List of Botswana records in swimming

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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

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Event Time NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
50 m freestyle 23.98 hJames Freeman Tuks 15 December 2019Swim Cup Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands [1]
100 m freestyle 51.31 hJames Freeman Minnesota Golden Gophers 14 July 2022Speedo Championship Series Minneapolis, United States [2]
200 m freestyle 1:50.63 hJames Freeman  Botswana 30 July 2022Commonwealth Games Birmingham, Great Britain [3]
400 m freestyle 3:53.18 James Freeman AGC-tshwane 11 April 2019South African Championships Durban, South Africa
800 m freestyle 8:07.67 James Freeman AGC-tshwane 12 April 2019South African Championships Durban, South Africa
1500 m freestyle 15:38.28 James Freeman Tuks 23 March 2019SA National JNR Age Group Champs Durban, South Africa
50 m backstroke 26.88 hDavid van der Colff  Botswana 8 August 2015World Championships Kazan, Russia [4]
100 m backstroke 57.74 David van der Colff Northern Tigers Swimming 12 April 2016South African Championships Durban, South Africa [5]
200 m backstroke 2:07.15 sfDavid van der Colff Northern Tigers Swimming 14 April 2016South African Championships Durban, South Africa [6]
50 m breaststroke 27.87 hAdrian Robinson  Botswana 26 July 2026Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom [7]
100 m breaststroke 1:01.65 hAdrian Robinson  Botswana 24 July 2026Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom [8]
200 m breaststroke 2:23.81 Khalil Sethi Phoenix Swimming 20 March 2026SA National Youth Championships Port Elizabeth, South Africa [9]
50 m butterfly 25.50 James Freeman AGC-tshwane 9 April 2018South African Championships Durban, South Africa
100 m butterfly 56.24 bJames Freeman Tuks 15 December 2019Swim Cup Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands [10]
200 m butterfly 2:10.52 hJames Freeman  Botswana 22 July 2017Commonwealth Youth Games Nassau, Bahamas [11]
200 m individual medley 2:10.82 hJames Freeman  Botswana 22 July 2017Commonwealth Youth Games Nassau, Bahamas [12]
400 m individual medley 4:36.91 hJames Freeman  Botswana 20 July 2017Commonwealth Youth Games Nassau, 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 4:06.01 h
  • Ntsika Mothibatsela
     (1:05.23)
  • Khalil Sethi
     (1:09.04)
  • Gaamangwe Keitsile
     (1:00.26)
  • Ray Khonat
     (51.48)
  Botswana 24 August 2025 World Junior Championships Otopeni, Romania [15]
Close
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Botswana Swimming Sport Association; 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; so – swim-off; tt – time trial

Women

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Event Time NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
50m freestyle 26.07 hNaomi Ruele  Botswana 20 March 2016NCCA Division I Championships Atlanta, United States [16]
100m freestyle 57.37 Maxine Egner Väsby Simsällskap 25 September 2022Swedish Swim Games Upplands Väsby, Sweden [17]
200m freestyle 2:07.62 Maxine Egner Väsby Simsällskap 23 September 2022Swedish Swim Games Upplands Väsby, Sweden [18]
400m freestyle 4:37.51 hMaxine Egner  Botswana 3 April 2022Bergen Swim Festival Bergen, Norway [19]
800m freestyle 10:01.28 Maxine Egner Väsby Simsällskap 13 May 2022Distriktstandvården Neptuniaden Stockholm, Sweden [20]
1500m freestyle 20:36.85 Amaru Ditlhogo - [citation needed]
50m backstroke 29.17 sfNaomi Ruele  Botswana 9 April 2018Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia [21]
100m backstroke 1:02.58 hNaomi Ruele  Botswana 6 April 2018Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia [22]
200m backstroke 2:33.94 hNaya Hughes  Botswana 31 October 2020CANA Zone V Virtual Age Group Championships Gaborone, Botswana [citation needed]
50m breaststroke 34.36 hChang Yun-Suh  Botswana 19 August 2025World Junior Championships Otopeni, Romania [23]
100m breaststroke 1:20.53 hBonita Imsirovic  Botswana 9 September 2015African Games Brazzaville, Congo [24]
200m breaststroke 2:51.41 hBonita Imsirovic  Botswana 7 September 2015African Games Brazzaville, Congo [25]
50m butterfly 28.45 hMaxine Egner  Botswana 10 March 2024African Games Accra, Ghana [26]
100m butterfly 1:05.75 Maxine Egner Darrell Morton's School Of Swimming Gators 23 March 2023Botswana 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 2022TYR Invite Täby Sim Stockholm, Sweden [27]
400m individual medley 5:54.46 Maxine Egner Darrell Morton's School Of Swimming Gators 4 April 2019DMSS Gators Swim Gala Gaborone, Botswana
4×100m freestyle relay 4:19.09
  • Caitlin Loo
  • Tselane Matthews
  • Bupe Ruele
  • Maxine Egner
  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
Close
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Botswana Swimming Sport Association; 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; so – swim-off; tt – time trial

Mixed relay

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Event Time NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
4×100 m freestyle relay 3:54.15 h
  • Maxine Egner
     (58.44)
  • Kyra Harry
     (1:04.62)
  • Andile Bekker
     (54.78)
  • Adrian Robinson
     (56.31)
  Botswana 9 March 2024 African Games Accra, Ghana [28]
4×100 m medley relay 4:15.65 h
 Botswana 22 August 2019 African Games Casablanca, Morocco [29]
Close
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Botswana Swimming Sport Association; 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; so – swim-off; tt – time trial

Short Course (25 m)

Men

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Event Time NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
50 m freestyle 22.95 James Freeman Tuks Aquatics Club 27 October 2020South African Championships Pietermaritzburg, South Africa [30]
100 m freestyle 50.61 Rayhan Khonat  Botswana 5 July 2025Region 5 Games Swakopmund, Namibia [31]
100 m freestyle 50.36 '#'Rayhan Khonat Seals Asc 25 September 2025South African Championships Pietermaritzburg, South Africa [citation needed]
200 m freestyle 1:50.75 Rayhan Khonat  Botswana 6 July 2025Region 5 Games Swakopmund, Namibia [32]
200 m freestyle 1:49.93 '#'Rayhan Khonat Seals Asc 26 September 2025South African Championships Pietermaritzburg, South Africa [citation needed]
400 m freestyle 3:57.81 Rayhan Khonat  Botswana 8 July 2025Region 5 Games Swakopmund, Namibia [33]
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50 m backstroke 25.99 hDavid Van der Colff  Botswana 5 December 2014World Championships Doha, Qatar [34]
100 m backstroke 55.37 hDavid Van der Colff  Botswana 3 December 2014World Championships Doha, Qatar [35]
200 m backstroke 2:07.90 David van der Colff Tuks Aquatics Club 10 August 2014South African Championships Durban, South Africa [36]
50 m breaststroke 27.52 hAdrian Robinson  Botswana 14 December 2024World Championships Budapest, Hungary [37]
100 m breaststroke 1:00.68 hAdrian Robinson  Botswana 11 December 2024World Championships Budapest, Hungary [38]
200 m breaststroke 2:23.11 hAdrian Robinson Aqua Development 8 November 2024Hungarian Championships Kaposvár, Hungary [39]
200 m breaststroke 2:17.64 h, #Mmusi Matthews  Botswana 8 July 2025AUSC Region 5 Games Swakopmund, Namibia [citation needed]
50 m butterfly 24.99 James Freeman Tuks Aquatics Club 26 October 2020South African Championships Pietermaritzburg, South Africa [30]
100 m butterfly 56.08 James Freeman Tuks 17 June 2019Tuks Open Johannesburg, South Africa
200 m butterfly
100 m individual medley 59.33 hDavid Van der Colff  Botswana 6 December 2014World Championships Doha, Qatar [40]
200 m individual medley 2:06.93 Rayhan Khonat  Botswana 7 July 2025Region 5 Games Swakopmund, Namibia [41]
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
Close
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Botswana Swimming Sport Association; 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; so – swim-off; tt – time trial

Women

More information Event, Time ...
Event Time NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
50 m freestyle 25.42 hNaomi Ruele  Botswana 11 December 2016World Championships Windsor, Canada [42]
100 m freestyle 56.23 hMaxine Egner Väsby Simsällskap 27 November 2022Swedish Championships Stockholm, Sweden [43]
200 m freestyle 2:04.16 Maxine Egner Väsby Simsällskap 25 November 2022Swedish Championships Stockholm, Sweden [44]
400 m freestyle 4:28.14 hMaxine Egner Väsby Simsällskap 25 November 2021Swedish Championships Stockholm, Sweden [45]
800 m freestyle 9:29.49 Maxine Egner Väsby Simsällskap 23 October 2021DM Sweden
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke 27.94 hNaomi Ruele  Botswana 9 December 2016World Championships Windsor, Canada [46]
100m backstroke 1:07.59 hNaomi Ruele  Botswana 12 December 2012World Championships Istanbul, Turkey [47]
200m backstroke
50m breaststroke 33.49 Chang Yun-Suh  Botswana 6 July 2025Region 5 Games Swakopmund, Namibia [48]
100m breaststroke 1:14.33 Chang Yun-Suh  Botswana 5 September 2025African Zone IV Championships Manzini, Eswatini [49]
200m breaststroke 2:49.89 Chang Yun-Suh  Botswana 7 July 2025Region 5 Games Swakopmund, Namibia [50]
50m butterfly 27.69 h, soMaxine Egner Väsby Simsällskap 23 November 2022Swedish Championships Stockholm, Sweden [51]
100m butterfly 1:03.49 hMaxine Egner Väsby Simsällskap 29 October 2022YSTAD Grand Prix 2 Sweden
200m butterfly
100m individual medley 1:08.45 hMaxine Egner Väsby Simsällskap 9 October 2022Polisen Head to Head Sweden
200m individual medley 2:24.23 Maxine Egner Väsby Simsällskap 23 October 2022DM 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
Close
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Botswana Swimming Sport Association; 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; so – swim-off; tt – time trial

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