List of Ugandan records in swimming

The Ugandan records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of swimmers from Uganda, which are recognised and ratified by the Uganda Swimming Federation (USF).

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Long Course (50 m)

Men

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	23.87	h	Tendo Mukalazi	Uganda	16 October 2021	African Championships	Accra, Ghana	[1]
100m freestyle	52.56	h	Tendo Mukalazi	Uganda	26 July 2023	World Championships	Fukuoka, Japan	[2] [3]
200m freestyle	2:01.19	h	Atuhaire Ambala	Uganda	22 August 2019	African Games	Casablanca, Morocco	[4]
400m freestyle	4:27.45	h	Atuhaire Ambala	Uganda	21 July 2017	Commonwealth Youth Games	Nassau, The Bahamas	[5]
800m freestyle	9:31.68		Heer Usadadiya	Uganda	7 December 2023	African Junior Championships	Mauritius, Mauritius	[ citation needed ]
1500m freestyle	17:54.83	h	Atuhaire Ambala	Uganda	30 March 2017	African Junior Championships	Egypt
50 m backstroke	28.09	h	Atuhaire Ambala	Uganda	11 March 2024	African Games	Accra, Ghana	[6]
100m backstroke	1:01.63	h	Tendo Kaumi	Uganda	12 March 2024	African Games	Accra, Ghana	[7]
200 m backstroke	2:17.84	h	Atuhaire Ambala	Uganda	10 March 2024	African Games	Accra, Ghana	[8]
50m breaststroke	30.03	h	Tendo Mukalazi	Uganda	20 June 2022	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary
100m breaststroke	1:08.64	h	Jesse Ssuubi Ssengonzi	Marlins Of Raleigh	17 May 2019	Atlanta Classic Swim Meet	Atlanta, United States	[9]
200m breaststroke	2:45.68	h	Jesse Ssuubi Ssengonzi	Uganda	30 March 2017	African Junior Championships	Egypt
50m butterfly	24.41	h	Jesse Ssuubi Ssengonzi	Uganda	11 February 2024	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[10]
100m butterfly	54.06	h	Jesse Ssuubi Ssengonzi	Marlins Of Raleigh	13 April 2023	TYR Pro Swim Series	Westmont, United States	[11]
200m butterfly	2:10.48		Jesse Ssuubi Ssengonzi	Marlins Of Raleigh	17 May 2019	Atlanta Classic Swim Meet	Atlanta, United States	[12]
200m individual medley	2:12.94	h	Jesse Ssuubi Ssengonzi	Marlins Of Raleigh	17 May 2019	Atlanta Classic Swim Meet	Atlanta, United States	[13]
400m individual medley	5:03.36	h	Ambala Atuhaire Ogola	Uganda	20 July 2017	Commonwealth Youth Games	Nassau, The Bahamas	[14]
4×100m freestyle relay	3:42.09		Adnan Kabuye Fadhil Saleh Joshua Lumonya Tendo Mukalazi	Uganda	15 October 2021	African Championships	Accra, Ghana	[15]
4×200m freestyle relay
4×100m medley relay

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by USF;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	25.86		Kirabo Namutebi	Uganda	4 May 2024	African Championships	Luanda, Angola	[ citation needed ]
100m freestyle	56.01		Gloria Muzito	Uganda	9 March 2024	African Games	Accra, Ghana	[16]
200m freestyle	2:25.90	h	Selina Katumba	Uganda	11 September 2018	African Championships	Algiers, Algeria	[17]
400m freestyle	5:11.26		Selina Katumba	Uganda	16 April 2022	Zambia
800m freestyle	10:52.04		Selina Katumba	Uganda	16 April 2022	Zambia
1500m freestyle
50m backstroke	31.72	h	Avice Meya	Uganda	16 August 2022	Islamic Solidarity Games	Konya, Turkey
100m backstroke	1:10.24		Avice Meya	Uganda	14 August 2022	Islamic Solidarity Games	Konya, Turkey	[18]
200m backstroke	2:52.03		Mercedes Amani Mwebeiha	Uganda	18 February 2019	Namibia
50m breaststroke	32.99		Kirabo Namutebi	Uganda	3 May 2024	African Championships	Luanda, Angola	[ citation needed ]
100m breaststroke	1:15.11	h	Jamila Lunkuse	Uganda	27 July 2014	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	[19]
200m breaststroke	3:07.30		Kirabo Namutebi	Uganda	17 February 2019	Namibia
50m butterfly	28.97	h	Tara Ann Mary Naluwoza	Uganda	1 September 2022	World Junior Championships	Lima, Peru
100m butterfly	1:05.16	h	Rebecca Ssengonzi	Uganda	23 August 2019	African Games	Casablanca, Morocco	[20]
200m butterfly	2:34.24	h	Rebecca Ssengonzi	Uganda	21 August 2019	African Games	Casablanca, Morocco	[21]
200m individual medley	2:43.80		Kirabo Namutebi	Uganda	23 February 2020	Botswana
400m individual medley
4×100 m freestyle relay	4:48.32			15 April 2022	Zambia
4×200 m freestyle relay
4×100 m medley relay

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by USF;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

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
4×100 m freestyle relay	3:40.35	h	Jesse Ssuubi Ssengonzi  (52.07) Tendo Mukalazi  (51.66) Kirabo Namutebi  (1:00.28) Gloria Muzito  (56.34)	Uganda	17 February 2024	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[22]
4×100 m medley relay	4:09.94	h	Kirabo Namutebi  (1:12.34) Tendo Mukalazi  (1:07.69) Jesse Ssengonzi  (53.76) Gloria Muzito  (56.15)	Uganda	14 February 2024	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[23]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by USF;WR – World record;AF – African record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

Short Course (25 m)

Men

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	23.10	h	Tendo Mukalazi	Uganda	28 October 2021	World Cup	Kazan, Russia	[24]
100m freestyle	50.94	h	Tendo Mukalazi	Uganda	29 October 2021	World Cup	Kazan, Russia	[25]
200m freestyle	2:03.49	h	Fadhil Saleh	Uganda	12 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	[26]
400m freestyle	4:41.59		Heer Usadadiya	Gators	30 June 2023	8th USF National Championships	Kampala, Uganda	[27]
800m freestyle	9:38.16		Heer Usadadiya	Gators	30 June 2023	8th USF National Championships	Kampala, Uganda	[ citation needed ]
1500m freestyle	17:48.18		Heer Usadadiya	Gators	24 September 2023	USF League 3 Championships	Kampala, Uganda	[ citation needed ]
50m backstroke	28.46		Arnold Kisulo	Dolphins SC	11 July 2015	Ugandan Club Championships	Kampala, Uganda	[28]
100m backstroke	1:04.27		Arnold Kisulo	Dolphins SC	12 July 2015	Ugandan Club Championships	Kampala, Uganda	[29]
200m backstroke	2:24.70		Tendo Mukalazi	Uganda	19 October 2017	CANA Zone III Championships	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	[30]
50m breaststroke	28.87	h	Tendo Mukalazi	Uganda	29 October 2021	World Cup	Kazan, Russia	[31]
100m breaststroke	1:08.74		Tendo Mukalazi	-
200m breaststroke	2:39.19		Samora Lumonya	Silverfin Academy	5 May 2019	USF National Age-Group Championships	Kampala, Uganda	[32]
50m butterfly	23.79	h	Jesse Ssengonzi	Uganda	13 December 2022	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[33]
100m butterfly	51.90	h	Jesse Ssengonzi	Uganda	17 December 2022	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[34]
200m butterfly	2:34.38		Ben Kaganda	Uganda	20 October 2017	CANA Zone III Championships	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	[35]
100m individual medley	1:03.94		Arnold Kisulo	Dolphins SC	11 July 2015	Ugandan Club Championships	Kampala, Uganda	[36]
200m individual medley	2:23.81		Heer Usadadiya	Uganda	20 October 2017	USF League 3 Championships	Kampala, Uganda	[ citation needed ]
400m individual medley
4×50m freestyle relay	1:48.88		Tendo Mukalazi Emitu Alvin Kabuye Adnan Samora Byansi	Uganda	20 October 2017	CANA Zone III Championships	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	[37]
4×100m freestyle relay	3:44.26		Tendo Kaumi Pendo Kaumi Ethani Ssengooba Tebi Nyanzi	Uganda	25 November 2023	Africa Aquatics Zone III Championships	Kigali, Rwanda	[ citation needed ]
4×200m freestyle relay
4×50m medley relay
4×100m medley relay

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by USF;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	25.84	h	Kirabo Namutebi	Uganda	28 October 2021	World Cup	Kazan, Russia	[38]
100m freestyle	59.77		Jamila Lunkuse	Plymouth Leander	16 February 2013	Devon County Championships	United Kingdom	[39]
200m freestyle	2:46.29		Hannat Nakimuli	Uganda	19 October 2017	CANA Zone III Championships	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	[40]
400m freestyle	5:10.45		Nsubuga Zara	Uganda	19 October 2017	CANA Zone III Championships	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	[41]
800m freestyle	9:57.75		Tara Kisawuzi	Gators	February 2023	1st USF League Championships		[42]
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke	33.92		Mwebeiha Mercedes	Uganda	19 October 2017	CANA Zone III Championships	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	[43]
100m backstroke	1:13.22		Mwebeiha Mercedes	Uganda	20 October 2017	CANA Zone III Championships	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	[44]
200m backstroke	2:46.25		Kirabo Namutebi	Uganda	19 October 2017	CANA Zone III Championships	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	[45]
50m breaststroke	32.47	h	Kirabo Namutebi	Uganda	17 December 2022	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[46]
100m breaststroke	1:20.68	h	Jamila Lunkuse	Uganda	17 December 2010	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
200m breaststroke	3:20.09		Meya Avice
50m butterfly	29.23	h	Kirabo Namutebi	Uganda	29 October 2021	World Cup	Kazan, Russia	[47]
100m butterfly	1:12.97	h	Avice Meya	Uganda	15 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	[48]
200m butterfly	2:58.89		Mwebeiha Mercedes
100m individual medley	1:13.51	h	Avice Meya	Uganda	13 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	[49]
200m individual medley	2:51.88		Meya Avice	-
400 m individual medley
4×50m freestyle relay	2:16.83		Hannat Nakimuli Athieno Diana Racheal Galinda Meya Avice	Uganda	20 October 2017	CANA Zone III Championships	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	[50]
4×100m freestyle relay	4:34.26			Uganda	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 USF;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

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
4×50m freestyle relay
4×50m medley relay	2:05.79		Mwebeiha Mercedes Darren Ssamula Ben Kaganda Kirabo Namutebi	Uganda	18 October 2017	CANA Zone III Championships	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	[51]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by USF;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

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External links

• USF web site