List of Kenyan records in swimming
The Kenya Records in swimming are the fastest times ever swum by an individual representing Kenya . These national records are maintained by the Kenya Swimming Federation (KSF).
KSF keeps records for both for men and women, for long course (50m)[ 1] and short course (25m)[ 2] events. Records are kept in the following events (by stroke):
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;
relays : 4×50 free, 4×100 free, 4×200 free, 4×50 medley, and 4 × 100 medley.
Long course (50m)
Men
Event
Time
Name
Club
Date
Meet
Location
Ref
50m freestyle
21.89
sf
David Dunford
Kenya
31 July 2009
World Championships
Rome , Italy
[ 1]
100m freestyle
48.73
Jason Dunford
Kenya
9 July 2009
World University Games
Belgrade , Serbia
[ 1]
200m freestyle
1:50.30
Jason Dunford
Kenya
13 July 2007
African Games
Algiers , Algeria
[ 1]
400m freestyle
4:04.39
Ridhwan Mohamed
University of Bath SC
8 June 2024
38. Medjunarodno Plivacko Natjecanje "Zlatni Medvjed"
Zagreb , Croatia
[ 3]
800m freestyle
8:39.64
Ivan Hart
Millfield
17 June 2022
Team Bath AS and Millfield L1
Street , United Kingdom
[ 4]
1500m freestyle
16:38.29
Ivan Hart
Millfield
22 July 2023
British Summer Championships 2
Sheffield , United Kingdom
[ 5]
50m backstroke
26.19
Jason Dunford
Kenya
6 September 2011
African Games
Maputo , Mozambique
[ 1]
100m backstroke
57.57
Jason Dunford
Kenya
18 July 2007
African Games
Algiers , Algeria
[ 1]
200m backstroke
2:06.48
David Dunford
Kenya
13 September 2006
African Championships
Dakar , Senegal
[ 1]
50m breaststroke
29.84
Tory Pragassa
Poseidon
4 December 2021
KSF National Championship LC 4
Nairobi , Kenya
[ 6]
100m breaststroke
1:06.62
h
Micah Jai Fernandes
Northern Tigers Swimming
8 April 2014
South African Championships
Durban , South Africa
[ 7]
200m breaststroke
2:22.42
Micah Jai Fernandes
Northern Tigers Swimming
12 April 2014
South African Championships
Durban , South Africa
[ 8]
50m butterfly
23.04
Jason Dunford
Kenya
27 July 2009
World Championships
Rome , Italy
[ 1]
100m butterfly
50.78
sf
Jason Dunford
Kenya
37 July 2009
World Championships
Rome , Italy
[ 1]
200m butterfly
2:02.52
Jason Dunford
Kenya
7 September 2011
African Games
Maputo , Mozambique
[ 1]
200m individual medley
2:14.55[ a]
Kimani Maina
Kenya
11 September 2015
African Games
Brazzaville , Republic of the Congo
[ 9]
400m individual medley
4:53.34
Kamal Shah
Kenya
13 September 1998
Commonwealth Games
Bukit Jalil , Malaysia
[ 1]
4×50m freestyle relay
1:37.07
Bandari Swim Club
12 April 2019
KSF National Trials
Kasarani , Kenya
[citation needed ]
4×100m freestyle relay
3:29.84
Kenya
8 September 2011
African Games
Maputo , Mozambique
[ 1] [ 10]
4×200m freestyle relay
8:01.07
Kenya
7 September 2011
All-Africa Games
Maputo , Mozambique
[ 1] [ 11]
4×50m medley relay
1:52.86
Bandari Swim Club
14 April 2019
KSF National Trials
Nairobi , Kenya
[citation needed ]
4×100m medley relay
3:53.55
Kenya
10 September 2011
African Games
Maputo , Mozambique
[ 1] [ 12]
Women
Event
Time
Name
Club
Date
Meet
Location
Ref
50m freestyle
25.82
Maria Brunlehner
Kenya
3 August 2024
Olympic Games
Paris , France
[ 13]
100m freestyle
57.09
Maria Brunlehner
SG Stadtwerke München
17 June 2017
German Championships
Berlin , Germany
[citation needed ]
200m freestyle
2:04.81
Rebecca Kamau
City of Birmingham
28 August 2015
British Championships
Sheffield , United Kingdom
[ 14]
400m freestyle
4:28.56
h
Rebecca Kamau
City of Birmingham
30 January 2016
Burns Open Meet
Sheffield , United Kingdom
[ 15]
800m freestyle
9:17.64
Maria Brunlehner
SG Stadtwerke München
23 January 2016
Brandenburgischer Adler Pokal
Brandenburg an der Havel , Germany
1500m freestyle
19:00.00
Angel Samoei
Tuks Aquatics Club
21 March 2023
SA National Junior Age Group C
Pretoria , South Africa
[ 16]
50m backstroke
30.05
Sylvia Brunlehner
SG Stadtwerke München
21 April 2017
Graz Trophy
Graz , Austria
[ 17]
100m backstroke
1:04.84
h
Sylvia Brunlehner
SG Stadtwerke München
16 June 2017
German Championships
Berlin , Germany
[citation needed ]
200m backstroke
2:24.45
h
Talisa Lanoe
Kenya
7 August 2015
World Championships
Kazan , Russia
[ 18]
50m breaststroke
30.73
Achieng Ajulu-Bushell
Kenya
8 December 2009
Gymnasiade
Doha , Qatar
[ 19]
100m breaststroke
1:08.51
Achieng Ajulu-Bushell
Plymouth Lea
2 April 2010
British Championships
Sheffield , United Kingdom
[ 20]
200m breaststroke
2:29.65
Rebecca Kamau
City of Birmingham
27 July 2016
British Championships
Sheffield , United Kingdom
[ 21]
50m butterfly
27.72
Emily Muteti
-
15 June 2017
Neo Garden 13th SNSC
Singapore , Singapore
[citation needed ]
100m butterfly
1:01.06
Emily Muteti
-
17 June 2017
Neo Garden 13th SNSC
Singapore , Singapore
[citation needed ]
200m butterfly
2:21.74
Emily Muteti
-
18 June 2017
Neo Garden 13th SNSC
Singapore , Singapore
[citation needed ]
200m individual medley
2:18.60
Rebecca Kamau
City of Birmingham
16 April 2015
British Championships
London , United Kingdom
[ 14]
400m individual medley
5:01.55
Rebecca Kamau
City of Birmingham
23 May 2015
City of Sheffield Swim Club No Frills Meet
Sheffield , United Kingdom
[ 14]
4×50m freestyle relay
2:03.64
Nairobi Swim Association
18 March 1997
-
Zambia
[ 1]
4×100m freestyle relay
3.58.75
Emily Muteti (1:00.39)
Imara-Bella Thorpe (1:00.19)
Sylvia Brunlehner (59.08)
Maria Brunlehner (59.09)
Kenya
21 August 2019
2019 African Games
Casablanca , Morocco
[ 22]
4×200m freestyle relay
9:39.61
Kenya
8 December 2023
African Junior Championships
Saint Pierre , Mauritius
[ 23]
4×50m medley relay
2:12.12
Imara Bella Thorpe Samantha Hawala Nasiminyu Khatundi Victoria Okumu
Kenya
29 November 2019
CANA Zone III Championships
Nairobi , Kenya
[ 24]
4×100m medley relay
4:34.66
h
Kenya
1 August 2009
World Championships
Rome , Italy
[ 1]
Legend:
# – Record awaiting ratification by Kenya Swimming Federation ; 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
4×50 m freestyle relay
1:52.18
Gems Water Warriors
16 February 2019
Kenyan Nationals
Nairobi , Kenya
[citation needed ]
4×100 m freestyle relay
3:42.28
h
Kenya
17 February 2024
World Championships
Doha , Qatar
[ 25]
4×200 m freestyle relay
11:17.12
Channelle Atete Nadia Vusha Vahkeinah Leboy Lexxie Furaha
Torpedo Eldoret
22 June 2024
Kenya Aquatics National Championships
Nairobi , Kenya
[citation needed ]
4×50 m medley relay
2:08.56
Alisha Varia Nobby Nelson Ridhwan Abubakar Juhania Ali
Bandari Swim Club
11 April 2019
KSF National Trials
Nairobi , Kenya
[citation needed ]
4×100 m medley relay
4:08.84
h
Kenya
26 July 2017
World Championships
Budapest , Hungary
[ 26]
Short Course (25m)
Men
Event
Time
Name
Club
Date
Meet
Location
Ref
50m freestyle
21.78
Jason Dunford
Kenya
8 October 2011
World Cup
Dubai , United Arab Emirates
100m freestyle
47.23
sf
David Dunford
Kenya
18 December 2010
World Championships
Dubai , United Arab Emirates
[ 2] [ 27]
200m freestyle
1:51.08
Ridhwan Mohamed
Bath University
17 November 2023
BUCS Championships
Sheffield , United Kingdom
[ 28]
400m freestyle
3:58.78
Ridhwan Mohamed
Bath University
19 November 2023
BUCS Championships
Sheffield , United Kingdom
[ 29]
800m freestyle
8:22.39
Ridhwan Mohamed
Bath University
18 November 2023
BUCS Championships
Sheffield , United Kingdom
[ 30]
1500m freestyle
15:50.43
Ivan Hart
Millfield
2 December 2022
Swim England National Winter Championships
Sheffield , United Kingdom
[ 31]
50m backstroke
25.79
h
Jason Dunford
Kenya
7 April 2006
World Championships
Shanghai , China
[ 2]
100m backstroke
57.21
h
David Dunford
Kenya
5 April 2006
World Championships
Shanghai , China
[ 2]
200m backstroke
2:04.98
Hamdan Iqbal Bayusuf
-
8 December 2013
ASA SWR Championships
Millfield , United Kingdom
[citation needed ]
50m breaststroke
28.27
h
Haniel Kudwoli
Kenya
14 December 2024
World Championships
Budapest , Hungary
[ 32]
100m breaststroke
1:02.49
h
Haniel Kudwoli
Kenya
11 December 2024
World Championships
Budapest , Hungary
[ 33]
200m breaststroke
2:18.97
Micah Fernandes
Tuks Aquatics Club
7 August 2014
South African Championships
Durban , South Africa
[citation needed ]
50m butterfly
22.80
h
Jason Dunford
Kenya
17 December 2010
World Championships
Dubai , United Arab Emirates
[ 2] [ 34]
100m butterfly
50.38
h
Jason Dunford
Kenya
15 December 2010
World Championships
Dubai , United Arab Emirates
[ 2] [ 35]
200m butterfly
2:02.47
h
Jason Dunford
Kenya
9 April 2006
World Championships
Shanghai , China
[ 2]
100m individual medley
55.55
h
Jason Dunford
Kenya
15 December 2012
World Championships
Istanbul , Turkey
[ 36]
200m individual medley
2:10.70
Steven Kimani Maina
Olympian
17 December 2016
JP Fiset Invitational
Edmonton , Canada
400m individual medley
4:44.89
Ivan Hart
Millfield
4 November 2022
South West Winter Championships
Street , United Kingdom
[ 37]
4×50m freestyle relay
1:36.99
Kenya
20 October 2017
CANA Zone III Championships
Dar es Salaam , Tanzania
[ 38]
4×100m freestyle relay
3:26.45
h
Kenya
5 April 2006
World Championships
Shanghai , China
[ 2]
4×200m freestyle relay
8:21.86
Omar Talib Muhammad Khandwalla Nobby Nelson Mohamed Suleiman
Bandari SC
16 October 2016
Casa Age Group 10 years & over
Mombasa , Kenya
[citation needed ]
4×50m medley relay
1:48.12
Stingray
26 August 2006
-
Nairobi , Kenya
[ 2]
4×100m medley relay
3:51.55
h
Kenya
9 April 2006
World Championships
Shanghai , China
[ 2]
Legend:
# – Record awaiting ratification by Kenya Swimming Federation ; 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
25.54
Sara Mose
AZS AWF Warszawa
19 December 2024
Mistrzostwa Polski w Pływaniu
Bydgoszcz , Poland
[ 39]
100m freestyle
55.93
Sara Mose
AZS AWF Warszawa
22 December 2024
Mistrzostwa Polski w Pływaniu
Bydgoszcz , Poland
[ 40]
200m freestyle
2:02.34
Rebecca Kamau
City of Birmingham
20 December 2015
ASA Winter Meet
Sheffield , United Kingdom
[ 14]
400m freestyle
4:23.56
Rebecca Kamau
NASA Wildcat Aquatics
-
Burns Open Meet
Sheffield , United Kingdom
[citation needed ]
800m freestyle
9:14.91
Emily Muteti
Mombasa AC
16 October 2016
CASA Age Group 10 years & over
Mombasa , Kenya
1500m freestyle
17:56.82
Emily Muteti
Mombasa AC
30 October 2016
Kenya Age Group And Open Championships
Mombasa , Kenya
50m backstroke
28.96
rh
Imara-Bella Thorpe
Kenya
11 December 2024
World Championships
Budapest , Hungary
[ 41]
100m backstroke
1:03.64
h
Sylvia Brunlehner
SG Stadtwerke München
4 February 2017
Deutscher Mannschaftswettbewerb Schwimmen (DMS)
Essen , Germany
200m backstroke
2:19.55
h
Talisa Lanoe
Kenya
5 December 2014
World Championships
Doha , Qatar
[ 42]
50m breaststroke
30.11
Achieng Ajulu-Bushell
Kenya
6 August 2009
British Grand Prix
Leeds , United Kingdom
100m breaststroke
1:06.14
Achieng Ajulu-Bushell
Kenya
8 August 2009
British Grand Prix
Leeds , United Kingdom
200m breaststroke
2:26.72
Rebecca Kamau
NASA Wildcat Aquatics
27 July 2016
British Summer Championship
Sheffield , United Kingdom
50m butterfly
27.54
h
Imara-Bella Thorpe
Kenya
10 December 2024
World Championships
Budapest , Hungary
[ 43]
100m butterfly
1:01.99
h
Imara-Bella Thorpe
Kenya
13 December 2024
World Championships
Budapest , Hungary
[ 44]
200m butterfly
2:19.67
Emily Muteti
Mombasa Aquatics
29 May 2016
CASA Interclubs Invitational 2
Mombasa , Kenya
[citation needed ]
100m individual medley
1:01.83
Achieng Ajulu-Bushell
Plymouth Lea
13 February 2010
Devon County Champs
Tiverton , United Kingdom
[citation needed ]
200m individual medley
2:14.81
Rebecca Kamau
City of Birmingham
17 December 2015
ASA Winter Meet
Sheffield , United Kingdom
[ 14]
400m individual medley
4:44.18
Rebecca Kamau
City of Birmingham
20 December 2015
ASA Winter Meet
Sheffield , United Kingdom
[ 14]
4×50m freestyle relay
1:56.02
-
4×100m freestyle relay
4:19.09
Kenya
19 October 2017
CANA Zone III Championships
Dar es Salaam , Tanzania
[ 38]
4×200m free relay
10:16.88
Mombasa Aquatics
29 May 2016
CASA Interclubs Invitational 2
Mombasa , Kenya
[citation needed ]
4×50m medley relay
2:10.60
Hillcrest School
17 October 1976
?
[ 2]
4×100m medley relay
4:48.80
Hillcrest School
12 March 1977
?
Nairobi , Kenya
[ 2]
Legend:
# – Record awaiting ratification by Kenya Swimming Federation ; 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
4×50m freestyle relay
1:37.53
h
Kenya
13 December 2024
World Championships
Budapest , Hungary
[ 45]
4×100m freestyle relay
4:19.52
Mohammed Shiekh Ameir Muravvej Natasha Thuranira Emma Wambui
Bandari SC
14 October 2022
CASA Mixed Levels SC & Relays
Mombasa , Kenya
[ 46]
4×50m medley relay
1:47.53
h
Kenya
11 December 2024
World Championships
Budapest , Hungary
[ 47]
4×100m medley relay
4:59.73
Twalib Hamza Nalwoga Mutinda Maahir Harunani Jasmine Pendo
Mombasa AC
7 July 2023
Mombasa Invitation Inter-Clubs
Mombasa , Kenya
[ 48]
Notes
^ by official result source; 2:14.45 by swimrankings.net, a typo
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