The Gambian records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of swimmers from The Gambia, which are recognised and ratified by the Gambia Swimming & Aquatic Sports Association.

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Long Course (50 m)

Men

Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
50m freestyle 26.93 h Folarin Ogunsola  Gambia 2 August 2013 World Championships Barcelona, Spain [1]
100m freestyle 1:04.09 h Omar Darboe  Gambia 20 August 2022 African Championships Tunis, Tunisia [2]
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50 m backstroke
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50m breaststroke 33.70 h, † Omar Darboe  Gambia 21 August 2022 African Championships Tunis, Tunisia [3]
100m breaststroke 1:14.50 h Omar Darboe  Gambia 21 August 2022 African Championships Tunis, Tunisia [4]
200 m breaststroke
50m butterfly 28.50 h Folarin Ogunsola  Gambia 28 July 2013 World Championships Barcelona, Spain [5]
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 Gambia Swimming & Aquatic Sports 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 45.44 h Ida Cham  The Gambia 27 July 2019 World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [6]
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 34.59 h, † Aminata Barrow  The Gambia 24 July 2023 World Championships Fukuoka, Japan [7]
100 m breaststroke 1:14.32 h Aminata Barrow  The Gambia 24 July 2023 World Championships Fukuoka, Japan [8]
200 m breaststroke 2:37.01 h Aminata Barrow  The Gambia 27 July 2023 World Championships Fukuoka, Japan [9]
50 m butterfly
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 Gambia Swimming & Aquatic Sports 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 28.46 h Pap D. Jonga  The Gambia 8 December 2016 World Championships Windsor, Canada [10]
100 m freestyle 1:02.79 h Ebrima Buaro  The Gambia 20 December 2021 World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [11]
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke
100m backstroke
200m backstroke
50m breaststroke 36.99 h Jegan Jobe  The Gambia 10 December 2016 World Championships Windsor, Canada [12]
100m breaststroke 1:26.02 h Jegan Jobe  The Gambia 6 December 2016 World Championships Windsor, Canada [13]
200 m breaststroke
50m butterfly 30.58 h Pap D. Jonga  The Gambia 9 December 2016 World Championships Windsor, Canada [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 Gambia Swimming & Aquatic Sports 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 46.14 h Sainabou Sam  The Gambia 15 December 2018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [15]
100 m freestyle
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50 m breaststroke
100 m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke
50 m butterfly
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 Gambia Swimming & Aquatic Sports 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 Heats Result". Omega Timing. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results". liveffn.com. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Men's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results". 21 August 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Men's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results". 21 August 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Men's 50m Butterfly Heats Results". Omega Timing. 28 July 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  6. ^ "Women's 50m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Women's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Women's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Women's 200m Breaststroke Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Results". Omega Timing. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  11. ^ "Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  12. ^ "Men's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 10 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  13. ^ "Men's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 6 December 2016. Archived from the original on 4 April 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  14. ^ "Men's 50m Butterfly Heats Results". Omega Timing. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  15. ^ "Women's 50m Freestyle Heats Results". Omega Timing. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
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