List of Ethiopian records in swimming

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

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Long Course (50 m)

Men

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50 m freestyle	26.65	h	Abdelmalik Muktar	Ethiopia	30 July 2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	[1]
100 m freestyle	1:01.36	h	Dawit Mengistu	Ethiopia	8 September 2015	All-Africa Games	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	[2]
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50 m backstroke	33.65	h	Asfaw Surafel	Ethiopia	11 March 2024	African Games	Accra, Ghana	[3]
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50 m breaststroke	34.88	h	Henok Lochaber	Ethiopia	21 August 2019	African Games	Casablanca, Morocco	[4]
100 m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke
50 m butterfly	29.40	h, †	Achala Gekabel	Ethiopia	26 July 2019	World Championships	Gwangju, South Korea	[5]
100 m butterfly	1:06.40	h	Achala Gekabel	Ethiopia	26 July 2019	World Championships	Gwangju, South Korea	[6]
200 m butterfly
200 m individual medley
400 m individual medley
4×100 m freestyle relay	4:22.53	h	Garkebo Bereket  (1:04.83) Haftu Betselote  (1:05.94) Gekabel Achala  (1:05.69) Asfaw Surafel  (1:06.07)	Ethiopia	12 March 2024	African Games	Accra, Ghana	[7]
4×200 m freestyle relay
4×100 m medley relay

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Ethiopian Swimming Federation; 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	31.87	h	Selo Alemayehu	Ethiopia	13 March 2024	African Games	Accra, Ghana	[8]
100 m freestyle	1:13.79	r	Selo Alemayehu	Ethiopia	12 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	42.14	h	Berhane Amare	Ethiopia	21 August 2019	African Games	Casablanca, Morocco	[10]
100 m breaststroke	1:34.46		Berhane Amare	Ethiopia	22 August 2019	African Games	Casablanca, Morocco	[11]
200 m breaststroke
50 m butterfly	33.97	h	Rahel Gebresilassie	Ethiopia	7 September 2015	African Games	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	[12]
100 m butterfly
200 m butterfly
200 m individual medley
400 m individual medley
4×100 m freestyle relay	5:18.96		Selo Alemayehu  (1:13.79) Aboye Feven  (1:23.71) Kuma Kidst  (1:23.03) Berhane Amare  (1:18.43)	Ethiopia	12 March 2024	African Games	Accra, Ghana	[13]
4×200 m freestyle relay
4×100 m medley relay

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Ethiopian Swimming Federation; 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	27.98	h	Achala Gekabel	Ethiopia	18 December 2021	World Championships	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	[14]
100 m freestyle	1:07.48	h	Tilahun Malede	Ethiopia	20 December 2021	World Championships	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	[15]
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke	31.99	h	Belete Fiseha Hailu	Ethiopia	17 December 2010	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
100m backstroke
200m backstroke
50m breaststroke	36.02	h	Abdelmalik Muktar	Ethiopia	15 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	[16]
100 m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke
50m butterfly	29.22	h	Achala Gekabel	Ethiopia	14 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	[17]
100m butterfly	1:06.82	h	Achala Gekabel	Ethiopia	12 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	[18]
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 Ethiopian Swimming Federation; 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	32.87	h	Yanet Seyoum	Ethiopia	18 December 2010	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
100 m freestyle
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke	37.77	h	Yanet Seyoum	Ethiopia	18 December 2010	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50 m breaststroke
100 m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke
50m butterfly	37.98	h	Lina Selo	Ethiopia	13 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	[19]
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 Ethiopian Swimming Federation; 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