The Sierra Leonan records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of swimmers from Sierra Leone, which are recognised and ratified by the Sierra Leone Amateur Swimming, Diving and Water Polo 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 26.90 h Osman Kamara  Sierra Leone 11 August 2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [1]
100 m freestyle
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke 35.85 h Moris Beale  Sierra Leone 8 August 2015 World Championships Kazan, Russia [2]
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50m breaststroke 35.13 h Moris Beale  Sierra Leone 25 July 2017 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [3]
100 m breaststroke
200m breaststroke 3:02.89 h Moris Beals  Sierra Leone 9 September 2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [4]
50m butterfly 28.73 h Ishmael Koroma  Sierra Leone 5 April 2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia [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 Sierra Leone Amateur Swimming, Diving and Water Polo 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 31.56 h Tity Dumbuya  Sierra Leone 30 July 2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan [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 47.24 h Isha Kanu  Sierra Leone 21 August 2019 African Games Casablanca, Morocco [7]
100 m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke
50 m butterfly 37.90 h Tity Dumbuya  Sierra Leone 26 July 2019 World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [8]
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 Sierra Leone Amateur Swimming, Diving and Water Polo 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 27.12 h Joshua Wyse  Sierra Leone 18 December 2021 World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [9]
100m freestyle 1:07.84 h Kamara Osman  Sierra Leone 15 December 2012 World Championships Istanbul, Turkey [10]
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke 36.41 h Alie Kamara  Sierra Leone 13 December 2018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [11]
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50m breaststroke 36.76 h Alie Kamara  Sierra Leone 15 December 2018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [12]
100 m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke
50m butterfly 31.59 h Joshua Wyse  Sierra Leone 14 December 2018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [13]
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 Sierra Leone Amateur Swimming, Diving and Water Polo 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 30.50 h Tity Dumbuya  Sierra Leone 20 December 2021 World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [14]
100 m freestyle
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke 48.97 h Kanu Isha  Sierra Leone 14 December 2018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [15]
100m backstroke
200m backstroke
50m breaststroke 47.89 h Kanu Isha  Sierra Leone 11 December 2018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [16]
100 m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke
50m butterfly 41.18 h Tity Dumbuya  Sierra Leone 13 December 2018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [17]
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 Sierra Leone Amateur Swimming, Diving and Water Polo 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 Heat 2 Results" (PDF). 11 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Men's 50m Backstroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 8 August 2015. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  3. ^ "National Record Round-Up By Country: Day Three Prelims". Swimming World. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Men's 200m Breaststroke Heats Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Men's 50m Butterfly Heats Results" (PDF). Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Women's 50m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). OMEGA Timing. 30 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  7. ^ "2019 African Games Swimming Results All Day" (PDF). FRMN. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Women's 50m Butterfly Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 18 December 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  10. ^ "Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results". Omega Timing. 15 December 2012. Archived from the original on 18 December 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  11. ^ "Men's 50m Backstroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  12. ^ "Men's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  13. ^ "Men's 50m Butterfly Heats Results". Omega Timing. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  14. ^ "Women's 50m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  15. ^ "Women's 50m Backstroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  16. ^ "Women's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  17. ^ "Women's 50m Butterfly Heats Results". Omega Timing. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
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