List_of_Ethiopian_records_in_swimming References

The Ethiopian records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of swimmers from Ethiopia, which are recognised and ratified by the Ethiopian Swimming Federation.

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Long Course (50 m)

Men


Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50 m freestyle	26.65	h	Abdelmalik Muktar	Ethiopia	30 July 2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	^[1]
100 m freestyle	1:01.36	h	Dawit Mengistu	Ethiopia	8 September 2015	All-Africa Games	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	^[2]
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50 m backstroke	33.65	h	Asfaw Surafel	Ethiopia	11 March 2024	African Games	Accra, Ghana	^[3]
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50 m breaststroke	34.88	h	Henok Lochaber	Ethiopia	21 August 2019	African Games	Casablanca, Morocco	^[4]
100 m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke
50 m butterfly	29.40	h, †	Achala Gekabel	Ethiopia	26 July 2019	World Championships	Gwangju, South Korea	^[5]
100 m butterfly	1:06.40	h	Achala Gekabel	Ethiopia	26 July 2019	World Championships	Gwangju, South Korea	^[6]
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 Ethiopian 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

Women


Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50 m freestyle	31.87	h	Lina Alemayehu	Ethiopia	12 March 2024	African Games	Accra, Ghana	^[7]
100 m freestyle	1:14.88	h	Lina Selo	Ethiopia	25 July 2019	World Championships	Gwangju, South Korea	^[8]
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50 m backstroke
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50 m breaststroke	42.14	h	Amare Berhane	Ethiopia	21 August 2019	African Games	Casablanca, Morocco	^[9]
100 m breaststroke	1:36.29	h	Amare Berhane	Ethiopia	10 March 2024	African Games	Accra, Ghana	^[10]
200 m breaststroke
50 m butterfly	33.97	h	Rahel Gebresilassie	Ethiopia	7 September 2015	African Games	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	^[11]
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 Ethiopian 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

Short Course (25 m)

Men


Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	27.98	h	Achala Gekabel	Ethiopia	18 December 2021	World Championships	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	^[12]
100 m freestyle	1:07.48	h	Tilahun Malede	Ethiopia	20 December 2021	World Championships	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	^[13]
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke	31.99	h	Belete Fiseha Hailu	Ethiopia	17 December 2010	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
100m backstroke
200m backstroke
50m breaststroke	36.02	h	Abdelmalik Muktar	Ethiopia	15 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	^[14]
100 m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke
50m butterfly	29.22	h	Achala Gekabel	Ethiopia	14 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	^[15]
100m butterfly	1:06.82	h	Achala Gekabel	Ethiopia	12 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	^[16]
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 Ethiopian 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

Women


Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	32.87	h	Yanet Seyoum	Ethiopia	18 December 2010	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
100 m freestyle
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke	37.77	h	Yanet Seyoum	Ethiopia	18 December 2010	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50 m breaststroke
100 m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke
50m butterfly	37.98	h	Lina Selo	Ethiopia	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 Ethiopian 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

References

^ "Swimming - Men's 50m Freestyle - Heats Results Summary" (PDF). olympics.com. 30 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
^ "Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
^ "Men's 50m Backstroke Heats Results" (PDF). accra2023ag.com. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
^ "2019 African Games – Day 1 Results" (PDF). FRMN. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
^ "Men's 100m Butterfly Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
^ "Men's 100m Butterfly Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
^ "Women's 50m Freestyle Heats Results Summary" (PDF). results.accra2023ag.com. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
^ "Women's 100m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
^ "2019 African Games Swimming Results All Day" (PDF). FRMN. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
^ "Women's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results Summary" (PDF). results.accra2023ag.com. 10 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
^ "Women's 50m Butterfly Heats Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
^ "Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 18 December 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
^ "Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
^ "Men's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
^ "Men's 50m Butterfly Heats Results". Omega Timing. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
^ "Men's 100m Butterfly Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
^ "Women's 50m Butterfly Heats Results". Omega Timing. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2021.

[1] "Swimming - Men's 50m Freestyle - Heats Results Summary" (PDF). olympics.com. 30 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.

[2] "Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.

[3] "Men's 50m Backstroke Heats Results" (PDF). accra2023ag.com. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.

[4] "2019 African Games – Day 1 Results" (PDF). FRMN. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

[5] "Men's 100m Butterfly Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2022.

[6] "Men's 100m Butterfly Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2022.

[7] "Women's 50m Freestyle Heats Results Summary" (PDF). results.accra2023ag.com. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024.

[8] "Women's 100m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2023.

[9] "2019 African Games Swimming Results All Day" (PDF). FRMN. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2020.

[10] "Women's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results Summary" (PDF). results.accra2023ag.com. 10 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.

[11] "Women's 50m Butterfly Heats Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2016.

[12] "Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 18 December 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2023.

[13] "Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2023.

[14] "Men's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

[15] "Men's 50m Butterfly Heats Results". Omega Timing. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

[16] "Men's 100m Butterfly Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2021.

[17] "Women's 50m Butterfly Heats Results". Omega Timing. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2021.

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