List of Nigerian records in swimming
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The Nigerian Records in Swimming are the fastest times ever swum by a swimmer representing Nigeria. These records are kept/maintained by the Nigeria Swimming Federation.
Records are recognized for the following long course (50m) 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 (I.M.): 100, 200 and 400;
- relays: 4x100 free, 4x200 free, and 4 × 100 medley.
All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.
Contents
Long Course (50m)
Men
| Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 freestyle | 23.70 | Musa Bakare | - | 1992 | ||||
| 100 freestyle | 52.91 | h | Gentle Offoin |  Nigeria |
September 19, 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | |
| 200 freestyle | 2:03.43 | Tebesa Nemine | Nigeria |
July 2007 | African Games | Algiers, Algeria | ||
| 400 freestyle | 4:28.38 | Samson Opuakpo | Nigeria |
September 8, 2011 | African Games | Maputo, Mozambique | [1] | |
| 800 freestyle | 9:40.42 | Samson Opuakpo | Delta State | April 2006 | Nigeria Sports Festival | Abeokuta, Nigeria | ||
| 1500 freestyle | 18:31.55 | Yimisi Yolomi | - | 1989 | - | |||
| 50m backstroke | 27.73 | Samson Opuakpo | Nigeria |
10 September 2012 | African Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | [2] | |
| 100 backstroke | 1:01.19 | Samson Opuakpo | Nigeria |
September 9, 2011 | African Games | Maputo, Mozambique | [3][4] | |
| 200 backstroke | 2:22.70 | Samson Opuakpo | Nigeria |
July 2007 | African Games | Algiers, Algeria | ||
| 50 breaststroke | 29.74 | Eric Williams | Rivers States | July 15, 2012 | Chief of Naval Staff Championships |
Calabar, Nigeria | [3] | |
| 100 breaststroke | 1:06.83 | Eric Williams | Nigeria |
July 2007 | African Games | Algiers, Algeria | ||
| 200 breaststroke | 2:33.09 | Eric Williams | Nigeria |
September 2006 | African Championships | Dakar, Senegal | ||
| 50 butterfly | 24.46 | Yellow Yeiyah | Nigeria |
July 2007 | African Games | Algiers, Algeria | ||
| 100 butterfly | 57.15 | Yellow Yeiyah | Nigeria |
July 2007 | African Games | Algiers, Algeria | ||
| 200 butterfly | 2:13.11 | Sunday Ayejoh | Nigeria |
September 2006 | African Championships | Dakar, Senegal | ||
| 200 I.M. | 2:19.19 | Oluesyi Fatayi-Williams | Nigeria |
September 10, 2011 | African Games | Maputo, Mozambique | ||
| 400 I.M. | 5:06.01 | Samson Opuakpo | Nigeria |
July 2007 | African Games | Algiers, Algeria | ||
| 4×100 free relay |
3:39.59 | Nigeria |
1993 | - | ||||
| 4×200 freestyle relay |
8:18.09 | Nigeria |
July 13, 2007 | African Games | Algiers, Algeria | |||
| 4×100 medley relay |
4:04.41 | Nigeria |
October 2003 | African Games | Abuja, Nigeria | |||
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Nigeria 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
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 freestyle | 27.31 | Ngozi Monu | Nigeria |
Jul 13, 2007 | African Games | Algiers, Algeria | ||
| 100 freestyle | 1:00.50 | Ngozi Monu | - | 2007 | - | |||
| 200 freestyle | 2:16.73 | Joshua Ikhaghomi | Nigeria |
July 27, 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| 400 freestyle | 4:59.90 | Ifiezibe Gagbe | Nigeria |
July 13, 2007 | African Games | Algiers, Algeria | ||
| 800 freestyle | 10:45.50 | R. Fibgele | - | 1981 | - | |||
| 1500 freestyle | - | - | ||||||
| 50 backstroke | 31.06 | Obia Inyengiyikabo | Nigeria |
October 2003 | African Games | Abuja, Nigeria | [5] | |
| 100 backstroke | 1:07.78 | Obia Inyengiyikabo | Nigeria |
October 2003 | African Games | Abuja, Nigeria | ||
| 200 backstroke | 2:43.64 | Obia Inyengiyikabo | Rivers | 1992 | [3] | |||
| 50 breaststroke | 33.81 | Racheal Tonjor | Nigeria |
September 7, 2011 | African Games | Maputo, Mozambique | [3] | |
| 100 breaststroke | 1:15.49 | Racheal Tonjor | Nigeria |
September 7, 2011 | African Games | Maputo, Mozambique | [6] | |
| 200 breaststroke | 2:51.93 | Blessing Forcados | Nigeria |
July 13, 2007 | African Games | Algiers, Algeria | ||
| 50 butterfly | 29.97 | h | Faith Edorodion | Nigeria |
September 6, 2011 | African Games | Maputo, Mozambique | [3][7] |
| 100 butterfly | 1:07.71 | Faith Edorodion | Nigeria |
September 8, 2011 | African Games | Maputo, Mozambique | [3][6] | |
| 200 butterfly | 2:41.76 | Ikhaghomi Joshua | - | 1992 | - | |||
| 200 I.M. | 2:39.49 | Ikhaghomi Joshua | Rivers | 1992 | - | [3] | ||
| 400 I.M. | 5:57.87 | D. Edema | - | 1991 | - | |||
| 4×100 free relay |
4:15.43 | Nigeria |
1991 | - | ||||
| 4×200 freestyle relay |
10:20.18 | Nigeria |
1987 | - | ||||
| 4×100 medley relay |
4:46.26 | Nigeria |
1991 | - | ||||
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Nigeria 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
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×100m freestyle relay |  |
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| 4×100m medley relay | 4:24.61 | Nigeria |
10 September 2015 | All-Africa Games | Brazzaville, Congo | [8] |
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Nigeria Swimming Federation; WR – World record; AF – African record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat
Records not set in finals: h – heat
Short Course (25m)
A source is needed to show that Nigeria short course records exist.[citation needed]
Men
| Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50m freestyle | 23.82 | h | Samson Opuakpo | Nigeria |
13 December 2012 | World Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | [9] |
| 100m freestyle | 52.18 | h | Samson Opuakpo | Nigeria |
15 December 2012 | World Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | [10] |
| 200 m freestyle | ||||||||
| 400 m freestyle | ||||||||
| 800 m freestyle | ||||||||
| 1500 m freestyle | ||||||||
| 50m backstroke | 26.17 | h | Samson Opuakpo | Nigeria |
14 December 2012 | World Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | [11] |
| 100m backstroke | 59.17 | h | Samson Opuakpo | Nigeria |
12 December 2012 | World Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | [12] |
| 200 m backstroke | ||||||||
| 50m breaststroke | 31.14 | h | Forsight Osamezu | Nigeria |
6 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [13] |
| 100m breaststroke | 1:11.13 | h | Forsight Osamezu | Nigeria |
3 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [14] |
| 200 m breaststroke | ||||||||
| 50m butterfly | 25.07 | h | Yellow Yeiyah | Nigeria |
17 December 2010 | World Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | |
| 100m butterfly | 57.74 | h | Yellow Yeiyah | Nigeria |
15 December 2010 | World Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | |
| 200m butterfly | 2:20.20 | h | Sunday Price Ayejon | Nigeria |
13 April 2008 | World Championships | Manchester, United Kingdom | |
| 100m individual medley | 1:01.11 | h | Yellow Yeiyah | Nigeria |
18 December 2010 | World Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | |
| 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 Nigeria 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
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
A source is needed to show that Nigeria short course records exist.[citation needed]
| Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50m freestyle | 26.94 | h | Ngozi Monu | Nigeria |
12 April 2008 | Short Course Worlds | Manchester, United Kingdom | [15] |
| 100m freestyle | 59.95 | Ngozi Monu | - | 2008 | ||||
| 200m freestyle | 2:13.83 | h | Ngozi Monu | Nigeria |
13 April 2008 | Short Course Worlds | Manchester, United Kingdom | [16] |
| 400 m freestyle | ||||||||
| 800 m freestyle | ||||||||
| 1500 m freestyle | ||||||||
| 50m backstroke | 35.47 | h | Uche Monu | Nigeria |
12 April 2008 | Short Course Worlds | Manchester, United Kingdom | [17] |
| 100m backstroke | 1:14.83 | h | Uche Monu | Nigeria |
9 April 2008 | Short Course Worlds | Manchester, United Kingdom | [18] |
| 200 m backstroke | ||||||||
| 50m breaststroke | 35.35 | h | Rachael Tonjor | Nigeria |
12 December 2012 | World Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | [19] |
| 100m breaststroke | 1:17.95 | h | Rachael Tonjor | Nigeria |
5 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [20] |
| 200 m breaststroke | ||||||||
| 50m butterfly | 31.02 | h | Faith Edorodoin | Nigeria |
13 December 2012 | World Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | [21] |
| 100m butterfly | 1:09.60 | h | Faith Edorodoin | Nigeria |
15 December 2012 | World Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | [22] |
| 200 m butterfly | ||||||||
| 100m individual medley | 1:15.60 | h | Rachael Tonjor | Nigeria |
16 December 2010 | World Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | |
| 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 Nigeria 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
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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