List of Rwandan records in swimming

The Rwandan records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of swimmers from Rwanda, which are recognised and ratified by the Fedaration Rwandaise de Natation Amateur.

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Long Course (50 m)

Men

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50 m freestyle	25.28	h	Cedrick Niyibizi	Rwanda	28 July 2023	World Championships	Fukuoka, Japan	[1]
100 m freestyle	56.18	h	Cedrick Niyibizi	Rwanda	26 July 2023	World Championships	Fukuoka, Japan	[2]
200 m freestyle	2:10.18	h	Eric Iradukunda	Rwanda	30 April 2024	African Championships	Luanda, Angola	[3]
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle	10:12.79		Eric Iradukunda	Rwanda	30 April 2024	African Championships	Luanda, Angola	[4]
1500 m freestyle
50 m backstroke	27.59	h	Oscar Peyre	CN Antibes	2 February 2025	Regional Junior/Senior Animation Meeting	Nice, France	[5]
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50 m breaststroke	32.36	h	Isihaka Irankunda	Rwanda	11 September 2018	African Championships	Algiers, Algeria	[6]
100 m breaststroke	1:11.44	h	Isihaka Irankunda	Rwanda	10 September 2018	African Championships	Algiers, Algeria	[7]
200 m breaststroke
50 m butterfly	24.96		Oscar Peyre	CN Antibes	2 February 2025	Regional Junior/Senior Animation Meeting	Nice, France	[8]
100 m butterfly	1:00.53	h	Isihaka Irankunda	Rwanda	11 September 2018	African Championships	Algiers, Algeria	[9]
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 Fedaration Rwandaise de Natation Amateur;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
50 m freestyle	30.50	h	Alphonsine Agahozo	Rwanda	30 July 2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	[10]
100 m freestyle	1:16.00	h	Lidwine Umuhoza Uwase	Rwanda	27 July 2017	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[11]
200 m freestyle	2:51.01	h	Aragsan Mugabo	Rwanda	30 April 2024	African Championships	Luanda, Angola	[12]
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50 m backstroke
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50 m breaststroke	38.37	h, †	Alphonsine Agahozo	Rwanda	3 August 2015	World Championships	Kazan, Russia	[13]
100 m breaststroke	1:27.80	h	Alphonsine Agahozo	Rwanda	3 August 2015	World Championships	Kazan, Russia	[14]
200 m breaststroke
50 m butterfly	33.35	h, †	Johanna Umurungi	Rwanda	2 August 2015	World Championships	Kazan, Russia	[15]
100 m butterfly	1:11.92	h	Johanna Umurungi	Rwanda	6 August 2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	[16]
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 Fedaration Rwandaise de Natation Amateur;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
50 m freestyle	24.27	h	Eloi Maniraguha	Rwanda	28 October 2021	World Cup	Kazan, Russia	[17]
100 m freestyle	54.75	h	Eloi Maniraguha	Rwanda	29 October 2021	World Cup	Kazan, Russia	[18]
200 m freestyle	2:34.69
400 m freestyle	5:40.57
800 m freestyle	12:04.74	†	Jackson Niyomugabo	Rwanda	19 December 2010	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
1500 m freestyle	23:27.92		Jackson Niyomugabo	Rwanda	19 December 2010	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
50 m backstroke
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50 m breaststroke	36.01	h	Eloi Imaniraguha	Rwanda	15 December 2012	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[19]
100 m breaststroke	1:23.24		Uwajeneza Fiston	Rwanda	25 November 2023	Africa Aquatics Zone III Championships	Kigali, Rwanda	[ citation needed ]
200 m breaststroke
50 m butterfly	26.46	h	Isiaka Irankunda	Rwanda	14 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	[20]
100 m butterfly	58.63	h	Isiaka Irankunda	Rwanda	12 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	[21]
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	3:53.14		Ishaka Iradukunda Cedrick Niyibzi Eric Iradukunda Peyre Oscar	Rwanda	25 November 2023	Africa Aquatics Zone III Championships	Kigali, Rwanda	[ citation needed ]
4×200 m freestyle relay
4×50 m medley relay
4×100 m medley relay

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Fedaration Rwandaise de Natation Amateur;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
50 m freestyle	30.28	h	Alphonsine Agahozo	Rwanda	15 December 2012	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[22]
100 m freestyle
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50 m backstroke
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50 m breaststroke
100 m breaststroke	1:38.63		Uwase Umuhoza	Rwanda	25 November 2023	Africa Aquatics Zone III Championships	Kigali, Rwanda	[ citation needed ]
200 m breaststroke
50 m butterfly	32.42	h, †	Johanna Umurungi	Rwanda	4 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[23]
100 m butterfly	1:09.20	h	Johanna Umurungi	Rwanda	6 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[24]
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 Fedaration Rwandaise de Natation Amateur;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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