List of Eritrean records in swimming

The Eritrean records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of swimmers from Eritrea, which are recognised and ratified by the Eritrean National Swimming Federation.

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Long Course (50 m)

Men


Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	23.92	h	Ghirmai Efrem	Eritrea	26 July 2019	World Championships	Gwangju, South Korea	^[1]
100m freestyle	54.46	h	Daniel Christian	Eritrea	21 August 2019	African Games	Casablanca, Morocco	^[2]
200 m freestyle	2:44.84	†	Solomon Beraki	Eritrea	21 August 2019	African Games	Casablanca, Morocco	^[3]
400 m freestyle	5:54.56	†	Solomon Beraki	Eritrea	21 August 2019	African Games	Casablanca, Morocco	^[4]
800 m freestyle	12:11.63		Solomon Beraki	Eritrea	21 August 2019	African Games	Casablanca, Morocco	^[5]
1500 m freestyle
50 m backstroke
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50m breaststroke
100m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke
50m butterfly	26.22	h	Ghirmai Efrem	Eritrea	22 August 2019	African Games	Casablanca, Morocco	^[6]
100m butterfly	1:00.77	h	Daniel Christian	Eritrea	26 July 2019	World Championships	Gwangju, South Korea	^[7]
200 m butterfly
200 m individual medley
400 m individual medley
4×100 m freestyle relay
4×200 m freestyle relay
4×100 m medley relay

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Gambia Swimming & Aquatic Sports 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; tt – time trial

Women


Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50 m freestyle	27.93	h	Christina Rach	Eritrea	13 March 2024	African Games	Accra, Ghana	^[8]
100 m freestyle	1:01.47	h	Christina Rach	Eritrea	9 March 2024	African Games	Accra, Ghana	^[9]
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50 m backstroke
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50 m breaststroke
100 m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke
50 m butterfly	40.98	h	Hearmela Melke	Eritrea	10 March 2024	African Games	Accra, Ghana	^[10]
100 m butterfly
200 m butterfly
200 m individual medley
400 m individual medley
4×100 m freestyle relay
4×200 m freestyle relay
4×100 m medley relay

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Gambia Swimming & Aquatic Sports 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; tt – time trial

Short Course (25 m)

Men


Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle
100 m freestyle
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke
100m backstroke
200m backstroke
50m breaststroke
100m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke
50m butterfly
100 m butterfly
200 m butterfly
100 m individual medley
200 m individual medley
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

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Gambia Swimming & Aquatic Sports 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; tt – time trial

Women


Event	Time	Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50 m freestyle	28.17	Christina Rach	Eritrea	25 November 2023	Africa Aquatics Zone III Championships	Kigali, Rwanda	^{[citation needed]}
100 m freestyle
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50 m breaststroke
100 m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke
50 m butterfly
100 m butterfly
200 m butterfly
100 m individual medley
200 m individual medley
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

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Gambia Swimming & Aquatic Sports 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; tt – time trial

References

^ "Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
^ "2019 African Games Swimming Results All Day" (PDF). FRMN. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
^ "2019 African Games Swimming Results All Day" (PDF). FRMN. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
^ "2019 African Games Swimming Results All Day" (PDF). FRMN. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
^ "2019 African Games Swimming Results All Day" (PDF). FRMN. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
^ "2019 African Games – Swimming Day 2 Results" (PDF). Royal Moroccan Swimming Federation. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
^ "Men's 100m Butterfly Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
^ "Women's 50m Freestyle Heats Results Summary" (PDF). results.accra2023ag.com. 13 March 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
^ "Women's 100m Freestyle Heats Results Summary" (PDF). results.accra2023ag.com. 9 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
^ "Women's 50m Butterfly Heats Results Summary" (PDF). results.accra2023ag.com. 10 March 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2024.

[1] "Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2021.

[2] "2019 African Games Swimming Results All Day" (PDF). FRMN. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2020.

[3] "2019 African Games Swimming Results All Day" (PDF). FRMN. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2024.

[4] "2019 African Games Swimming Results All Day" (PDF). FRMN. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2024.

[5] "2019 African Games Swimming Results All Day" (PDF). FRMN. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2024.

[6] "2019 African Games – Swimming Day 2 Results" (PDF). Royal Moroccan Swimming Federation. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2024.

[7] "Men's 100m Butterfly Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2022.

[8] "Women's 50m Freestyle Heats Results Summary" (PDF). results.accra2023ag.com. 13 March 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.

[9] "Women's 100m Freestyle Heats Results Summary" (PDF). results.accra2023ag.com. 9 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.

[10] "Women's 50m Butterfly Heats Results Summary" (PDF). results.accra2023ag.com. 10 March 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2024.

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