List of Namibian records in swimming

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This is a list of national swimming records for Namibia. These are the fastest times ever swum by a swimmer representing Namibia. These records are tracked/maintained by Namibia's national swimming federation: Namibia Swimming Federation (NASFED).

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Men

Event Time NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
50 m freestyle 22.67 Xander Skinner  Namibia 13 March 2024African Games Accra, Ghana [1]
100 m freestyle 49.97 Xander Skinner  Namibia 9 March 2024African Games Accra, Ghana [2]
200 m freestyle 1:52.11 hXander Skinner  Namibia 7 April 2022[a]South African Championships Port Elizabeth, South Africa
400 m freestyle 3:58.57 hOliver Durand  Namibia 19 August 2025World Junior Championships Otopeni, Romania [3]
800 m freestyle 8:25.48 Phillip Seidler  Namibia 6 April 2017South African Championships Durban, South Africa [4]
1500 m freestyle 16:07.86 Phillip Seidler  Namibia 23 April 2018South African Championships Durban, South Africa
50 m backstroke 26.54 Ronan Wantenaar  Namibia 11 March 2023Malaysia Open Championships Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
100 m backstroke 57.75 hRonan Wantenaar  Namibia 20 August 2019World Junior Championships Budapest, Hungary [5]
200 m backstroke 2:05.80 hLushano Lamprecht  Namibia 22 August 2014Youth Olympic Games Nanjing, China [6]
50 m breaststroke 26.85 hRonan Wantenaar  Namibia 29 July 2025World Championships Singapore, Singapore [7]
100 m breaststroke 1:00.53 Ronan Wantenaar World Aquatics 10 May 2025Giant Open Saint-Denis, France [8]
200 m breaststroke 2:15.27 Ronan Wantenaar World Aquatics 9 May 2025Giant Open Saint-Denis, France [9]
50 m butterfly 24.94 Xander Skinner Dolphins 21 June 2024[b]Bahamian Championships Nassau, The Bahamas
100 m butterfly 55.95 Oliver Durand Dolphins 5 April 2025Namibian Championships Windhoek, Namibia [10]
200 m butterfly 2:04.76 Oliver Durand  Namibia 2 May 2025African Junior Championships Cairo, Egypt [11]
200 m individual medley 2:02.81 hOliver Durand  Namibia 20 August 2025World Junior Championships Otopeni, Romania [12]
400 m individual medley 4:23.92 hOliver Durand  Namibia 23 August 2025World Junior Championships Otopeni, Romania [13]
4×50 m freestyle relay 1:37.70
 Namibia 10 December 2014 Region 5 Youth Games
4×100 m freestyle relay 3:29.79
 Namibia 12 March 2024 African Games Accra, Ghana [14]
4×200 m freestyle relay 8:05.60 h
 Namibia 28 August 2015[c] World Junior Championships Singapore, Singapore [15]
4×50 m medley relay 1:49.73
Aqua Swimming and Fitness Club 24 February 2022 Namibian Championships Windhoek, Namibia [16]
4×100 m medley relay 4:09.28
 Namibia 14 December 2016 -
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Namibian Swimming Union; 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 NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
50 m freestyle 26.76 hMonica Dahl MAR 26 July 1996Olympic Games Atlanta, United States
100 m freestyle 57.63 Monica Dahl MAR 1996-
200 m freestyle 2:09.58 Sonja Adelaar  Namibia 20 August 2014Youth Olympic Games Nanjing, China [17]
400 m freestyle 4:33.47 Anita Kruger MAR 1996-
800 m freestyle 9:25.14 Anita Kruger MAR 1996-
1500 m freestyle 18:15.03 Madison Bergh  Namibia 23 August 2025World Junior Championships Otopeni, Romania [18]
50 m backstroke 29.50 hJessica Humphrey  Namibia 22 August 2025World Junior Championships Otopeni, Romania [19]
100 m backstroke 1:03.36 hZanre Oberholzer  Namibia 29 July 2013World Championships Barcelona, Spain [20]
200 m backstroke 2:14.52 hZanre Oberholzer  Namibia 2 August 2013World Championships Barcelona, Spain [21]
50m breaststroke 32.69 Daniela Lindemeier  Namibia 8 September 2015African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [22]
100m breaststroke 1:11.31 Daniela Lindemeier  Namibia 9 September 2015African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [23]
200m breaststroke 2:33.42 hDaniela Lindemeier  Namibia 7 September 2015African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [24]
50 m butterfly 29.35 hReza Westerduin  Namibia 10 March 2024African Games Accra, Ghana [25]
100 m butterfly 1:04.26 Monica Dahl MAR 1994-
200 m butterfly 2:25.92 Dorothea Neumeister MAR 1981-
200m individual medley 2:22.54 hSonja Adelaar  Namibia 17 August 2014Youth Olympic Games Nanjing, China [26]
400 m individual medley 5:05.80 Dorothea Neumeister MAR 1981-
4×100 m freestyle relay 4:11.33 SWA C.C. Team 1980 -
4×200 m freestyle relay 9:08.62  Namibia 1992 -
4×100 m medley relay 4:32.98
 Namibia 13 March 2024 African Games Accra, Ghana [27]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Namibian Swimming Union; 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 1:50.14
 Namibia 23 May 2014 -
4×100 m freestyle relay 3:43.88
 Namibia 9 March 2024 African Games Accra, Ghana [28]
4×50 m medley relay 1:56.91
 Namibia 23 May 2014
4×100 m medley relay 4:13.50 h
 Namibia 10 March 2024 African Games Accra, Ghana [29]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Namibian Swimming Union; WR – World record; AF – African record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

Short course (25 m)

Men

Event Time NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
50 m freestyle 21.85 hXander Skinner  Namibia 16 December 2022World Championships Melbourne, Australia [30]
100 m freestyle 48.40 hXander Skinner  Namibia 20 December 2021World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [31]
200 m freestyle 1:47.66 hXander Skinner  Namibia 17 December 2021World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [32]
400 m freestyle 3:55.85 Oliver Durand  Namibia 8 July 2025Region 5 Games Swakopmund, Namibia [33]
800 m freestyle 8:10.69 Phillip Seidler Dolphins 6 November 2020NASU Long/Short Course Gala Windhoek, Namibia
1500 m freestyle 15:35.99 Phillip Seidler Dolphins 19 September 2019Namibian Championships Swakopmund, Namibia
50 m backstroke 25.76 Ronan Wantenaar Aqua 1 September 2021Republic of Tatarstan Gala
100 m backstroke 53.73 Oliver Durand  Namibia 5 July 2025Region 5 Games Swakopmund, Namibia [34]
200 m backstroke 1:57.92 Oliver Durand  Namibia 7 July 2025Region 5 Games Swakopmund, Namibia [35]
50 m breaststroke 27.45 hRonan Wantenaar  Namibia 17 December 2022World Championships Melbourne, Australia [36]
50 m breaststroke 26.15 h, #Ronan Wantenaar  Namibia 14 December 2024World Championships Budapest, Hungary [37]
100 m breaststroke 1:00.35 hRonan Wantenaar  Namibia 14 December 2022World Championships Melbourne, Australia [38]
100 m breaststroke 58.59 h, #Ronan Wantenaar  Namibia 11 December 2024World Championships Budapest, Hungary [39]
200 m breaststroke 2:13.17 Ronan Wantenaar  Namibia 23 December 2023Thailand Age Group Championships Samutprakan, Thailand [40]
50 m butterfly 24.82 hXander Skinner  Namibia 5 November 2022World Cup Indianapolis, United States [41]
100 m butterfly 53.31 Oliver Durand Dolphins 28 September 2025Namibian Championships Swakopmund, Namibia [42]
200 m butterfly 2:01.18 Oliver Durand  Namibia 6 July 2025Region 5 Games Swakopmund, Namibia [43]
100 m individual medley 55.92 Oliver Durand Dolphins 26 September 2025Namibian Championships Swakopmund, Namibia [44]
200 m individual medley 2:03.32 Ronan Wantenaar  Namibia 21 October 2022Thailand Championships Thailand
200 m individual medley 2:02.09 not ratifiedRonan Wantenaar  Namibia 21 December 2023Thailand Age Group Championships Samutprakan, Thailand [45]
200 m individual medley 1:59.26 h, #Oliver Durand  Namibia 10 December 2024World Championships Budapest, Hungary [46]
400 m individual medley 4:31.82 Oliver Durand Dolphins 28 September 2023NASFED Nationals Namibia
400 m individual medley 4:16.99 h, #Oliver Durand  Namibia 14 December 2024World Championships Budapest, Hungary [47]
4×50 m freestyle relay 1:39.10
Dolphins 17 June 2015 -
4×100 m freestyle relay 3:33.86 Namib Swim Academy 23 January 2015 -
4×200 m freestyle relay - - -
4×50 m medley relay 1:47.01 Namib Swim Academy 23 January 2015 -
4×100 m medley relay - -
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Namibian Swimming Union; 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 NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
50 m freestyle 26.82 hChristine Magdalene Briedenhann NSA 18 December 2010World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates [48]
100 m freestyle 57.58 hSonja Adelaar  Namibia 4 December 2014World Championships Doha, Qatar [49]
200 m freestyle 2:07.53 hJonay Briedenhann NSA 13 Apr 2008World Championships Manchester, United Kingdom [50]
400 m freestyle 4:36.07 hChristine Minders - 17 Oct 2009World Cup Durban, South Africa [51]
800 m freestyle - -
1500 m freestyle - - -
50 m backstroke 28.52 hJessica Humphery  Namibia 12 December 2024World Championships Budapest, Hungary [52]
100 m backstroke 1:00.75 Jessica Humphery  Namibia 6 July 2025Region 5 Games Swakopmund, Namibia [53]
200 m backstroke 2:10.95 hZanre Oberholzer  Namibia 5 December 2014World Championships Doha, Qatar [54]
50m breaststroke 33.18 hDaniela Lindemeier NSA 3 December 2014World Championships Doha, Qatar [55]
100m breaststroke 1:10.79 hDaniela Lindemeier NSA 5 December 2014World Championships Doha, Qatar [56]
200m breaststroke 2:34.33 hAntonia Roth  Namibia 7 December 2014World Championships Doha, Qatar [57]
50 m butterfly 28.28 Jessica Humphery  Namibia 5 July 2025Region 5 Games Swakopmund, Namibia [58]
100 m butterfly 1:04.56 Jessica Humphery  Namibia 7 July 2025Region 5 Games Swakopmund, Namibia [59]
200m butterfly - - -
100m individual medley 1:04.73 hSonja Adelaar  Namibia 4 December 2014World Championships Doha, Qatar [60]
200m individual medley 2:19.33 hSonja Adelaar  Namibia 6 December 2014World Championships Doha, Qatar [61]
400m individual medley 4:57.68 hAntonia Roth  Namibia 3 December 2014World Championships Doha, Qatar [62]
4×50m freestyle relay - -
4×100m freestyle relay - - -
4×200m freestyle relay - - -
4×50m medley relay - -
4×100m medley relay 4:20.81 h
 Namibia 7 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [63]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Namibian Swimming Union; 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 1:42.86
 Namibia 18 September 2009 -
4×50 m freestyle relay 1:39.68 h, #
 Namibia 13 December 2024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [64]
4×100 m freestyle relay 3:51.37
Dolphins 28 September 2023
4×50 m medley relay 1:46.63 h, #
 Namibia 11 December 2024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [65]
4×100 m medley relay 4:18.80
Dolphins 28 September 2023
4×100 m medley relay 3:54.78 h, #
 Namibia 14 December 2024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [66]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Namibian Swimming Union; WR – World record; AF – African record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

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