List of Zambian records in swimming

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The Zambian records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of swimmers from Zambia, which are recognised and ratified by the Zambia Amateur Swimming Union.

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Men

Event Time NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
50 m freestyle 23.42 hDamien Shamambo  Zambia 1 August 2025World Championships Singapore, Singapore [1]
100 m freestyle 52.62 Tom Donker  Zambia April 2016CANA Zone IV Championships Mauritius [2]
200 m freestyle 1:57.24 Tom Donker  Zambia April 2016CANA Zone IV Championships Mauritius [3]
400 m freestyle 4:09.69 hMulenga Cole  Zambia 19 August 2025World Junior Championships Otopeni, Romania [4]
800 m freestyle 8:33.55 Ralph Goveia - - [citation needed]
1500 m freestyle
50 m backstroke 27.40 Tom Donker  Zambia 21 April 2016CANA Zone IV Championships Mauritius [5]
100 m backstroke 58.66 Tom Donker  Zambia 16 February 2017CANA Zone IV Championships Bulawayo, Zimbabwe [6]
200 m backstroke 2:12.34 Tom Donker  Zambia April 2016CANA Zone IV Championships Mauritius [7]
50 m breaststroke 29.04 hZach Moyo  Zambia 29 July 2025World Championships Singapore, Singapore [8]
100 m breaststroke 1:06.03 hAlexandros Axiotis  Zambia 25 July 2014Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom [9]
200 m breaststroke 2:34.43 hAlexandros Axiotis  Zambia 1 August 2013World Championships Barcelona, Spain [10]
50m butterfly 24.49 sfRalph Goveia  Zambia 5 April 2018Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia [11]
100m butterfly 54.10 sfRalph Goveia  Zambia 8 April 2018Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia [12]
200m butterfly 2:02.36 '#'[a]Moisés Saldívar Guzmán Anv Puebla 21 February 2025Segunda Copa Internacional Veracruz, Mexico [citation needed]
200m individual medley 2:13.12 hRalph Goveia  Zambia 11 September 2015African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [13]
400m individual medley
4×100m freestyle relay 3:49.62 h
 Zambia 25 July 2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom [14]
4×200m freestyle relay
4×100m medley relay 4:12.10 h
 Zambia 29 July 2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom [15]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Zambia Amateur 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 26.27 Mia Phiri  Zambia 13 March 2024African Games Accra, Ghana [16]
100 m freestyle 58.47 hJade Howard  Zambia 10 August 2016Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [17]
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50 m backstroke 29.17 Mia Phiri  Zambia 11 March 2024African Games Accra, Ghana [18]
100 m backstroke 1:04.05 Mia Phiri  Zambia 12 March 2024African Games Accra, Ghana [19]
200 m backstroke 2:35.92 hMarlise Findlay  Zambia 9 December 2023African Junior Championships Saint Pierre, Mauritius [citation needed]
50 m breaststroke 32.05 sfTilka Paljk  Zambia 5 April 2018Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia [20]
100 m breaststroke 1:12.01 hTilka Paljk  Zambia 8 April 2018Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia [21]
200 m breaststroke 2:55.98 hTilka Paljk  Zambia 6 August 2015World Championships Kazan, Russia [22]
50 m butterfly 27.57 Mia Phiri  Zambia 10 March 2024African Games Accra, Ghana [23]
100 m butterfly 1:03.62 Mia Phiri East Carolina Aquatics 29 March 2024ISCA International Senior Cup St. Petersburg, United States [24]
200 m butterfly 3:06.91 Mia Phiri  Zambia 19 February 2017CANA Zone IV Championships Bulawayo, Zimbabwe [25]
200 m individual medley 2:39.91 Mia Phiri  Zambia 23 February 2020CANA Zone IV Championships Gaborone, Botswana [26]
400 m individual medley
4×100 m freestyle relay 4:18.18  Zambia 6 December 2023 African Junior Championships Mauritius, Mauritius [27]
4×200 m freestyle relay
4×100 m medley relay
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Zambia Amateur 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
4×100 m freestyle relay
4×100 m medley relay 4:27.78 h
 Zambia 22 August 2019 African Games Casablanca, Morocco [28]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Zambia Amateur 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 23.27 hRalph Goveia  Zambia 8 December 2016World Championships Windsor, Canada [29]
100 m freestyle 52.94 hMulenga Cole  Zambia 5 July 2025Region 5 Games Swakopmund, Namibia [30]
200 m freestyle 1:52.38 Mulenga Cole  Zambia 6 July 2025Region 5 Games Swakopmund, Namibia [31]
400 m freestyle 3:57.93 Mulenga Cole  Zambia 8 July 2025Region 5 Games Swakopmund, Namibia [32]
800 m freestyle 9:13.38 Naested Smit  Zambia 21 March 2018CANA Zone IV Championships Lilongwe, Malawi [33]
1500 m freestyle
50 m backstroke 27.60 hAlexandros Axiotis  Zambia 30 September 2014FINA World Cup Event 3 Hong Kong, Hong Kong [34]
100 m backstroke 59.79 hAlexandros Axiotis  Zambia 29 September 2014FINA World Cup Event 3 Hong Kong, Hong Kong [35]
200 m backstroke 2:11.30 hMulenga Cole  Zambia 7 July 2025Region 5 Games Swakopmund, Namibia [36]
50m breaststroke 28.02 hZach Moyo  Zambia 14 December 2024World Championships Budapest, Hungary [37]
100m breaststroke 1:02.15 hZach Moyo  Zambia 11 December 2024World Championships Budapest, Hungary [38]
200m breaststroke 2:27.41 Alexandros Axiotis  Zambia 19 October 2017CANA Zone III Championships Dar es Salaam, Tanzania [39]
50m butterfly 24.00 hRalph Goveia  Zambia 9 December 2016World Championships Windsor, Canada [40]
100m butterfly 53.63 hRalph Goveia  Zambia 7 December 2016World Championships Windsor, Canada [41]
200m butterfly 2:15.01 Naested Smit  Zambia 24 March 2018CANA Zone IV Championships Lilongwe, Malawi [42]
100m individual medley 57.15 hRalph Goveia  Zambia 8 December 2016World Championships Windsor, Canada [43]
200m individual medley 2:07.82 Mulenga Cole  Zambia 7 July 2025Region 5 Games Swakopmund, Namibia [44]
400m individual medley
4×50m freestyle relay 1:41.72
 Zambia 27 April 2014 CANA Zone III & IV Championships Kampala, Uganda [45]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:47.80
 Zambia 25 April 2014 CANA Zone III & IV Championships Kampala, Uganda [46]
4×200m freestyle relay
4×50m medley relay 1:51.92
 Zambia 21 March 2018 CANA Zone IV Championships Lilongwe, Malawi [47]
4×100m medley relay
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Zambia Amateur 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 26.15 hJade Howard  Zambia 11 December 2016World Championships Windsor, Canada [48]
100 m freestyle 57.50 hJade Howard  Zambia 7 December 2016World Championships Windsor, Canada [49]
200 m freestyle 2:11.95 Jade Phiri Co Manch Aq 22 June 2025Wigan Best Future Stars Summer Meet Wigan, United Kingdom [50]
400 m freestyle 4:41.58 Jade Phiri Co Manch Aq 21 June 2025Wigan Best Future Stars Summer Meet Wigan, United Kingdom [51]
800 m freestyle 10:16.43 Mia Phiri  Zambia 18 October 2017CANA Zone III Championships Dar es Salaam, Tanzania [52]
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke 29.79 hJade Howard  Zambia 9 December 2016World Championships Windsor, Canada [53]
100m backstroke 1:04.35 hJade Howard  Zambia 6 December 2016World Championships Windsor, Canada [54]
200m backstroke 2:26.50 Mia Phiri  Zambia 23 March 2018CANA Zone IV Championships Lilongwe, Malawi [55]
50m breaststroke 31.74 Tilka Paljk  Zambia 21 March 2018CANA Zone IV Championships Lilongwe, Malawi [56]
100m breaststroke 1:10.17 Tilka Paljk  Zambia 23 March 2018CANA Zone IV Championships Lilongwe, Malawi [57]
200m breaststroke 2:39.00 Tilka Paljk  Zambia 22 March 2018CANA Zone IV Championships Lilongwe, Malawi [58]
50 m butterfly 28.12 bJade Phiri Co Manch Aq 16 November 2024BUCS Championships Sheffield, United Kingdom [59]
100 m butterfly 1:03.19 hJade Phiri Co Manch Aq 1 November 2025SENW Regional Winter Championships Manchester, United Kingdom [60]
200 m butterfly 2:37.86 Mia Phiri  Zambia 19 October 2017CANA Zone III Championships Dar es Salaam, Tanzania [61]
100m individual medley 1:07.48 hEllen Lendra Hight  Zambia 10 April 2008World Championships Manchester, United Kingdom
200m individual medley 2:24.15 Tilka Paljk  Zambia 24 March 2018CANA Zone IV Championships Lilongwe, Malawi [62]
400m individual medley
4×50m freestyle relay 1:54.54
 Zambia 24 March 2018 CANA Zone IV Championships Lilongwe, Malawi [63]
4×100m freestyle relay 4:11.47
 Zambia 22 March 2018 CANA Zone IV Championships Lilongwe, Malawi [64]
4×200m freestyle relay
4×50m medley relay 2:04.42
 Zambia 21 March 2018 CANA Zone IV Championships Lilongwe, Malawi [65]
4×100m medley relay
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Zambia Amateur 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
4×50 m medley relay 1:50.01 h
 Zambia 8 December 2016 World Championships Windsor, Canada [66]
4×100 m medley relay 4:15.22
 Zambia 23 March 2018 CANA Zone IV Championships Lilongwe, Malawi [67]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Zambia Amateur Swimming Union; WR – World record; AF – African record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

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