List of Sierra Leonean records in swimming

The Sierra Leonan records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of swimmers from Sierra Leone, which are recognised and ratified by the Sierra Leone Amateur Swimming, Diving and Water Polo Association.

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	26.90	h	Osman Kamara	Sierra Leone	11 August 2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	[1]
100 m freestyle
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50 m backstroke	35.85	h	Moris Beale	Sierra Leone	8 August 2015	World Championships	Kazan, Russia	[2]
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50 m breaststroke	35.13	h	Moris Beale	Sierra Leone	25 July 2017	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[3]
100 m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke	3:02.89	h	Moris Beals	Sierra Leone	9 September 2015	African Games	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	[4]
50 m butterfly	28.68	h	Joshua Wyse	Sierra Leone	30 April 2024	African Championships	Luanda, Angola	[5]
100 m butterfly
200 m butterfly
200 m individual medley	2:58.48	h	Moses Yongai	Sierra Leone	13 March 2024	African Games	Accra, Ghana	[6]
400 m individual medley
4×100 m freestyle relay
4×200 m freestyle relay
4×100 m medley relay

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Sierra Leone Amateur Swimming, Diving and Water Polo 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
50 m freestyle	31.56	h	Tity Dumbuya	Sierra Leone	30 July 2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	[7]
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	47.24	h	Isha Kanu	Sierra Leone	21 August 2019	African Games	Casablanca, Morocco	[8]
100 m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke
50 m butterfly	37.90	h	Tity Dumbuya	Sierra Leone	26 July 2019	World Championships	Gwangju, South Korea	[9]
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 Sierra Leone Amateur Swimming, Diving and Water Polo 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	27.12	h	Joshua Wyse	Sierra Leone	18 December 2021	World Championships	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	[10]
100m freestyle	1:07.84	h	Kamara Osman	Sierra Leone	15 December 2012	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[11]
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke	36.41	h	Alie Kamara	Sierra Leone	13 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	[12]
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50m breaststroke	36.76	h	Alie Kamara	Sierra Leone	15 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	[13]
100 m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke
50m butterfly	31.59	h	Joshua Wyse	Sierra Leone	14 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	[14]
100 m butterfly
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 Sierra Leone Amateur Swimming, Diving and Water Polo 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	30.50	h	Tity Dumbuya	Sierra Leone	20 December 2021	World Championships	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	[15]
100 m freestyle
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke	48.97	h	Kanu Isha	Sierra Leone	14 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	[16]
100m backstroke
200m backstroke
50m breaststroke	47.89	h	Kanu Isha	Sierra Leone	11 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	[17]
100 m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke
50m butterfly	41.18	h	Tity Dumbuya	Sierra Leone	13 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	[18]
100 m butterfly
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 Sierra Leone Amateur Swimming, Diving and Water Polo 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

References

1. "Men's 50m Freestyle Heat 2 Results" (PDF). 11 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
2. "Men's 50m Backstroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 8 August 2015. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
3. "National Record Round-Up By Country: Day Three Prelims". Swimming World . 25 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
4. "Men's 200m Breaststroke Heats Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
5. "2024 African Championships Session 2 Results" (PDF). accra2023ag.com. 30 April 2024. p. 11. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
6. "Men's 200m IM Heats Results Summary" (PDF). accra2023ag.com. 13 March 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
7. "Women's 50m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). OMEGA Timing. 30 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
8. "2019 African Games Swimming Results All Day" (PDF). FRMN. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
9. "Women's 50m Butterfly Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
10. "Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 18 December 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
11. "Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results". Omega Timing. 15 December 2012. Archived from the original on 18 December 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
12. "Men's 50m Backstroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
13. "Men's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
14. "Men's 50m Butterfly Heats Results". Omega Timing. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
15. "Women's 50m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
16. "Women's 50m Backstroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
17. "Women's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
18. "Women's 50m Butterfly Heats Results". Omega Timing. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2021.