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
Name
Club
Date
Meet
Location
Ref
50m freestyle
23.98
h
James Freeman
Tuks
15 December 2019
Swim Cup Amsterdam
Amsterdam , Netherlands
[ 1]
100m freestyle
51.31
h
James Freeman
Minnesota Golden Gophers
14 July 2022
Speedo Championship Series
Minneapolis , United States
[ 2]
200m freestyle
1:50.63
h
James Freeman
Botswana
30 July 2022
Commonwealth Games
Birmingham , United Kingdom
[ 3]
400m freestyle
3:53.18
James Freeman
AGC-tshwane
11 April 2019
South African Championships
Durban , South Africa
800m freestyle
8:07.67
James Freeman
AGC-tshwane
12 April 2019
South African Championships
Durban , South Africa
1500m freestyle
15:38.28
James Freeman
Tuks
23 March 2019
SA National JNR Age Group Champs
Durban , South Africa
50m backstroke
26.88
h
David van der Colff
Botswana
8 August 2015
World Championships
Kazan , Russia
[ 4]
100m backstroke
57.74
David van der Colff
Northern Tigers Swimming
12 April 2016
South African Championships
Durban , South Africa
[ 5]
200m backstroke
2:07.15
sf
David van der Colff
Northern Tigers Swimming
14 April 2016
South African Championships
Durban , South Africa
[ 6]
50m breaststroke
28.28
Adrian Robinson
Botswana
12 March 2024
African Games
Accra , Ghana
[ 7]
100m breaststroke
1:02.79
Adrian Robinson
Botswana
27 July 2024
Olympic Games
Paris , France
[ 8]
200m breaststroke
2:30.03
h
Mmusi Matthews
Botswana
19 March 2024
South African Junior Age Group Championships
Durban , South Africa
[ 9]
50m butterfly
25.50
James Freeman
AGC-tshwane
9 April 2018
South African Championships
Durban , South Africa
100m butterfly
56.24
b
James Freeman
Tuks
15 December 2019
Swim Cup Amsterdam
Amsterdam , Netherlands
[ 10]
200m butterfly
2:10.52
h
James Freeman
Botswana
22 July 2017
Commonwealth Youth Games
Nassau , The Bahamas
[ 11]
200m individual medley
2:10.82
h
James Freeman
Botswana
22 July 2017
Commonwealth Youth Games
Nassau , The Bahamas
[ 12]
400m individual medley
4:36.91
h
James Freeman
Botswana
20 July 2017
Commonwealth Youth Games
Nassau , The Bahamas
[ 13]
4×100m freestyle relay
3:41.39
Botswana
21 February 2020
CANA Zone IV Championships
Gaborone , Botswana
[ 14]
4×200m freestyle relay
4×100m medley relay
4:10.76
Botswana
13 December 2014
African Union Region 5 Youth Games
Bulawayo , Zimbabwe
Women
Event
Time
Name
Club
Date
Meet
Location
Ref
50m freestyle
26.07
h
Naomi Ruele
Botswana
20 March 2016
NCCA Division I Championships
Atlanta , United States
[ 15]
100m freestyle
57.37
Maxine Egner
Väsby Simsällskap
25 September 2022
Swedish Swim Games
Upplands Väsby , Sweden
[ 16]
200m freestyle
2:07.62
Maxine Egner
Väsby Simsällskap
23 September 2022
Swedish Swim Games
Upplands Väsby , Sweden
[ 17]
400m freestyle
4:37.51
h
Maxine Egner
Botswana
3 April 2022
Bergen Swim Festival
Bergen , Norway
[ 18]
800m freestyle
10:01.28
Maxine Egner
Väsby Simsällskap
13 May 2022
Distriktstandvården Neptuniaden
Stockholm , Sweden
[ 19]
1500m freestyle
20:36.85
Amaru Ditlhogo
-
[citation needed ]
50m backstroke
29.17
sf
Naomi Ruele
Botswana
9 April 2018
Commonwealth Games
Gold Coast , Australia
[ 20]
100m backstroke
1:02.58
h
Naomi Ruele
Botswana
6 April 2018
Commonwealth Games
Gold Coast , Australia
[ 21]
200m backstroke
2:33.94
h
Naya Hughes
Botswana
31 October 2020
CANA Zone V Virtual Age Group Championships
Gaborone , Botswana
[citation needed ]
50m breaststroke
35.43
h
Bonita Imsirovic
Botswana
8 September 2015
African Games
Brazzaville , Republic of the Congo
[ 22]
100m breaststroke
1:20.53
h
Bonita Imsirovic
Botswana
9 September 2015
African Games
Brazzaville , Republic of the Congo
[ 23]
200m breaststroke
2:51.41
h
Bonita Imsirovic
Botswana
7 September 2015
African Games
Brazzaville , Republic of the Congo
[ 24]
50m butterfly
28.45
h
Maxine Egner
Botswana
10 March 2024
African Games
Accra , Ghana
[ 25]
100m butterfly
1:05.75
Maxine Egner
Darrell Morton's School Of Swimming Gators
23 March 2023
Botswana National Championships
Gaborone , Botswana
[citation needed ]
200m butterfly
2:44.70
Kimberly Ingwe
-
[citation needed ]
200m individual medley
2:36.03
Maxine Egner
Väsby Simsällskap
5 June 2022
TYR Invite Täby Sim
Stockholm , Sweden
[ 26]
400m individual medley
5:54.46
Maxine Egner
Darrell Morton's School Of Swimming Gators
4 April 2019
DMSS Gators Swim Gala
Gaborone , Botswana
4×100m freestyle relay
4:19.09
Botswana
21 February 2020
CANA Zone IV Championships
Gaborone , Botswana
[ 14]
4×200m freestyle relay
4×100m medley relay
5:16.67
Botswana
8 December 2018
AUSC Region 5 Under 20 Youth Games
Botswana
Mixed relay
Short Course (25 m)
Men
Event
Time
Name
Club
Date
Meet
Location
Ref
50m freestyle
22.95
James Freeman
Tuks Aquatics Club
27 October 2020
South African Championships
Pietermaritzburg , South Africa
[ 29]
100m freestyle
51.02
h
James Freeman
Tuks Aquatics Club
26 October 2020
South African Championships
Pietermaritzburg , South Africa
[ 29]
200m freestyle
1:51.02
h
James Freeman
Botswana
18 December 2022
World Championships
Melbourne , Australia
[ 30]
400m freestyle
3:58.43
James Freeman
Tuks
16 June 2019
Tuks Open
Johannesburg , South Africa
800m freestyle
1500m freestyle
50m backstroke
25.99
h
David Van der Colff
Botswana
5 December 2014
World Championships
Doha , Qatar
[ 31]
100m backstroke
55.37
h
David Van der Colff
Botswana
3 December 2014
World Championships
Doha , Qatar
[ 32]
200m backstroke
2:07.90
David van der Colff
Tuks Aquatics Club
10 August 2014
South African Championships
Durban , South Africa
[ 33]
50m breaststroke
27.64
b
Adrian Robinson
Aqua Development
9 November 2024
Hungarian Championships
Kaposvár , Hungary
[ 34]
100m breaststroke
1:00.77
Adrian Robinson
Aqua Development
6 November 2024
Hungarian Championships
Kaposvár , Hungary
[ 35]
200m breaststroke
2:23.11
h
Adrian Robinson
Aqua Development
8 November 2024
Hungarian Championships
Kaposvár , Hungary
[ 36]
50m butterfly
24.99
James Freeman
Tuks Aquatics Club
26 October 2020
South African Championships
Pietermaritzburg , South Africa
[ 29]
100m butterfly
56.08
James Freeman
Tuks
17 June 2019
Tuks Open
Johannesburg , South Africa
200m butterfly
100m individual medley
59.33
h
David Van der Colff
Botswana
6 December 2014
World Championships
Doha , Qatar
[ 37]
200m individual medley
400m individual medley
4×50m freestyle relay
4×100m freestyle relay
4×200m freestyle relay
4×50m medley relay
4×100m medley relay
Women
Event
Time
Name
Club
Date
Meet
Location
Ref
50m freestyle
25.42
h
Naomi Ruele
Botswana
11 December 2016
World Championships
Windsor , Canada
[ 38]
100m freestyle
56.23
h
Maxine Egner
Väsby Simsällskap
27 November 2022
Swedish Championships
Stockholm , Sweden
[ 39]
200m freestyle
2:04.16
Maxine Egner
Väsby Simsällskap
25 November 2022
Swedish Championships
Stockholm , Sweden
[ 40]
400m freestyle
4:28.14
h
Maxine Egner
Väsby Simsällskap
25 November 2021
Swedish Championships
Stockholm , Sweden
[ 41]
800m freestyle
9:29.49
Maxine Egner
Väsby Simsällskap
23 October 2021
DM
Sweden
1500m freestyle
50m backstroke
27.94
h
Naomi Ruele
Botswana
9 December 2016
World Championships
Windsor , Canada
[ 42]
100m backstroke
1:07.59
h
Naomi Ruele
Botswana
12 December 2012
World Championships
Istanbul , Turkey
[ 43]
200m backstroke
50m breaststroke
36.49
h
Bonita Imsirovic
Botswana
3 December 2014
World Championships
Doha , Qatar
[ 44]
100m breaststroke
1:20.10
h
Bonita Imsirovic
Botswana
5 December 2014
World Championships
Doha , Qatar
[ 45]
200m breaststroke
2:53.92
h
Bonita Imsirovic
Botswana
16 December 2012
World Championships
Istanbul , Turkey
[ 46]
50m butterfly
27.69
h, so
Maxine Egner
Väsby Simsällskap
23 November 2022
Swedish Championships
Stockholm , Sweden
[ 47]
100m butterfly
1:03.49
h
Maxine Egner
Väsby Simsällskap
29 October 2022
YSTAD Grand Prix 2
Sweden
200m butterfly
100m individual medley
1:08.45
h
Maxine Egner
Väsby Simsällskap
9 October 2022
Polisen Head to Head
Sweden
200m individual medley
2:24.23
Maxine Egner
Väsby Simsällskap
23 October 2022
DM
Sweden
400m individual medley
4×50m freestyle relay
1:58.94
Botswana
March 2018
CANA Zone IV Championships
Malawi
4×100m freestyle relay
4:22.86
Botswana
March 2018
CANA Zone IV Championships
Malawi
4×200m freestyle relay
4×50m medley relay
2:17.44
Botswana
March 2018
CANA Zone IV Championships
Malawi
4×100m medley relay
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