List of South African records in swimming

The South African records in swimming in Swimming are the fastest times ever swum by a swimmer representing South Africa. These records are kept/maintained by South Africa's national swimming federation: Swimming South Africa (SSA). Records are recognized for long course (50m) and short course (25m) events:

  • freestyle: 50, 100, 200, 400, 800 and 1500;
  • backstroke: 50, 100 and 200;
  • breaststroke: 50, 100 and 200;
  • butterfly: 50, 100 and 200;
  • individual medley: 100 (25m only), 200 and 400;

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Long Course (50 m)

Men
Event Time NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
50m freestyle 21.67 =, AFRoland Schoeman  South Africa 16 August 2008Olympic Games Beijing, China
50m freestyle 21.67 =, sf, AFRoland Schoeman  South Africa 2 August 2013World Championships Barcelona, Spain [1]
100m freestyle 47.79 h, AFLyndon Ferns  South Africa 29 July 2009World Championships Rome, Italy [2]
200m freestyle 1:45.20 AFChad le Clos  South Africa 8 August 2016Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [3]
400m freestyle 3:45.92 hMyles Brown  South Africa 6 August 2016Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [4]
800m freestyle 7:53.97 Myles Brown KZNA-KZ 13 April 2015South African Championships Durban, South Africa [5]
1500m freestyle 14:57.88 Heerden Herman MATI 10 December 2010League WP Sasko Championships South Africa [6]
50m backstroke 24.34 AFGerhard Zandberg  South Africa 2 August 2009World Championships Rome, Italy [7]
100m backstroke 53.12 h, AFChristopher Reid NMA-NMA 11 April 2016South African Championships Durban, South Africa [8]
200m backstroke 1:55.75 sf, AFGeorge Du Rand  South Africa 30 July 2009World Championships Rome, Italy [9]
50m breaststroke 26.54 h, AFCameron van der Burgh  South Africa 25 July 2017World Championships Budapest, Hungary [10]
100m breaststroke 58.46 AFCameron van der Burgh  South Africa 29 July 2012Olympic Games London, United Kingdom [11][12]
200m breaststroke 2:09.61 sf, AFNeil Versfeld  South Africa 30 July 2009World Championships Rome, Italy [13]
50m butterfly 22.90 h, AFRoland Schoeman  South Africa 26 July 2009World Championships Rome, Italy [14]
100m butterfly 50.56 AFChad le Clos  South Africa 8 August 2015World Championships Kazan, Russia [15]
200m butterfly 1:52.96 AFChad le Clos  South Africa 31 July 2012Olympic Games London, United Kingdom [16]
200m individual medley 1:57.03 sf, AFDarian Townsend Lagardère Paris Racing 25 April 2009French Championships Montpellier, France [17]
400m individual medley 4:11.11 Sebastien Rousseau  South Africa 1 August 2013US Open Irvine, United States [18]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:11.93 AF
 South Africa 26 July 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy [19]
4×200m freestyle relay 7:08.01 h, AF
 South Africa 31 July 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy [20]
4×100m medley relay 3:31.53 AF
 South Africa 2 August 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy [21]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by SSA; WR – World record; AF – African record; CR – Commonwealth 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 24.95 Erin Gallagher  South Africa 24 August 2019African Games Casablanca, Morocco [22]
100m freestyle 54.23 AFErin Gallagher South Africa 9 April 2018Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia [23]
200m freestyle 1:57.17 Karin Prinsloo  South Africa 7 June 2014Mare Nostrum Monte Carlo, Monaco [24]
400m freestyle 4:07.92 Karin Prinsloo  South Africa 31 January 2014Aquatic Super Series Perth, Australia [25]
800m freestyle 8:25.71 Wendy Trott  South Africa 14 June 2012Trofeo Sette Colli Rome, Italy
1500m freestyle 16:05.63 h, AFWendy Trott  South Africa 25 July 2011World Championships Shanghai, China [26]
50m backstroke 28.55 Chanelle van Wyk WPA-WP 16 April 2009South African Championships Durban, South Africa
100m backstroke 1:00.78 Karin Prinsloo  South Africa 14 June 2014Mare Nostrum Barcelona, Spain [27]
200m backstroke 2:10.03 Melissa Corfe KwaZulu-Natal 3 April 2008South African Championships Durban, South Africa
50m breaststroke 30.82 AFTatjana Schoenmaker  South Africa 6 April 2018Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia [28]
100m breaststroke 1:06.32 sf, AFTatjana Schoenmaker  South Africa 5 July 2019Universiade Naples, Italy [29]
200m breaststroke 2:21.79 sf, AFTatjana Schoenmaker  South Africa 25 July 2019World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [30]
50m butterfly 26.24 Erin Gallagher  South Africa 22 August 2019African Games Casablanca, Morocco [31]
100m butterfly 57.67 AFErin Gallagher KZNA 10 April 2019South African Championships Durban, South Africa [32]
200m butterfly 2:09.41 hKathryn Meaklim  South Africa 12 August 2008Olympic Games Beijing, China
200m individual medley 2:12.53 Katheryn Meaklim PISC-KZ 15 December 2009KwaZulu-Natal Championships South Africa
400m individual medley 4:37.11 hKathryn Meaklim  South Africa 9 August 2008Olympic Games Beijing, China
4×100m freestyle relay 3:43.35 h, AF
 South Africa 21 July 2019 World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [33]
4×200m freestyle relay 8:08.12 AF
 South Africa 26 July 2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom [34]
4×100m medley relay 4:03.62 tt, AF
 South Africa 6 April 2008 South African Championships Durban, South Africa [35]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by SSA; 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 NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
4×100m freestyle relay 3:31.24 AF
 South Africa 23 August 2019 African Games Casablanca, Morocco [36]
4×100m medley relay 3:49.90 h, AF
 South Africa 24 July 2019 World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [37]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by SSA; WR – World record; AF – African record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

Short Course (25 m)

Men
Event Time NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
50m freestyle 20.30 AFRoland Schoeman TuksSwimming 8 August 2009South African Championships Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
100m freestyle 45.78 AFChad le Clos  South Africa 6 August 2017World Cup Berlin, Germany [38]
200m freestyle 1:40.89 AFDarian Townsend  South Africa 15 November 2009World Cup Berlin, Germany
400m freestyle 3:37.91 Myles Brown  South Africa 7 August 2013World Cup Eindhoven, Netherlands [39]
800m freestyle 7:44.10 Ryk Neethling Arizona 25 March 2000NCAA Division I
Championships		 Minneapolis, United States
1500m freestyle 14:30.54 Myles Brown  South Africa 8 August 2013World Cup Eindhoven, Netherlands [40]
50m backstroke 22.85 AFGerhard Zandberg  South Africa 15 November 2009World Cup Berlin, Germany
100m backstroke 50.00 AFGeorge Du Rand  South Africa 10 November 2009World Cup Stockholm, Sweden
200m backstroke 1:47.08 AFGeorge Du Rand  South Africa 7 November 2009World Cup Moscow, Russia
50m breaststroke 25.25 WRCameron van der Burgh  South Africa 14 November 2009World Cup Berlin, Germany
100m breaststroke 55.61 WRCameron van der Burgh  South Africa 15 November 2009World Cup Berlin, Germany
200m breaststroke 2:02.56 AFNeil Versfeld  South Africa 14 November 2009World Cup Berlin, Germany
50m butterfly 21.87 AFRoland Schoeman  South Africa 14 November 2009World Cup Berlin, Germany
100m butterfly 48.08 WRChad le Clos  South Africa 8 December 2016World Championships Windsor, Canada [41]
200m butterfly 1:48.32 AFChad le Clos  South Africa 11 December 2018World Championships Hangzhou, China [42]
100m individual medley 51.05 AFGerhard Zandberg  South Africa 14 November 2009World Cup Berlin, Germany
200m individual medley 1:51.55 AFDarian Townsend  South Africa 14 November 2009World Cup Berlin, Germany
400m individual medley 3:59.23 Chad le Clos  South Africa 9 November 2013World Cup Tokyo, Japan [43]
4×50m freestyle relay 1:24.14 AF
 South Africa 14 December 2018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [44]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:12.87 h, AF
 South Africa 3 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [45]
4×200m freestyle relay 6:52.13 AF
 South Africa 4 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [46]
4×50m medley relay 1:34.31 h, AF
 South Africa 4 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [47]
4×100m medley relay 3:31.97 h, AF
 South Africa 16 December 2012 World Championships Istanbul, Turkey [48]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by SSA; 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 24.38 sfErin Gallagher  South Africa 15 December 2018World Championships Hangzhou, China [49]
100m freestyle 52.70 sf, AFErin Gallagher  South Africa 12 December 2018World Championships Hangzhou, China [50]
200m freestyle 1:55.89 h, AFLeone Vorster  South Africa 19 December 2010World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates [51]
400m freestyle 4:03.50 AFMelissa Corfe  South Africa 11 April 2008World Championships Manchester, United Kingdom
800m freestyle 8:22.05 AFJessica Pengelly  South Africa 4 November 2011World Cup Singapore, Singapore
1500m freestyle 16:11.24 AFJessica Pengelly  South Africa 14 July 2010Australian Championships Brisbane, Australia
50m backstroke 26.89 Chanelle Van Wyk  South Africa 6 November 2009World Cup Moscow, Russia
100m backstroke 56.56 AFChanelle Van Wyk  South Africa 15 November 2009World Cup Berlin, Germany
200m backstroke 2:05.01 Mandy Loots  South Africa 21 November 2009World Cup Singapore, Singapore
50m breaststroke 30.39 Tatjana Schoenmaker Tuks 12 August 2018South African Championships Durban, South Africa [52]
100m breaststroke 1:05.12 AFTatjana Schoenmaker Tuks 11 August 2018South African Championships Durban, South Africa [53]
200m breaststroke 2:18.73 AFSuzaan van Biljon  South Africa 13 April 2008World Championships Manchester, United Kingdom
50m butterfly 25.54 Tayla Lovemore  South Africa 16 November 2018World Cup Singapore, Singapore [54]
100m butterfly 56.52 Lize-Mari Retief  South Africa 19 December 2007Vladimir Salnikov Cup Saint Petersburg, Russia
200m butterfly 2:04.24 AFMandy Loots  South Africa 21 November 2009World Cup Singapore, Singapore
100m individual medley 1:00.30 Tayla Lovemore  South Africa 15 November 2018World Cup Singapore, Singapore [55]
200m individual medley 2:07.54 Katheryn Meaklim  South Africa 10 November 2009World Cup Stockholm, Sweden
400m individual medley 4:22.88 AFKatheryn Meaklim  South Africa 21 November 2009World Cup Singapore, Singapore
4×50m freestyle relay 1:42.78 h, AF
 South Africa 7 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [56]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:41.80 h, AF
  •  (54.97)
    Trudi Maree
  •  (54.70)
    Lehesta Kemp
  •  (56.45)
    Megan Stephens
  •  (55.68)
    Vanessa Mohr
  South Africa 15 December 2012 World Championships Istanbul, Turkey [57]
4×200m freestyle relay 8:02.49 h, AF
 South Africa 12 December 2012 World Championships Istanbul, Turkey [58]
4×50m medley relay 1:52.16 h, AF
 South Africa 5 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [59]
4×100m medley relay 4:00.73 AF
 South Africa 11 April 2008 World Championships Manchester, United Kingdom [60]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by SSA; 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 NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
4×50m freestyle relay 1:33.19 AF
 South Africa 6 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [61]
4×50m medley relay 1:42.53 h
 South Africa 4 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [62]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by SSA;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

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