List of Gambian records in swimming

The Gambian records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of swimmers from The Gambia, which are recognised and ratified by the Gambia Swimming & Aquatic Sports Association.

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Long Course (50 m)

Men


Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	26.93	h	Folarin Ogunsola	Gambia	2 August 2013	World Championships	Barcelona, Spain	^[1]
100m freestyle	1:04.09	h	Omar Darboe	Gambia	20 August 2022	African Championships	Tunis, Tunisia	^[2]
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50 m backstroke
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50m breaststroke	33.70	h, †	Omar Darboe	Gambia	21 August 2022	African Championships	Tunis, Tunisia	^[3]
100m breaststroke	1:14.50	h	Omar Darboe	Gambia	21 August 2022	African Championships	Tunis, Tunisia	^[4]
200 m breaststroke
50m butterfly	28.50	h	Folarin Ogunsola	Gambia	28 July 2013	World Championships	Barcelona, Spain	^[5]
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; so – swim-off; tt – time trial

Women


Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50 m freestyle	27.83	h	Aminata Barrow	The Gambia	2 August 2025	World Championships	Singapore, Singapore	^[6]^[7]
100 m freestyle
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50 m backstroke
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50 m breaststroke	34.58	h, †	Aminata Barrow	The Gambia	28 July 2024	Olympic Games	Paris, France	^[8]
100 m breaststroke	1:13.30		Aminata Barrow	-		-		^{[citation needed]}
200 m breaststroke	2:37.01	h	Aminata Barrow	The Gambia	27 July 2023	World Championships	Fukuoka, Japan	^[9]
50 m butterfly	30.85		Aminata Barrow	-	17 June 2021	Finnish Championships	Finland	^[10]
100 m butterfly	1:07.86		Aminata Barrow	-	18 June 2021	Finnish Championships	Finland	^[11]
200 m butterfly
200 m individual medley	2:25.67		Aminata Barrow	The Gambia	4 May 2024	Cana Championships	Luanda, Angola	^[12]
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; so – swim-off; tt – time trial

Short Course (25 m)

Men


Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	28.46	h	Pap D. Jonga	The Gambia	8 December 2016	World Championships	Windsor, Canada	^[13]
100 m freestyle	1:02.79	h	Ebrima Buaro	The Gambia	20 December 2021	World Championships	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	^[14]
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke
100m backstroke
200m backstroke
50m breaststroke	36.99	h	Jegan Jobe	The Gambia	10 December 2016	World Championships	Windsor, Canada	^[15]
100m breaststroke	1:26.02	h	Jegan Jobe	The Gambia	6 December 2016	World Championships	Windsor, Canada	^[16]
200 m breaststroke
50m butterfly	30.58	h	Pap D. Jonga	The Gambia	9 December 2016	World Championships	Windsor, Canada	^[17]
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; so – swim-off; tt – time trial

Women


Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	46.14	h	Sainabou Sam	The Gambia	15 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	^[18]
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; so – swim-off; tt – time trial

References

↑ "Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Result". Omega Timing. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
↑ "Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results". liveffn.com. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
↑ "Men's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results". 21 August 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
↑ "Men's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results". 21 August 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
↑ "Men's 50m Butterfly Heats Results". Omega Timing. 28 July 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
↑ "Women's 50m Freestyle Heats Results". World Aquatics. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
↑ "Women's 50m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
↑ "Aminata Barrow Profile". World Aquatics. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
↑ "Women's 200m Breaststroke Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
↑ "Aminata Barrow Profile". World Aquatics. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
↑ "Aminata Barrow Profile". World Aquatics. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
↑ "Aminata Barrow Profile". World Aquatics. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
↑ "Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Results". Omega Timing. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
↑ "Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
↑ "Men's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 10 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
↑ "Men's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 6 December 2016. Archived from the original on 4 April 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
↑ "Men's 50m Butterfly Heats Results". Omega Timing. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
↑ "Women's 50m Freestyle Heats Results". Omega Timing. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2020.

[1] "Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Result". Omega Timing. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2014.

[2] "Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results". liveffn.com. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.

[3] "Men's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results". 21 August 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.

[4] "Men's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results". 21 August 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.

[5] "Men's 50m Butterfly Heats Results". Omega Timing. 28 July 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2014.

[6] "Women's 50m Freestyle Heats Results". World Aquatics. Retrieved 3 October 2025.

[7] "Women's 50m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2025.

[8] "Aminata Barrow Profile". World Aquatics. Retrieved 3 October 2025.

[9] "Women's 200m Breaststroke Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.

[10] "Aminata Barrow Profile". World Aquatics. Retrieved 3 October 2025.

[11] "Aminata Barrow Profile". World Aquatics. Retrieved 3 October 2025.

[12] "Aminata Barrow Profile". World Aquatics. Retrieved 3 October 2025.

[13] "Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Results". Omega Timing. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.

[14] "Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2023.

[15] "Men's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 10 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.

[16] "Men's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 6 December 2016. Archived from the original on 4 April 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2016.

[17] "Men's 50m Butterfly Heats Results". Omega Timing. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.

[18] "Women's 50m Freestyle Heats Results". Omega Timing. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2020.

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