warszawa17 December 2023Zimowe Mistrzostwa Polski Juniorow 17-18 lat w plywaniu Olsztyn, Poland
200m freestyle 2:02.34 Rebecca Kamau City of Birmingham20 December 2015ASA Winter Meet Sheffield, United Kingdom [14]
400m freestyle 4:23.56 Rebecca Kamau NASA Wildcat Aquatics-Burns Open Meet Sheffield, United Kingdom[ citation needed ]
800m freestyle 9:14.91 Emily Muteti Mombasa AC16 October 2016CASA Age Group 10 years & over Mombasa, Kenya
1500m freestyle 17:56.82 Emily Muteti Mombasa AC30 October 2016Kenya Age Group And Open Championships Mombasa, Kenya
50m backstroke 29.20h Sylvia Brunlehner Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya9 December 2016 World Championships Windsor, Canada [38]
100m backstroke 1:03.64h Sylvia Brunlehner SG Stadtwerke München4 February 2017Deutscher Mannschaftswettbewerb Schwimmen (DMS) Essen, Germany
200m backstroke 2:19.55h Talisa Lanoe Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya5 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [39]
50m breaststroke 30.11 Achieng Ajulu-Bushell Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya6 August 2009British Grand Prix Leeds, United Kingdom
100m breaststroke 1:06.14 Achieng Ajulu-Bushell Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya8 August 2009British Grand Prix Leeds, United Kingdom
200m breaststroke 2:26.72 Rebecca Kamau NASA Wildcat Aquatics27 July 2016British Summer Championship Sheffield, United Kingdom
50m butterfly 27.78h Imara-Bella Thorpe Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya27 August 2022 Australian Championships Sydney, Australia [40]
100m butterfly 1:02.31h Emily Muteti Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya10 December 2016 World Championships Windsor, Canada [41]
200m butterfly 2:19.67 Emily Muteti Mombasa Aquatics29 May 2016CASA Interclubs Invitational 2 Mombasa, Kenya[ citation needed ]
100m individual medley 1:01.83 Achieng Ajulu-Bushell Plymouth Lea13 February 2010Devon County Champs Tiverton, United Kingdom[ citation needed ]
200m individual medley 2:14.81 Rebecca Kamau City of Birmingham17 December 2015ASA Winter Meet Sheffield, United Kingdom [14]
400m individual medley 4:44.18 Rebecca Kamau City of Birmingham20 December 2015ASA Winter Meet Sheffield, United Kingdom [14]
4×50m
 freestyle relay 		1:56.02-
4×100m
 freestyle relay 		4:19.09
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya19 October 2017CANA Zone III Championships Dar es Salaam, Tanzania [37]
4×200m
 free relay 		10:16.88
  • Juhania Islam Ali
  • Caroline Kameta
  • Emily Muteti
  • Nabiha Shikely
Mombasa Aquatics29 May 2016CASA Interclubs Invitational 2 Mombasa, Kenya[ citation needed ]
4×50m
 medley relay 		2:10.60Hillcrest School17 October 1976 ? [2]
4×100m
 medley relay 		4:48.80Hillcrest School12 March 1977 ? Nairobi, Kenya [2]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Kenya Swimming Federation;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

EventTimeNameClubDateMeetLocationRef
4×50m freestyle relay 1:40.33h
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya7 December 2016 World Championships Windsor, Canada [42]
4×100m freestyle relay 4:24.90
  • Duini Caffini
  • Ameir Muravvej
  • Natasha Thuranira
  • Mohammed Sheikh
Bandari25 June 2022KSF National Championships Nairobi, Kenya [43]
4×50m medley relay 1:51.17h
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya8 December 2016 World Championships Windsor, Canada [44]
4×100m medley relay 5:04.38
  • Thomas Bifwoli
  • Aaliyah Webber
  • Reese Gore
  • Lyndon Darker
 Hillcrest 26 February 2022NCAA Level 3 Championships Nairobi, Kenya[ citation needed ]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Kenya Swimming Federation;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

Notes

  1. ↑ by official result source; 2:14.45 by swimrankings.net, a typo

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 (lcm) Kenya Swimming Records - Long Course; published by the Kenya Swimming Federation (KSF) on 2012-04-28, retrieved 2012-07-16.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 (scm) Kenya Swimming Records - Short Course; published by the Kenya Swimming Federation (KSF) on 2012-06-04, retrieved 2012-07-16.
  3. ↑ "Men's 400m Freestyle Heats Results Summary" (PDF). Omega Timing. 11 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  4. ↑ "Team Bath AS and Millfield L1". SwimCloud. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  5. ↑ "British Summer Championships 2023" . Retrieved 20 November 2022.
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  8. ↑ "Men's 200m Breaststroke Results". swimrankings.net. 6 September 2021.
  9. ↑ "Men's 200m IM Results" (PDF). microplustiming.com. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  10. ↑ "Men's 4×100m Freestyle Relay Results". www.swimrankings.net. 8 September 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  11. ↑ "Men's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Results". www.swimrankings.net. 7 September 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  12. ↑ "Men's 4×100m Medley Relay Results". www.swimrankings.net. 10 September 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  13. ↑ "Women's 50m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 17 February 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Rebecca Kamau Swimming Profile". swimmingresults.org. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
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  20. ↑ "Women, 100m Breaststroke, Final, Open". swimrankings.net. 2 April 2010. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
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  23. ↑ "2023 African Junior Swimming Championships – Session 4 results" (PDF). Africa Aquatics. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
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  26. ↑ "Mixed 4×100m Medley Relay Heats Results". Omega Timing. 26 July 2017. Archived from the original on 1 September 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
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  29. ↑ "BUCS Short Course Swimming Championships". swimrankings.net. 19 November 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  30. ↑ "BUCS Short Course Swimming Championships". swimrankings.net. 18 November 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  31. ↑ "Men's 1500m Freestyle Results". swimrankings.net. 3 December 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
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  33. ↑ "(scm-m) Men's 50m Butterfly Heats Results". Omega Timing. 17 December 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  34. ↑ "(scm-m) Men's 100m Butterfly results (Prelims)". Omega Timing. 15 December 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  35. ↑ "Men's 100m IM Heats Results". Omega Timing. 15 December 2012. Archived from the original on 19 December 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  36. ↑ "Men's 400m IM Results". swimrankings.net. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  37. 1 2 "2017 CANA Zone III Championships Results" (PDF). Uganda Swimming Federation. 21 October 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
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  39. ↑ "Women's 200m Backstroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  40. ↑ "Women's 50m Fly Prelims". Live Results. 27 August 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  41. ↑ "Women's 100m Butterfly Heats Results". Omega Timing. 10 December 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  42. ↑ "Mixed 4×50m Freestyle Relay Heats Results". Omega Timing. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  43. ↑ "Mixed 4×100m Medley Relay". swimcloud.com. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  44. ↑ "Mixed 4×50m Medley Relay Heats Results". Omega Timing. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
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