The South African records in swimming in Swimming are the fastest times ever swum by a swimmer representing South Africa. These records are kept/maintained by South Africa's national swimming federation: Swimming South Africa (SSA). Records are recognized for long course (50m) and short course (25m) events:
All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.
Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50m freestyle | 21.67 | =, AF | Roland Schoeman | South Africa | 16 August 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | |
50m freestyle | 21.67 | =, sf, AF | Roland Schoeman | South Africa | 2 August 2013 | World Championships | Barcelona, Spain | [1] |
100m freestyle | 47.79 | h, AF | Lyndon Ferns | South Africa | 29 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [2] |
200m freestyle | 1:45.20 | AF | Chad le Clos | South Africa | 8 August 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | [3] |
400m freestyle | 3:45.92 | h | Myles Brown | South Africa | 6 August 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | [4] |
800m freestyle | 7:53.97 | Myles Brown | KZNA-KZ | 13 April 2015 | South African Championships | Durban, South Africa | [5] | |
1500m freestyle | 14:57.88 | Heerden Herman | MATI | 10 December 2010 | League WP Sasko Championships | South Africa | [6] | |
50m backstroke | 24.34 | AF | Gerhard Zandberg | South Africa | 2 August 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [7] |
100m backstroke | 52.78 | AF | Pieter Coetze | Aquatics Gauteng Tshwane | 12 April 2023 | South African Championships | Gqeberha, South Africa | [8] |
100m backstroke | 52.58 | AF, # | Pieter Coetze | South Africa | 29 July 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | [9] |
200m backstroke | 1:55.75 | sf, AF | George Du Rand | South Africa | 30 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [10] |
200m backstroke | 1:55.60 | AF, # | Pieter Coetze | South Africa | 1 August 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | [11] |
50m breaststroke | 26.54 | h, AF | Cameron van der Burgh | South Africa | 25 July 2017 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [12] |
100m breaststroke | 58.46 | AF | Cameron van der Burgh | South Africa | 29 July 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | [13] [14] |
200m breaststroke | 2:09.61 | sf, AF | Neil Versfeld | South Africa | 30 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [15] |
50m butterfly | 22.90 | h, AF | Roland Schoeman | South Africa | 26 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [16] |
100m butterfly | 50.56 | AF | Chad le Clos | South Africa | 8 August 2015 | World Championships | Kazan, Russia | [17] |
200m butterfly | 1:52.96 | AF, CR | Chad le Clos | South Africa | 31 July 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | [18] |
200m individual medley | 1:57.03 | sf, AF | Darian Townsend | Lagardère Paris Racing | 25 April 2009 | French Championships | Montpellier, France | [19] |
400m individual medley | 4:11.11 | Sebastien Rousseau | South Africa | 1 August 2013 | US Open | Irvine, United States | [20] | |
4×50m freestyle relay | 1:28.78 |
| South Africa | 2 April 2003 | - | |||
4×100m freestyle relay | 3:11.93 | AF |
| South Africa | 26 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [21] |
4×200m freestyle relay | 7:08.01 | h, AF |
| South Africa | 31 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [22] |
4×100m medley relay | 3:31.53 | AF |
| South Africa | 2 August 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [23] |
Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50m freestyle | 24.64 | sf | Emma Chelius | South Africa | 31 July 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | [24] |
100m freestyle | 54.23 | AF | Erin Gallagher | South Africa | 9 April 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | [25] |
200m freestyle | 1:57.17 | Karin Prinsloo | South Africa | 7 June 2014 | Mare Nostrum | Monte Carlo, Monaco | [26] | |
200m freestyle | 1:56.80 | r, AF, # | Aimee Canny | Western Cape Aquatics | 12 April 2024 | South African Championships | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | [27] |
400m freestyle | 4:07.92 | Karin Prinsloo | South Africa | 31 January 2014 | Aquatic Super Series | Perth, Australia | [28] | |
800m freestyle | 8:25.71 | Wendy Trott | South Africa | 14 June 2012 | Trofeo Sette Colli | Rome, Italy | ||
1500m freestyle | 16:05.63 | h, AF | Wendy Trott | South Africa | 25 July 2011 | World Championships | Shanghai, China | [29] |
50m backstroke | 28.39 | Olivia Nel | Western Cape Aquatics | 13 April 2023 | South African Championships | Gqeberha, South Africa | [30] | |
50m backstroke | 28.37 | h, # | Tayla Jonker | South Africa | 14 February 2024 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [31] [32] |
100m backstroke | 1:00.78 | Karin Prinsloo | South Africa | 14 June 2014 | Mare Nostrum | Barcelona, Spain | [33] | |
200m backstroke | 2:10.03 | Melissa Corfe | KwaZulu-Natal | 3 April 2008 | South African Championships | Durban, South Africa | ||
50m breaststroke | 29.72 | h, AF, CR | Lara van Niekerk | Pretoria Aquatic Club | 6 April 2022 | South African Championships | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | [34] [35] |
100m breaststroke | 1:04.82 | h, AF, CR | Tatjana Schoenmaker | South Africa | 25 July 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | [36] |
200m breaststroke | 2:18.95 | WR | Tatjana Schoenmaker | South Africa | 30 July 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | [37] |
50m butterfly | 26.05 | Erin Gallagher | South Africa | 1 August 2022 [a] | Commonwealth Games | Birmingham, United Kingdom | [38] | |
50m butterfly | 25.66 | "#" | Erin Gallagher | South Africa | 2 August 2023 | World University Games | Chengdu, China | [39] |
50m butterfly | 25.59 | "#" | Erin Gallagher | Aquatics Gauteng Tshwane | 8 April 2024 | South African Championships | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | [40] |
100m butterfly | 57.67 | Erin Gallagher | KZNA | 10 April 2019 | South African Championships | Durban, South Africa | [41] | |
100m butterfly | 57.64 | AF, # | Erin Gallagher | South Africa | 5 August 2023 | World University Games | Chengdu, China | [42] |
100m butterfly | 57.59 | h, AF, # | Erin Gallagher | South Africa | 11 February 2024 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [43] |
100m butterfly | 57.32 | AF, # | Erin Gallagher | Aquatics Gauteng Tshwane | 12 April 2024 | South African Championships | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | [44] |
200m butterfly | 2:09.41 | h | Kathryn Meaklim | South Africa | 12 August 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | |
200m individual medley | 2:11.39 | Rebecca Meder | KwaZulu Natal | 13 April 2023 | South African Championships | Gqeberha, South Africa | [45] | |
200m individual medley | 2:10.95 | h, '#' | Rebecca Meder | South Africa | 23 July 2023 | World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | [46] |
200m individual medley | 2:10.67 | sf, '#' | Rebecca Meder | South Africa | 2 August 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | [47] |
400m individual medley | 4:37.11 | h | Kathryn Meaklim | South Africa | 9 August 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | |
4×50m freestyle relay | 1:45.66 |
| Tuks | 10 April 2014 | South African Championships | South Africa | ||
4×100m freestyle relay | 3:40.29 | AF, not ratified |
| KwaZulu Natal | 10 April 2021 | South African Championships | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | [48] |
4×200m freestyle relay | 8:01.56 | h, AF |
| South Africa | 28 July 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | [49] |
4×100m medley relay | 4:01.92 | AF, not ratified |
| KwaZulu Natal | 12 April 2021 | South African Championships | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | [50] |
4×100m medley relay | 3:59.63 | AF, not ratified |
| South Africa | 3 August 2022 | Commonwealth Games | Birmingham, United Kingdom | [51] |
Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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4×100m freestyle relay | 3:31.24 | AF |
| South Africa | 23 August 2019 | African Games | Casablanca, Morocco | [52] |
4×100m freestyle relay | 3:30.16 | h, # |
| South Africa | 29 July 2023 | World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | [53] |
4×100m medley relay | 3:49.90 | h, AF |
| South Africa | 24 July 2019 | World Championships | Gwangju, South Korea | [54] |
4×100m medley relay | 3:44.38 | AF, not ratified |
| South Africa | 2 August 2022 | Commonwealth Games | Birmingham, United Kingdom | [55] |
Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50m freestyle | 20.30 | AF, CR | Roland Schoeman | TuksSwimming | 8 August 2009 | South African Championships | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
100m freestyle | 45.78 | AF | Chad le Clos | South Africa | 6 August 2017 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | [56] |
200m freestyle | 1:40.65 | AF, not ratified | Matthew Sates | South Africa | 3 October 2021 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | [57] |
400m freestyle | 3:36.30 | AF | Matthew Sates | South Africa | 21 October 2022 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | [58] |
800m freestyle | 7:44.10 | Ryk Neethling | Arizona | 25 March 2000 | NCAA Division I Championships | Minneapolis, United States | ||
800m freestyle | 7:43.56 | '#' | Kris Mihaylov | Boksburg | 27 September 2024 | South African Championships | Durban, South Africa | [ citation needed ] |
1500m freestyle | 14:30.54 | Myles Brown | South Africa | 8 August 2013 | World Cup | Eindhoven, Netherlands | [59] | |
50m backstroke | 22.84 | AF | South Africa | 16 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [60] | |
50m backstroke | 22.75 | AF, # | Pieter Coetze | South Africa | 1 November 2024 | World Cup | Singapore, Singapore | [61] |
100m backstroke | 49.60 | AF | South Africa | 14 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [62] | |
100m backstroke | 49.35 | AF, # | Pieter Coetze | South Africa | 20 October 2024 | World Cup | Shanghai, China | [63] |
200m backstroke | 1:47.08 | AF | George Du Rand | South Africa | 7 November 2009 | World Cup | Moscow, Russia | |
50m breaststroke | 25.25 | AF, CR | Cameron van der Burgh | South Africa | 14 November 2009 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | |
100m breaststroke | 55.61 | AF | Cameron van der Burgh | South Africa | 15 November 2009 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | |
200m breaststroke | 2:02.56 | AF | Neil Versfeld | South Africa | 14 November 2009 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | |
50m butterfly | 21.87 | AF, CR | Roland Schoeman | South Africa | 14 November 2009 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | |
100m butterfly | 48.08 | AF, CR | Chad le Clos | South Africa | 8 December 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada | [64] |
200m butterfly | 1:48.27 | AF, CR | Chad le Clos | South Africa | 15 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [65] |
100m individual medley | 51.05 | AF, CR | Gerhard Zandberg | South Africa | 14 November 2009 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | |
200m individual medley | 1:50.15 | AF, CR | Matthew Sates | South Africa | 13 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [66] |
400m individual medley | 3:59.21 | Matthew Sates | South Africa | 17 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [67] | |
4×50m freestyle relay | 1:24.14 | AF |
| South Africa | 14 December 2018 | World Championships | Hangzhou, China | [68] |
4×100m freestyle relay | 3:12.87 | h, AF |
| South Africa | 3 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [69] |
4×200m freestyle relay | 6:52.13 | AF |
| South Africa | 4 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [70] |
4×50m medley relay | 1:34.31 | h, AF |
| South Africa | 4 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [71] |
4×100m medley relay | 3:31.97 | h, AF |
| South Africa | 16 December 2012 | World Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | [72] |
Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50m freestyle | 24.14 | h, AF | Caitlin De Lange | South Africa | 14 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [73] |
100m freestyle | 52.70 | sf, AF | Erin Gallagher | South Africa | 12 December 2018 | World Championships | Hangzhou, China | [74] |
200m freestyle | 1:54.48 | AF | Aimee Canny | Plymouth Leander | 5 December 2021 | Swim England National Winter Championships | Sheffield, United Kingdom | [75] |
400m freestyle | 4:03.50 | AF | Melissa Corfe | South Africa | 11 April 2008 | World Championships | Manchester, United Kingdom | |
800m freestyle | 8:22.05 | AF | Jessica Pengelly | South Africa | 4 November 2011 | World Cup | Singapore, Singapore | |
1500m freestyle | 16:09.12 | AF | Stephanie Houtman | South Africa | 13 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [76] |
50m backstroke | 26.89 | Chanelle Van Wyk | South Africa | 6 November 2009 | World Cup | Moscow, Russia | ||
100m backstroke | 56.56 | AF | Chanelle Van Wyk | South Africa | 15 November 2009 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | |
200m backstroke | 2:05.01 | Mandy Loots | South Africa | 21 November 2009 | World Cup | Singapore, Singapore | ||
50m breaststroke | 29.09 | AF | Lara van Niekerk | South Africa | 18 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [77] |
100m breaststroke | 1:03.89 | AF | Tatjana Schoenmaker | Tuks | 25 October 2020 | South African Championships | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | [78] |
200m breaststroke | 2:18.02 | AF | Tatjana Schoenmaker | Tuks | 26 October 2020 | South African Championships | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | [79] |
50m butterfly | 25.54 | Tayla Lovemore | South Africa | 16 November 2018 | World Cup | Singapore, Singapore | [80] | |
100m butterfly | 56.52 | Lize-Mari Retief | South Africa | 19 December 2007 | Vladimir Salnikov Cup | Saint Petersburg, Russia | ||
200m butterfly | 2:04.24 | AF | Mandy Loots | South Africa | 21 November 2009 | World Cup | Singapore, Singapore | |
100m individual medley | 57.69 | sf, AF | Rebecca Meder | South Africa | 12 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [81] |
200m individual medley | 2:05.61 | AF | Rebecca Meder | South Africa | 10 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [82] |
200m individual medley | 2:06.15 | h, '#' | Rebecca Meder | South Africa | 10 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [83] |
400m individual medley | 4:22.88 | AF | Katheryn Meaklim | South Africa | 21 November 2009 | World Cup | Singapore, Singapore | |
4×50m freestyle relay | 1:42.78 | h, AF |
| South Africa | 7 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [84] |
4×50m freestyle relay | 1:40.80 | h, AF, not ratified |
| South Africa | 15 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [85] |
4×100m freestyle relay | 3:41.80 | h, AF |
| South Africa | 15 December 2012 | World Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | [86] |
4×100m freestyle relay | 3:41.57 | h, AF, not ratified |
| South Africa | 13 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [87] |
4×200m freestyle relay | 8:02.49 | h, AF |
| South Africa | 12 December 2012 | World Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | [88] |
4×50m medley relay | 1:52.16 | h, AF |
| South Africa | 5 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [89] |
4×100m medley relay | 3:57.68 | h, AF |
| South Africa | 15 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [90] |
Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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4×50m freestyle relay | 1:33.19 | AF |
| South Africa | 6 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [91] |
4×50m medley relay | 1:41.32 | h, AF |
| South Africa | 11 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [92] |