The Zambian records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of swimmers from Zambia, which are recognised and ratified by the Zambia Amateur Swimming Union.
All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.
Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50 m freestyle | 23.42 | h | Damien Shamambo | ![]() | 1 August 2025 | World Championships | Singapore, Singapore | [1] |
100 m freestyle | 52.62 | Tom Donker | ![]() | April 2016 | CANA Zone IV Championships | Mauritius | [2] | |
200 m freestyle | 1:57.24 | Tom Donker | ![]() | April 2016 | CANA Zone IV Championships | Mauritius | [3] | |
400 m freestyle | 4:09.69 | h | Mulenga Cole | ![]() | 19 August 2025 | World Junior Championships | Otopeni, Romania | [4] |
800 m freestyle | 8:33.55 | Ralph Goveia | - | - | [ citation needed ] | |||
1500 m freestyle | ||||||||
50m backstroke | 27.40 | Tom Donker | ![]() | 21 April 2016 | CANA Zone IV Championships | Mauritius | [5] | |
100m backstroke | 58.66 | Tom Donker | ![]() | 16 February 2017 | CANA Zone IV Championships | Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | [6] | |
200m backstroke | 2:12.34 | Tom Donker | ![]() | April 2016 | CANA Zone IV Championships | Mauritius | [7] | |
50m breaststroke | 29.04 | h | Zach Moyo | ![]() | 29 July 2025 | World Championships | Singapore, Singapore | [8] |
100m breaststroke | 1:06.03 | h | Alexandros Axiotis | ![]() | 25 July 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | [9] |
200m breaststroke | 2:34.43 | h | Alexandros Axiotis | ![]() | 1 August 2013 | World Championships | Barcelona, Spain | [10] |
50m butterfly | 24.49 | sf | Ralph Goveia | ![]() | 5 April 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | [11] |
100m butterfly | 54.10 | sf | Ralph Goveia | ![]() | 8 April 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | [12] |
200m butterfly | 2:02.36 | '#' [a] | Moisés Saldívar Guzmán | Anv Puebla | 21 February 2025 | Segunda Copa Internacional | Veracruz, Mexico | [ citation needed ] |
200m individual medley | 2:13.12 | h | Ralph Goveia | ![]() | 11 September 2015 | African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | [13] |
400m individual medley | ||||||||
4×100m freestyle relay | 3:49.62 | h |
| ![]() | 25 July 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | [14] |
4×200m freestyle relay | ||||||||
4×100m medley relay | 4:12.10 | h |
| ![]() | 29 July 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | [15] |
Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50 m freestyle | 26.27 | Mia Phiri | ![]() | 13 March 2024 | African Games | Accra, Ghana | [16] | |
100 m freestyle | 58.47 | h | Jade Howard | ![]() | 10 August 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | [17] |
200 m freestyle | ||||||||
400 m freestyle | ||||||||
800 m freestyle | ||||||||
1500 m freestyle | ||||||||
50 m backstroke | 29.17 | Mia Phiri | ![]() | 11 March 2024 | African Games | Accra, Ghana | [18] | |
100 m backstroke | 1:04.05 | Mia Phiri | ![]() | 12 March 2024 | African Games | Accra, Ghana | [19] | |
200 m backstroke | 2:35.92 | h | Marlise Findlay | ![]() | 9 December 2023 | African Junior Championships | Saint Pierre, Mauritius | [ citation needed ] |
50 m breaststroke | 32.05 | sf | Tilka Paljk | ![]() | 5 April 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | [20] |
100 m breaststroke | 1:12.01 | h | Tilka Paljk | ![]() | 8 April 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | [21] |
200 m breaststroke | 2:55.98 | h | Tilka Paljk | ![]() | 6 August 2015 | World Championships | Kazan, Russia | [22] |
50 m butterfly | 27.57 | Mia Phiri | ![]() | 10 March 2024 | African Games | Accra, Ghana | [23] | |
100 m butterfly | 1:05.96 | h | Jade Anita Phiri | ![]() | 9 December 2023 | African Junior Championships | Saint Pierre, Mauritius | |
200 m butterfly | ||||||||
200 m individual medley | 3:13.60 | Lombe Mwape | ![]() | 19 February 2019 | CANA Zone IV Championships | Windhoek, South Africa | [24] | |
400 m individual medley | ||||||||
4×100 m freestyle relay | 4:18.18 | ![]() | 6 December 2023 | African Junior Championships | Mauritius, Mauritius | [25] | ||
4×200 m freestyle relay | ||||||||
4×100 m medley relay |
Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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4×100 m freestyle relay | ||||||||
4×100 m medley relay | 4:27.78 | h |
| ![]() | 22 August 2019 | African Games | Casablanca, Morocco | [26] |
Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50 m freestyle | 23.27 | h | Ralph Goveia | ![]() | 8 December 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada | [27] |
100 m freestyle | 52.94 | h | Mulenga Cole | ![]() | 5 July 2025 | Region 5 Games | Swakopmund, Namibia | [28] |
200 m freestyle | 1:52.38 | Mulenga Cole | ![]() | 6 July 2025 | Region 5 Games | Swakopmund, Namibia | [29] | |
400 m freestyle | 3:57.93 | Mulenga Cole | ![]() | 8 July 2025 | Region 5 Games | Swakopmund, Namibia | [30] | |
800 m freestyle | 9:13.38 | Naested Smit | ![]() | 21 March 2018 | CANA Zone IV Championships | Lilongwe, Malawi | [31] | |
1500 m freestyle | ||||||||
50m backstroke | 27.60 | h | Alexandros Axiotis | ![]() | 30 September 2014 | FINA World Cup Event 3 | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | [32] |
100m backstroke | 59.79 | h | Alexandros Axiotis | ![]() | 29 September 2014 | FINA World Cup Event 3 | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | [33] |
200m backstroke | 2:11.30 | h | Mulenga Cole | ![]() | 7 July 2025 | Region 5 Games | Swakopmund, Namibia | [34] |
50m breaststroke | 28.02 | h | Zach Moyo | ![]() | 14 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [35] |
100m breaststroke | 1:02.15 | h | Alexandros Axiotis | ![]() | 11 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [36] |
200m breaststroke | 2:27.41 | Alexandros Axiotis | ![]() | 19 October 2017 | CANA Zone III Championships | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | [37] | |
50m butterfly | 24.00 | h | Ralph Goveia | ![]() | 9 December 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada | [38] |
100m butterfly | 53.63 | h | Ralph Goveia | ![]() | 7 December 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada | [39] |
200m butterfly | 2:15.01 | Naested Smit | ![]() | 24 March 2018 | CANA Zone IV Championships | Lilongwe, Malawi | [40] | |
100m individual medley | 57.15 | h | Ralph Goveia | ![]() | 8 December 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada | [41] |
200m individual medley | 2:07.82 | Mulenga Cole | ![]() | 7 July 2025 | Region 5 Games | Swakopmund, Namibia | [42] | |
400m individual medley | ||||||||
4×50m freestyle relay | 1:41.72 | ![]() | 27 April 2014 | CANA Zone III & IV Championships | Kampala, Uganda | [43] | ||
4×100m freestyle relay | 3:47.80 | ![]() | 25 April 2014 | CANA Zone III & IV Championships | Kampala, Uganda | [44] | ||
4×200m freestyle relay | ||||||||
4×50m medley relay | 1:51.92 |
| ![]() | 21 March 2018 | CANA Zone IV Championships | Lilongwe, Malawi | [45] | |
4×100m medley relay |
Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50 m freestyle | 26.15 | h | Jade Howard | ![]() | 11 December 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada | [46] |
100 m freestyle | 57.50 | h | Jade Howard | ![]() | 7 December 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada | [47] |
200 m freestyle | 2:16.51 | Johanna Buys | ![]() | 22 March 2018 | CANA Zone IV Championships | Lilongwe, Malawi | [48] | |
400m freestyle | 5:27.60 | Ami Tashiro | ![]() | 26 April 2014 | CANA Zone III & IV Championships | Kampala, Uganda | [49] | |
800m freestyle | 10:16.43 | Mia Phiri | ![]() | 18 October 2017 | CANA Zone III Championships | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | [50] | |
1500m freestyle | ||||||||
50m backstroke | 29.79 | h | Jade Howard | ![]() | 9 December 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada | [51] |
100m backstroke | 1:04.35 | h | Jade Howard | ![]() | 6 December 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada | [52] |
200m backstroke | 2:26.50 | Mia Phiri | ![]() | 23 March 2018 | CANA Zone IV Championships | Lilongwe, Malawi | [53] | |
50m breaststroke | 31.74 | Tilka Paljk | ![]() | 21 March 2018 | CANA Zone IV Championships | Lilongwe, Malawi | [54] | |
100m breaststroke | 1:10.17 | Tilka Paljk | ![]() | 23 March 2018 | CANA Zone IV Championships | Lilongwe, Malawi | [55] | |
200m breaststroke | 2:39.00 | Tilka Paljk | ![]() | 22 March 2018 | CANA Zone IV Championships | Lilongwe, Malawi | [56] | |
50m butterfly | 28.32 | Jade Phiri | ![]() | 5 July 2025 | Region 5 Games | Swakopmund, Namibia | [57] | |
100m butterfly | 1:03.59 | h | Ellen Hight | ![]() | 12 April 2008 | World Championships | Manchester, United Kingdom | |
200m butterfly | 2:37.86 | Mia Phiri | ![]() | 19 October 2017 | CANA Zone III Championships | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | [58] | |
100m individual medley | 1:07.48 | h | Ellen Lendra Hight | ![]() | 10 April 2008 | World Championships | Manchester, United Kingdom | |
200m individual medley | 2:24.15 | Tilka Paljk | ![]() | 24 March 2018 | CANA Zone IV Championships | Lilongwe, Malawi | [59] | |
400m individual medley | ||||||||
4×50m freestyle relay | 1:54.54 |
| ![]() | 24 March 2018 | CANA Zone IV Championships | Lilongwe, Malawi | [60] | |
4×100m freestyle relay | 4:11.47 |
| ![]() | 22 March 2018 | CANA Zone IV Championships | Lilongwe, Malawi | [61] | |
4×200m freestyle relay | ||||||||
4×50m medley relay | 2:04.42 |
| ![]() | 21 March 2018 | CANA Zone IV Championships | Lilongwe, Malawi | [62] | |
4×100m medley relay |
Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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4×50 m freestyle relay | ||||||||
4×50 m medley relay | 1:50.01 | h |
| ![]() | 8 December 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada | [63] |
4×100 m medley relay | 4:15.22 |
| ![]() | 23 March 2018 | CANA Zone IV Championships | Lilongwe, Malawi | [64] |