List of Kenyan records in swimming

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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):

Men

Event Time NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
50 m freestyle 21.89 sfDavid Dunford  Kenya 31 July 2009World Championships Rome, Italy [1]
100 m freestyle 48.73 Jason Dunford  Kenya 9 July 2009World University Games Belgrade, Serbia [1]
200 m freestyle 1:50.30 Jason Dunford  Kenya 13 July 2007African Games Algiers, Algeria [1]
400 m freestyle 4:04.39 Ridhwan Mohamed University of Bath SC 8 June 202438. Medjunarodno Plivacko Natjecanje "Zlatni Medvjed" Zagreb, Croatia [3]
800 m freestyle 8:39.64 Ivan Hart Millfield 17 June 2022Team Bath AS and Millfield L1 Street, United Kingdom [4]
1500 m freestyle 16:38.29 Ivan Hart Millfield 22 July 2023British Summer Championships 2 Sheffield, United Kingdom [5]
50m backstroke 26.19 Jason Dunford  Kenya 6 September 2011African Games Maputo, Mozambique [1]
100m backstroke 57.57 Jason Dunford  Kenya 18 July 2007African Games Algiers, Algeria [1]
200m backstroke 2:06.48 David Dunford  Kenya 13 September 2006African Championships Dakar, Senegal [1]
50m breaststroke 29.32 hHaniel Kudwoli  Kenya 12 April 2025South African Championships Port Elizabeth, South Africa [6]
100m breaststroke 1:04.92 hHaniel Kudwoli  Kenya 27 July 2025World Championships Singapore, Singapore [7]
200m breaststroke 2:22.42 Micah Jai Fernandes Northern Tigers Swimming 12 April 2014South African Championships Durban, South Africa [8]
50m butterfly 23.04 Jason Dunford  Kenya 27 July 2009World Championships Rome, Italy [1]
100m butterfly 50.78 sfJason Dunford  Kenya 37 July 2009World Championships Rome, Italy [1]
200m butterfly 2:02.52 Jason Dunford  Kenya 7 September 2011African Games Maputo, Mozambique [1]
200m individual medley 2:14.55[a] Kimani Maina  Kenya 11 September 2015African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [9]
400m individual medley 4:53.34 Kamal Shah  Kenya 13 September 1998Commonwealth 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		 1:52.85
  • Igbaal Bayusuf
  • Neo Olengo
  • Johari Masinde
  • Swaleh Talib
  Kenya 16 October 2025 Africa Aquatics Zone III Championships Nairobi, Kenya [12]
4×100m
 medley relay		 3:53.55
 Kenya 10 September 2011 African Games Maputo, Mozambique [1][13]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Kenya Swimming Federation; AF – African record; CR – Commonwealth 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 NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
50m freestyle 25.82 hMaria Brunlehner  Kenya 3 August 2024Olympic Games Paris, France [14]
100m freestyle 57.09 Maria Brunlehner SG Stadtwerke München 17 June 2017German Championships Berlin, Germany [citation needed]
200m freestyle 2:04.81 Rebecca Kamau City of Birmingham 28 August 2015British Championships Sheffield, United Kingdom [15]
400m freestyle 4:28.56 hRebecca Kamau City of Birmingham 30 January 2016Burns Open Meet Sheffield, United Kingdom [16]
800m freestyle 9:17.64 Maria Brunlehner SG Stadtwerke München 23 January 2016Brandenburgischer Adler Pokal Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany
1500m freestyle 19:00.00 Angel Samoei Tuks Aquatics Club 21 March 2023SA National Junior Age Group C Pretoria, South Africa [17]
50m backstroke 30.05 Sylvia Brunlehner SG Stadtwerke München 21 April 2017Graz Trophy Graz, Austria [18]
100m backstroke 1:04.84 hSylvia Brunlehner SG Stadtwerke München 16 June 2017German Championships Berlin, Germany [citation needed]
200m backstroke 2:24.45 hTalisa Lanoe  Kenya 7 August 2015World Championships Kazan, Russia [19]
50m breaststroke 30.73 Achieng Ajulu-Bushell  Kenya 8 December 2009Gymnasiade Doha, Qatar [20]
100m breaststroke 1:08.51 Achieng Ajulu-Bushell Plymouth Lea 2 April 2010British Championships Sheffield, United Kingdom [21]
200m breaststroke 2:29.65 Rebecca Kamau City of Birmingham 27 July 2016British Championships Sheffield, United Kingdom [22]
50m butterfly 27.72 Emily Muteti - 15 June 2017Neo Garden 13th SNSC Singapore, Singapore [citation needed]
100m butterfly 1:01.06 Emily Muteti - 17 June 2017Neo Garden 13th SNSC Singapore, Singapore [citation needed]
200m butterfly 2:21.74 Emily Muteti - 18 June 2017Neo Garden 13th SNSC Singapore, Singapore [citation needed]
200m individual medley 2:18.60 Rebecca Kamau City of Birmingham 16 April 2015British Championships London, United Kingdom [15]
400m individual medley 5:01.55 Rebecca Kamau City of Birmingham 23 May 2015City of Sheffield Swim Club No Frills Meet Sheffield, United Kingdom [15]
4×50m
 freestyle relay		 1:54.37
  • Macrine Kalombo
  • Victoria Okumu
  • Audrey Chebet Langat
  • Duini Caffini
  Kenya 19 October 2025 Africa Aquatics Zone III Championships Nairobi, Kenya [23]
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 African Games Casablanca, Morocco [24]
4×200m
 freestyle relay		 9:39.61
 Kenya 8 December 2023 African Junior Championships Saint Pierre, Mauritius [25]
4×50m
 medley relay		 2:10.14
  • Audrey Chebet Langat
  • Duini Caffini
  • Victoria Okumu
  • Macrine Kalombo
  Kenya 16 October 2025 Africa Aquatics Zone III Championships Nairobi, Kenya [26]
4×100m
 medley relay		 4:34.66 h
 Kenya 1 August 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy [1]
4×100m
 medley relay		 4:21.72 disqualified
 Kenya 24 August 2019 African Games Casablanca, Morocco [27]
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 NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
4×50 m freestyle relay 1:46.40
  • Swaleh Talib
  • Johari Masinde
  • Duini Caffini
  • Macrine Kalombo
  Kenya 17 October 2025 Africa Aquatics Zone III Championships Nairobi, Kenya [28]
4×100 m freestyle relay 3:42.28 h
 Kenya 17 February 2024 World Championships Doha, Qatar [29]
4×200 m freestyle relay 10:57.12
  • Elliana Maina
  • Harith Muses
  • Nalwoga Mutinda
  • Abdulkadir Abdulkadir
 Mombasa Aquatics 16 February 2025 Kenyan Championships Nairobi, Kenya [citation needed]
4×50 m medley relay 1:59.10
  • Audrey Chebet Langat
  • Neo Olengo
  • Victor Oketch
  • Duini Caffini
  Kenya 17 October 2025 Africa Aquatics Zone III Championships Nairobi, Kenya [30]
4×100 m medley relay 4:07.72 h
 Kenya 30 July 2025 World Championships Singapore, Singapore [31]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Kenya Swimming Federation; WR – World record; AF – African record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

Short Course (25m)

Men

Event Time NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
50m freestyle 21.78 Jason Dunford  Kenya 8 October 2011World Cup Dubai, United Arab Emirates
100m freestyle 47.23 sfDavid Dunford  Kenya 18 December 2010World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates [2][32]
200m freestyle 1:51.08 Ridhwan Mohamed Bath University 17 November 2023BUCS Championships Sheffield, United Kingdom [33]
400m freestyle 3:58.78 Ridhwan Mohamed Bath University 19 November 2023BUCS Championships Sheffield, United Kingdom [34]
800m freestyle 8:22.39 Ridhwan Mohamed Bath University 18 November 2023BUCS Championships Sheffield, United Kingdom [35]
1500m freestyle 15:50.43 Ivan Hart Millfield 2 December 2022Swim England National Winter Championships Sheffield, United Kingdom [36]
50m backstroke 25.36 Stephen Ndegwa Bandari Swim Club 6 December 2025Kenyan Championships Mombasa, Kenya [37]
100m backstroke 57.21 hDavid Dunford  Kenya 5 April 2006World Championships Shanghai, China [2]
200m backstroke 2:04.98 Hamdan Iqbal Bayusuf - 8 December 2013ASA SWR Championships Millfield, United Kingdom [citation needed]
50m breaststroke 28.27 hHaniel Kudwoli  Kenya 14 December 2024World Championships Budapest, Hungary [38]
100m breaststroke 1:02.49 hHaniel Kudwoli  Kenya 11 December 2024World Championships Budapest, Hungary [39]
200m breaststroke 2:18.97 Micah Fernandes Tuks Aquatics Club 7 August 2014South African Championships Durban, South Africa [citation needed]
50m butterfly 22.80 hJason Dunford  Kenya 17 December 2010World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates [2][40]
100m butterfly 50.38 hJason Dunford  Kenya 15 December 2010World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates [2][41]
200m butterfly 2:02.47 hJason Dunford  Kenya 9 April 2006World Championships Shanghai, China [2]
100m individual medley 55.55 hJason Dunford  Kenya 15 December 2012World Championships Istanbul, Turkey [42]
200m individual medley 2:10.70 Steven Kimani Maina Olympian 17 December 2016JP Fiset Invitational Edmonton, Canada
400m individual medley 4:44.89 Ivan Hart Millfield 4 November 2022South West Winter Championships Street, United Kingdom [43]
4×50m
 freestyle relay		 1:36.99
 Kenya 20 October 2017 CANA Zone III Championships Dar es Salaam, Tanzania [44]
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 NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
50m freestyle 25.35 Sara Mose AZS AWF Warszawa 18 December 2025Polish Championships Szczecin, Poland [45]
100m freestyle 55.40 rSara Mose AZS AWF Warszawa 19 December 2025Polish Championships Szczecin, Poland [46]
200m freestyle 2:02.34 Rebecca Kamau City of Birmingham 20 December 2015ASA Winter Meet Sheffield, United Kingdom [15]
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 2016CASA Age Group 10 years & over Mombasa, Kenya
1500m freestyle 17:56.82 Emily Muteti Mombasa AC 30 October 2016Kenya Age Group And Open Championships Mombasa, Kenya
50m backstroke 28.96 rhImara-Bella Thorpe  Kenya 11 December 2024World Championships Budapest, Hungary [47]
100m backstroke 1:03.64 hSylvia Brunlehner SG Stadtwerke München 4 February 2017Deutscher Mannschaftswettbewerb Schwimmen (DMS) Essen, Germany
200m backstroke 2:19.55 hTalisa Lanoe  Kenya 5 December 2014World Championships Doha, Qatar [48]
50m breaststroke 30.11 Achieng Ajulu-Bushell  Kenya 6 August 2009British Grand Prix Leeds, United Kingdom
100m breaststroke 1:06.14 Achieng Ajulu-Bushell  Kenya 8 August 2009British Grand Prix Leeds, United Kingdom
200m breaststroke 2:26.72 Rebecca Kamau NASA Wildcat Aquatics 27 July 2016British Summer Championship Sheffield, United Kingdom
50m butterfly 27.54 hImara-Bella Thorpe  Kenya 10 December 2024World Championships Budapest, Hungary [49]
100m butterfly 1:01.99 hImara-Bella Thorpe  Kenya 13 December 2024World Championships Budapest, Hungary [50]
200m butterfly 2:19.67 Emily Muteti Mombasa Aquatics 29 May 2016CASA Interclubs Invitational 2 Mombasa, Kenya [citation needed]
100m individual medley 1:01.83 Achieng Ajulu-Bushell Plymouth Lea 13 February 2010Devon County Champs Tiverton, United Kingdom [citation needed]
200m individual medley 2:14.81 Rebecca Kamau City of Birmingham 17 December 2015ASA Winter Meet Sheffield, United Kingdom [15]
400m individual medley 4:44.18 Rebecca Kamau City of Birmingham 20 December 2015ASA Winter Meet Sheffield, United Kingdom [15]
4×50m
 freestyle relay		 1:55.23
  • Victoria Okumu
  • Saniyah Omoro
  • Nina Irangi
  • Maria Bianchi
  Kenya 24 November 2024 CANA Zone III Championships Bujumbura, Burundi [citation needed]
4×100m
 freestyle relay		 4:19.09
 Kenya 19 October 2017 CANA Zone III Championships Dar es Salaam, Tanzania [44]
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 NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
4×50 m freestyle relay 1:37.53 h
  • Haniel Kudwoli
     (23.70)
  • Sara Mose
     (25.16)
  • Imara Bella Thorpe
     (25.53)
  • Stephen Nyoike
     (23.14)
  Kenya 13 December 2024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [51]
4×100 m 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 [52]
4×50 m medley relay 1:47.53 h
  • Imara Bella Thorpe
     (28.96)
  • Haniel Kudwoli
     (28.77)
  • Stephen Nyokie
     (27.77)
  • Sara Mose
     (24.96)
  Kenya 11 December 2024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [53]
4×100 m medley relay 3:59.54 h
  • Imara-Bella Thorpe
     (1:03.55)
  • Haniel Kudwoli
     (1:02.34)
  • Stephen Nyokie
     (57.41)
  • Sara Mose
     (56.24)
  Kenya 14 December 2024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [54]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Kenya Swimming Federation;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

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