List of Botswana records in swimming

The Botswana records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of swimmers from Botswana, which are recognised and ratified by the Botswana Swimming Sport Association.

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Long Course (50 m)

Men
Event Time NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
50m freestyle 23.98 hJames Freeman Tuks 15 December 2019Swim Cup Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands [1]
100m freestyle 51.74 hJames Freeman Tuks 14 December 2019Swim Cup Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands [2]
200m freestyle 1:52.11 James Freeman AGC-tshwane April 2019South African Championships Durban, South Africa
400m freestyle 3:53.18 James Freeman AGC-tshwane 11 April 2019South African Championships Durban, South Africa
800m freestyle 8:07.67 James Freeman AGC-tshwane 12 April 2019South African Championships Durban, South Africa
1500m freestyle 15:38.28 James Freeman Tuks 23 March 2019SA National JNR Age Group Champs Durban, South Africa
50m backstroke 26.88 hDavid van der Colff  Botswana 8 August 2015World Championships Kazan, Russia [3]
100m backstroke 57.77 hDavid van der Colff  Botswana 7 August 2016Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [4]
200m backstroke 2:07.15 David van der Colff - 2016
50m breaststroke 28.85 hAdrian Robinson Aquatics Gauteng Tshwane 10 April 2019South African Championships Durban, South Africa [5]
100m breaststroke 1:04.26 hAdrian Robinson  Botswana 21 July 2019World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [6]
200m breaststroke 2:36.33 James Freeman -
50m butterfly 25.50 James Freeman AGC-tshwane 9 April 2018South African Championships Durban, South Africa
100m butterfly 56.24 bJames Freeman Tuks 15 December 2019Swim Cup Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands [7]
200m butterfly 2:10.52 hJames Freeman  Botswana 22 July 2017Commonwealth Youth Games Nassau, The Bahamas [8]
200m individual medley 2:10.82 hJames Freeman  Botswana 22 July 2017Commonwealth Youth Games Nassau, The Bahamas [9]
400m individual medley 4:36.91 hJames Freeman  Botswana 20 July 2017Commonwealth Youth Games Nassau, The Bahamas [10]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:46.47 - 2014
4×200m freestyle relay
4×100m medley relay 4:10.76 - 2014
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Botswana Swimming Sport 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 NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
50m freestyle 26.07 hNaomi Ruele  Botswana 20 March 2016NCCA Division I Championships Atlanta, United States [11]
100m freestyle 58.44 hNaomi Ruele  Botswana 12 June 2016Mare Nostrum Barcelona, Spain
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke 29.17 sfNaomi Ruele  Botswana 9 April 2018Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia [12]
100m backstroke 1:02.58 hNaomi Ruele  Botswana 6 April 2018Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia [13]
200 m backstroke
50m breaststroke 35.43 hBonita Imsirovic  Botswana 8 September 2015African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [14]
100m breaststroke 1:20.53 hBonita Imsirovic  Botswana 9 September 2015African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [15]
200m breaststroke 2:51.41 hBonita Imsirovic  Botswana 7 September 2015African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [16]
50m butterfly 32.16 hRuvarashe Gondo  Botswana 9 October 2018Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires, Argentina [17]
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 Botswana Swimming Sport 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 NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
50m freestyle 23.89 James Freeman Tuks 17 June 2019Tuks Open Johannesburg, South Africa
100m freestyle 51.93 James Freeman Tuks 15 June 2019Tuks Open Johannesburg, South Africa
200m freestyle 1:53.99 James Freeman Tuks 15 June 2019Tuks Open Johannesburg, South Africa
400 m freestyle 3:58.43 James Freeman Tuks 16 June 2019Tuks Open Johannesburg, South Africa
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke 25.99 hDavid Van der Colff  Botswana 5 December 2014World Championships Doha, Qatar [18]
100m backstroke 55.37 hDavid Van der Colff  Botswana 3 December 2014World Championships Doha, Qatar [19]
200 m backstroke
50m breaststroke 30.24 hAdrian Todd  Botswana 15 December 2012World Championships Istanbul, Turkey [20]
100m breaststroke 1:10.15 hKitso Matija  Botswana 3 December 2014World Championships Doha, Qatar [21]
200 m breaststroke
50m butterfly 25.43 James Freeman Tuks 16 June 2019Tuks Open Johannesburg, South Africa
100m butterfly 56.08 James Freeman Tuks 17 June 2019Tuks Open Johannesburg, South Africa
200 m butterfly
100m individual medley 59.33 hDavid Van der Colff  Botswana 6 December 2014World Championships Doha, Qatar [22]
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 Botswana Swimming Sport 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 NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
50m freestyle 25.42 hNaomi Ruele  Botswana 11 December 2016World Championships Windsor, Canada [23]
100m freestyle 1:07.24 hSeabe Ebineng  Botswana 4 December 2014World Championships Doha, Qatar [24]
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke 27.94 hNaomi Ruele  Botswana 9 December 2016World Championships Windsor, Canada [25]
100m backstroke 1:07.59 hNaomi Ruele  Botswana 12 December 2012World Championships Istanbul, Turkey [26]
200 m backstroke
50m breaststroke 36.49 hBonita Imsirovic  Botswana 3 December 2014World Championships Doha, Qatar [27]
100m breaststroke 1:20.10 hBonita Imsirovic  Botswana 5 December 2014World Championships Doha, Qatar [28]
200m breaststroke 2:55.30 hBonita Imsirovic  Botswana 7 December 2014World Championships Doha, Qatar [29]
50m butterfly 31.46 hDeandra Van der Colff  Botswana 13 December 2012World Championships Istanbul, Turkey [30]
100m butterfly 1:22.63 h  Botswana 12 April 2008World Championships Manchester, United Kingdom
200 m butterfly
100m individual medley 1:17.82 hSeabe Ebineng  Botswana 4 December 2014World Championships Doha, Qatar [31]
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 Botswana Swimming Sport 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

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