The Malawian records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of swimmers from Malawi, which are recognised and ratified by the Malawi Aquatic Union.

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Long Course (50 m)

Men

Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
50m freestyle 24.00 h Filipe Gomes  Malawi 30 July 2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan [1]
100m freestyle 53.49 Filipe Gomes - - [citation needed]
200m freestyle 1:58.91 Filipe Gomes - - [citation needed]
400m freestyle 4:20.99 Filipe Gomes - - [citation needed]
800m freestyle 9:16.41 Filipe Gomes  Malawi 16 February 2019 CANA Zone IV Championships Windhoek, South Africa [2]
1500 m freestyle
50 m backstroke
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50m breaststroke 30.48 h Filipe Gomes  Malawi 11 September 2018 African Championships Algiers, Algeria [3]
100m breaststroke 1:07.37 h Filipe Gomes  Malawi 23 July 2017 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [4]
200m breaststroke 2:28.94 h Filipe Gomes  Malawi 27 July 2017 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [5]
50m butterfly 26.29 Filipe Gomes  Malawi 17 February 2019 CANA Zone IV Championships Windhoek, South Africa [6]
100 m butterfly
200 m butterfly
200m individual medley 2:17.92 Filipe Gomes - - [citation needed]
400 m individual medley
4×100 m freestyle relay
4×200 m freestyle relay
4×100 m medley relay
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Malawi Aquatic Union; 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 27.73 h Joyce Tafatatha  Malawi 21 August 2014 Youth Olympic Games Nanjing, China [7]
100 m freestyle 1:04.70 Ammara Pinto [citation needed]
200 m freestyle 2:26.50 Ammara Pinto - - [citation needed]
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle 11:19.30 Ammara Pinto - - [citation needed]
1500 m freestyle
50 m backstroke 31.59 h Joyce Tafatatha  Malawi 20 August 2014 Youth Olympic Games Nanjing, China [8]
100 m backstroke 1:16.68 h Ammara Pinto  Malawi 22 July 2019 World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [9]
200 m backstroke
50 m breaststroke 42.56 Tayamika Chang'anamuno - - [citation needed]
100 m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke
50 m butterfly 29.59 h Joyce Tafatatha  Malawi 26 July 2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom [10]
100 m butterfly
200 m butterfly
200 m individual medley 3:05.76 Ammara Pinto  Malawi 19 February 2019 CANA Zone IV Championships Windhoek, South Africa [11]
400 m individual medley
4×100 m freestyle relay
4×200 m freestyle relay
4×100 m medley relay
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Malawi Aquatic Union; 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
4×100m freestyle relay
4×100m medley relay 5:17.26  Malawi 18 February 2019 CANA Zone IV Championships Windhoek, South Africa [12]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Malawi Aquatic Union; 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 26.22 h Michael Swift  Malawi 8 December 2016 World Championships Windsor, Canada [13]
100m freestyle 59.15 h Michael Swift  Malawi 10 December 2016 World Championships Windsor, Canada [14]
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50 m backstroke
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50m breaststroke 30.04 h, † Filipe Gomes  Malawi 11 December 2018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [15]
100m breaststroke 1:04.18 h Filipe Gomes  Malawi 11 December 2018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [16]
200m breaststroke 2:19.33 h Filipe Gomes  Malawi 13 December 2018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [17]
50m butterfly 29.02 h Michael Swift  Malawi 9 December 2016 World Championships Windsor, Canada [18]
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 Malawi Aquatic Union; 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 27.37 h Joyce Tafatatha  Malawi 6 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [19]
100m freestyle 1:03.60 h Ammara Pinto  Malawi 17 December 2021 World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [20]
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke 29.82 h Joyce Tafatatha  Malawi 6 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [21]
100m backstroke 1:15.35 h Ammara Pinto  Malawi 6 December 2016 World Championships Windsor, Canada [22]
200 m backstroke
50m breaststroke 44.13 h Tayamika Chang'Anamuno  Malawi 6 December 2016 World Championships Windsor, Canada [23]
100 m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke
50m butterfly 29.09 h Joyce Tafatatha  Malawi 4 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [24]
100 m butterfly
200 m butterfly
100m individual medley 1:20.65 h Ammara Pinto  Malawi 8 December 2016 World Championships Windsor, Canada [25]
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 Malawi Aquatic Union; 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

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  3. ^ "Men's 50m Breaststroke Results". 13canalger2018.com. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Men's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 23 July 2017. Archived from the original on 26 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Men's 200m Breaststroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  6. ^ "CANA Zone IV Championships 2019 - 2019/02/16 to 2019/02/20" (PDF). KSF. 20 February 2019. p. 25. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
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  8. ^ "Women's 50m Backstroke Heat 1 Results". result.nanjing2014.org. 20 August 2014. Archived from the original on 23 August 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  9. ^ "Women's 100m Backstroke Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Women's 50m Butterfly Heat 2 Results". www.glasgow2014.com. 26 July 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  11. ^ "CANA Zone IV Championships 2019 - 2019/02/16 to 2019/02/20" (PDF). KSF. 20 February 2019. p. 52. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  12. ^ "CANA Zone IV Championships 2019 - 2019/02/16 to 2019/02/20" (PDF). KSF. 20 February 2019. p. 42. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
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  14. ^ "Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results". Omega Timing. 10 December 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
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  17. ^ "Men's 200m Breaststroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 13 December 2018. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  18. ^ "Men's 50m Butterfly Heats Results". Omega Timing. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  19. ^ "Women's 50m Freestyle Heats Results". Omega Timing. 6 December 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  20. ^ "Women's 100m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  21. ^ "Women's 50m Backstroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 6 December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.[permanent dead link]
  22. ^ "Women's 100m Backstroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  23. ^ "Women's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  24. ^ "Women's 50m Butterfly Heats Results". Omega Timing. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  25. ^ "Women's 100m IM Heats Results". Omega Timing. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
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