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The Zimbabwean records in swimming are ratified by the Zimbabwe Aquatic Union (ZAU) for the fastest performances by Zimbabwean nationals in both long course (50 m) and short course (25 m) pools.

Records marked with a hash (#) are currently awaiting ratification by ZAU or have been obtained since the last version of the official lists. All records were achieved in finals unless otherwise specified.

Long course (50 m)

Men

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50 m freestyle	22.77	h	Peter Wetzlar	Zimbabwe	26 July 2019	World Championships	Gwangju, South Korea
100 m freestyle	50.31	h	Peter Wetzlar	Zimbabwe	27 July 2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan
200 m freestyle	1:51.85	h	Sean Gunn	Zimbabwe	11 April 2016	South African Championships	Durban, South Africa
400 m freestyle	4:07.40		Ivor Le Roux	-	1992	-	Luxembourg
800 m freestyle	8:41.73		Damon Lee	-	10 December 2012	KZN Championships	Durban, South Africa
1500 m freestyle	16:38.28		R Duncan	-	1980	-	Cape Town, South Africa
50 m backstroke	26.57	h	Denilson Cyprianos	Zimbabwe	11 March 2024	African Games	Accra, Ghana
100 m backstroke	56.32		Denilson Cyprianos	Zimbabwe	12 March 2024	African Games	Accra, Ghana
200 m backstroke	2:01.91	h	Denilson Cyprianos	Zimbabwe	31 July 2024	Olympic Games	Paris, France
50 m breaststroke	28.85	=, h	James Lawson	Zimbabwe	4 August 2015	World Championships	Kazan, Russia
50 m breaststroke	28.85	=, h	James Lawson	Zimbabwe	25 July 2017	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary
100 m breaststroke	1:03.11		James Lawson	Zimbabwe	6 September 2015	African Games	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
200 m breaststroke	2:20.33	h	Liam Davis	Zimbabwe	25 July 2019	World Championships	Gwangju, South Korea
50 m butterfly	24.46		Peter Wetzlar	Zimbabwe	22 August 2019	African Games	Casablanca, Morocco
100 m butterfly	54.89	h	Grant Beahan	Zimbabwe	31 July 2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy
200 m butterfly	2:06.37		Grant Beahan	Zimbabwe	14 May 2011	Charlotte UltraSwim	Charlotte, United States
200 m individual medley	2:10.14	h	James Lawson	Zimbabwe	7 November 2015	World Cup	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
400 m individual medley	4:37.31		Christopher Shaw	-	12 June 1998	Scottish Championships	Edinburgh, United Kingdom
4×50 m freestyle relay	1:35.72			Zimbabwe	December 2014	AUSC Region 5 Youth Games	Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
4×100 m freestyle relay	3:33.43		- Denilson Cyprianos (53.02) Benjamin Rorke (53.60) Bjorn Mhlanga (54.12) Joash McKonie (52.69)	Zimbabwe	12 March 2024	African Games	Accra, Ghana
4×200 m freestyle relay	7:59.00		Denilson Cyprianos (1:57.94) Joash McKonie (1:57.80) Benjamin Rorke (2:02.26) Bjorn Mhlanga (2:01.00)	Zimbabwe	11 March 2024	African Games	Accra, Ghana
4×50 m medley relay					-
4×100 m medley relay	3:53.80		Denilson Cyprianos (56.86) Liam Davis (1:07.15) Joash Saundell (56.60) Benjamin Rorke (53.19)	Zimbabwe	13 March 2024	African Games	Accra, Ghana

Women

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	26.19		Kirsty Coventry	Zimbabwe	18 July 2007	African Games	Algiers, Algeria
100m freestyle	55.73		Kirsty Coventry	-	16 July 2008	US Sectionals	Austin, United States
200m freestyle	1:57.04	AF	Kirsty Coventry	-	7 June 2008	Texas Senior Circuit	Austin, United States
400m freestyle	4:08.50		Kirsty Coventry	-	6 June 2008	Texas Senior Circuit	Austin, United States
800m freestyle	8:43.89		Kirsty Coventry	Zimbabwe	14 July 2007	African Games	Algiers, Algeria
1500m freestyle	17:31.88		Kirsten Lapham	Zimbabwe	10 September 2011	African Games	Maputo, Mozambique
50m backstroke	28.08	AF	Kirsty Coventry	Zimbabwe	13 June 2015	Mare Nostrum	Monte Carlo, Monaco
100m backstroke	58.77	sf, AF	Kirsty Coventry	Zimbabwe	11 August 2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China
200m backstroke	2:04.81	AF	Kirsty Coventry	Zimbabwe	1 August 2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy
50m breaststroke	33.59		Paige Van der Westhuizen	Zimbabwe	12 March 2024	African Games	Accra, Ghana
100m breaststroke	1:11.86		Kirsty Coventry	Zimbabwe	16 July 2007	African Games	Algiers, Algeria
200m breaststroke	2:37.77	h	Maxine Heard	Zimbabwe	30 July 2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy
50m butterfly	27.83		Heather Brand	Zimbabwe	29 July 2005	World Championships	Montreal, Canada
100m butterfly	1:00.61		Heather Brand	Zimbabwe	16 July 2007	African Games	Algiers, Algeria
200m butterfly	2:15.91	h	Heather Brand	Zimbabwe	28 March 2007	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia
200m individual medley	2:08.59	AF	Kirsty Coventry	Zimbabwe	13 August 2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China
400m individual medley	4:29.89	AF	Kirsty Coventry	Zimbabwe	9 August 2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China
4×50m freestyle relay	1:51.35			Zimbabwe	March 1994	-	Durban, South Africa
4×100m freestyle relay	3:53.55		Kirsty Coventry Tanya Gurr Mandy Leach Teresa Moody	Zimbabwe	13 September 1999	African Games	Johannesburg, South Africa
4×200m freestyle relay	8:35.74	h	Nicole Horn (2:08.17) Kirsten Lapham (2:08.66) Moira Fraser (2:10.80) Kimberley Eeson (2:08.11)	Zimbabwe	30 July 2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy
4×50m medley relay					-
4×100m medley relay	4:21.60			Zimbabwe	July 2007	African Games	Algiers, Algeria

Mixed relay

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
4×100m freestyle relay	3:42.05		Peter Wetzlar (52.89) Tarryn Rennie (1:00.53) Kirsty Coventry (57.91) Sean Gunn (50.72)	Zimbabwe	7 September 2015	African Games	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
4×100m medley relay	4:00.78		Kirsty Coventry (1:02.10) James Lawson (1:02.92) Tarryn Rennie (1:05.08) Sean Gunn (50.68)	Zimbabwe	10 September 2015	African Games	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo

Short course (25 m)

Men

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	22.91	h	Chad Idensohn	Zimbabwe	4 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar
100m freestyle	49.80	h	Grant Beahan	Zimbabwe	18 December 2010	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
200m freestyle	1:49.96	h	Grant Beahan	Zimbabwe	15 December 2010	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
400m freestyle	4:06.84		Denilson Cyprianos	-	November 2020	-	Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
800m freestyle	8:38.36		Damon Lee	-	August 2012	-	Perth, Australia
1500m freestyle	16:21.06		Damon Lee	-	August 2012	-	Perth, Australia
50m backstroke	26.09		Denilson Cyprianos	-	November 2020	-	Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
100m backstroke	54.78	h	Denilson Cyprianos	Zimbabwe	10 December 2024	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary
200m backstroke	1:58.02	h	Denilson Cyprianos	Zimbabwe	15 December 2024	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary
50m breaststroke	28.00	h	Timothy Ferris	Zimbabwe	18 December 2010	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
100m breaststroke	1:01.46		Liam O'Hara	-	August 2019	South African Championships	Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
200m breaststroke	2:13.54		Liam Davis	Plymouth Leander	December 2019	England Winter Championships	Sheffield, United Kingdom
50m butterfly	24.59		Joash McKonie	-	November 2020	-	Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
100m butterfly	54.53	h	Grant Beahan	Zimbabwe	15 December 2010	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
200m butterfly	1:59.79	h	Grant Beahan	Zimbabwe	19 December 2010	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
100m individual medley	57.47	h	Nicholas James	Zimbabwe	18 December 2010	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
200m individual medley	2:05.32		Glen Walshaw	-	15 December 1999	-	United States
400m individual medley	4:53.87		Damon Lee	-	July 2012	-	Perth, Australia
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	25.80	h	Moira Fraser	Zimbabwe	Aug 2009	South African Championships	Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
100m freestyle	54.93		Samantha Richter	North Shore Swimming	12 November 2010	State Insurance New Zealand Championships	Mount Maunganui, New Zealand
200m freestyle	1:58.44		Kirsty Coventry	-	18 March 2004	NCAA Division I Championships	College Station, United States
400m freestyle	4:12.80		Kirsty Coventry	Zimbabwe	13 November 2011	-	Lyon, France
800m freestyle	9:05.90		Kimberley Eeson	Zimbabwe	11 November 2005	World Cup	Durban, South Africa
1500m freestyle	19:52.54		N Bradshaw	-	January 2002	-	Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
50m backstroke	26.85	AR	Kirsty Coventry	Zimbabwe	13 April 2008	World Championships	Manchester, United Kingdom
100m backstroke	57.10	AR	Kirsty Coventry	Zimbabwe	10 April 2008	World Championships	Manchester, United Kingdom
200m backstroke	2:00.91	AR	Kirsty Coventry	Zimbabwe	11 April 2008	World Championships	Manchester, United Kingdom
50m breaststroke	34.44		S Welch	-	15 August 2010
100m breaststroke	1:11.02	h	Maxine Heard	Zimbabwe	August 2009	South African Championships	Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
200m breaststroke	2:35.40		Maxine Heard	Zimbabwe	August 2009	South African Championships	Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
50m butterfly	27.83	h	Heather Brand	Zimbabwe	10 April 2008	World Championships	Manchester, United Kingdom
100m butterfly	59.94	h	Heather Brand	Zimbabwe	12 April 2008	World Championships	Manchester, United Kingdom
200m butterfly	2:13.49	h	Heather Brand	Zimbabwe	9 April 2008	World Championships	Manchester, United Kingdom
100m individual medley	59.77	AR	Kirsty Coventry	Zimbabwe	11 April 2008	World Championships	Manchester, United Kingdom
200m individual medley	2:06.13	AR	Kirsty Coventry	Zimbabwe	12 April 2008	World Championships	Manchester, United Kingdom
400m individual medley	4:26.52	AR	Kirsty Coventry	Zimbabwe	9 April 2008	World Championships	Manchester, United Kingdom
4×50m freestyle relay
4×100m freestyle relay
4×200m freestyle relay
4×50m medley relay
4×100m medley relay

References

General

• Zimbabwean Long Course Records – Men & Mixed Relay 15 February 2022 updated
• Zimbabwean Long Course Records – Women 15 February 2022 updated
• Zimbabwean Short Course Records – Men 15 February 2022 updated
• Zimbabwean Short Course Records – Women 15 February 2022 updated

Specific

1. "Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 25 July 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
2. "Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). olympics.com. 27 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
3. "Men 200 LC Meter Freestyle Preliminaries". swimsalive.org.za. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
4. "Men's 50m Backstroke Heats Results" (PDF). accra2023ag.com. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
5. "Men's 100m Backstroke Final Results". accra2023ag.com. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
6. "Men's 200m Backstroke Heats Results" (PDF). olympics.com. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
7. "Men's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 4 August 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
8. "Men's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 25 July 2017. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
9. "Men's 100m Breaststroke Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
10. "Men's 200m Breaststroke Heats Results" (PDF). www.omegatiming.com. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
11. "2019 African Games Swimming Results Day 2" (PDF). Royal Moroccan Swimming Federation. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
12. "Men's 100m Butterfly Preliminary Results". Omega Timing. 31 July 2009. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
13. "Charlotte UltraSwim 2011 Day 3 Results". Swimming World Magazine. 14 May 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
14. "Men's 200m Individual Medley Heats Results". Omega Timing. 7 November 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
15. "Men's 4×100m Freestyle Relay Final Results" (PDF). results.accra2023ag.com. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
16. "Men's 4×200m Freestyle Final Results" (PDF). results.accra2023ag.com. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
17. "Men's 4×100m Medley Relay Final Results" (PDF). accra2023ag.com. 13 March 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
18. "Women, 50m Backstroke, Final, Open". swimrankings.net. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
19. "Women's 200m Backstroke Final Results". Omega Timing. 1 August 2009. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
20. "Women's 50m Breaststroke Final Results". accra2023ag.com. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
21. "Women's 200m Breaststroke Preliminary Results". Omega Timing. 30 July 2009. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
22. "Women's 50m Butterfly Heats Total Ranking". Omega Timing. 29 July 2005. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
23. "Women's 200m Butterfly Heats Total Ranking". Omega Timing. 28 March 2007. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
24. "Women's 4x 200m Freestyle Preliminary Results". Omega Timing. 30 July 2009. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
25. "4x100 m Freestyle - Mixed Final Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 7 September 2015. p. 17. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
26. "4x100 m Medley - Mixed Final Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 10 September 2015. p. 14. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
27. "Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Results". Omega Timing. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
28. "Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results". Omega Timing. 18 December 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
29. "Men's 200m Freestyle Heats Results". Omega Timing. 15 December 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
30. "Men's 50m Butterfly Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
31. "Men's 200m Backstroke Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
32. "Men's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 18 December 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
33. "Men's 100m Butterfly Heats Results". Omega Timing. 15 December 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
34. "Men's 200m Butterfly Heats Results". Omega Timing. 19 December 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
35. "Men's 100m IM Heats Results". Omega Timing. 18 December 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
36. "Women's 100m Freestyle Results". SwimmingNZ. 12 November 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
37. "Women, 400m Freestyle, Prelim, Open". swimrankings.net. 13 November 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
38. "Women's 50m Backstroke Finals Results". Omega Timing. 13 April 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
39. "Women's 100m Backstroke Finals Results". Omega Timing. 10 April 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
40. "Women's 200m Backstroke Finals Results". Omega Timing. 11 April 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
41. "Women's 50m Butterfly Heats Results". Omega Timing. 10 April 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
42. "Women's 100m Butterfly Heats Results". Omega Timing. 12 April 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
43. "Women's 200m Butterfly Heats Results". Omega Timing. 9 April 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
44. "Women's 100m Individual Medley Finals Results". Omega Timing. 11 April 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
45. "Women's 200m Individual Medley Finals Results". Omega Timing. 12 April 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
46. "Women's 400m Individual Medley Finals Results". Omega Timing. 9 April 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2017.

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