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	1:04.48	h	Ebrima Buaro	Gambia	21 August 2019	African Games	Casablanca, Morocco	[2]
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50 m backstroke
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50m breaststroke	36.14	h	Omar Darboe	Gambia	11 September 2018	African Championships	Algiers, Algeria	[3]
100m breaststroke	1:20.23	h	Jegan Jobe	Gambia	10 September 2018	African Championships	Algiers, Algeria	[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; tt – time trial

Women

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50 m freestyle
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
100 m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke
50 m butterfly
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	28.46	h	Pap D. Jonga	The Gambia	8 December 2016	World Championships	Windsor, Canada	[6]
100 m freestyle
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	[7]
100m breaststroke	1:26.02	h	Jegan Jobe	The Gambia	6 December 2016	World Championships	Windsor, Canada	[8]
200 m breaststroke
50m butterfly	30.58	h	Pap D. Jonga	The Gambia	9 December 2016	World Championships	Windsor, Canada	[9]
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
50m freestyle	46.14	h	Sainabou Sam	The Gambia	15 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	[10]
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

1. "Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Result". Omega Timing. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
2. "2019 African Games Swimming Results All Day" (PDF). FRMN. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
3. "Men's 50m Breaststroke Results". 13canalger2018.com. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
4. "Men's 100m Breastroke Heats Results". 13canalger2018.com. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
5. "Men's 50m Butterfly Heats Results". Omega Timing. 28 July 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
6. "Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Results". Omega Timing. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
7. "Men's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 10 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
8. "Men's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
9. "Men's 50m Butterfly Heats Results". Omega Timing. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
10. "Women's 50m Freestyle Heats Results". Omega Timing. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2020.