List of Ugandan records in swimming

The Ugandan records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of swimmers from Uganda, which are recognised and ratified by the Uganda Swimming Federation (USF).

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Long Course (50 m)

Men

EventTimeNameClubDateMeetLocationRef
50m freestyle 23.79hTendo Mukalazi  Uganda13 March 2024African Games Accra, Ghana[1]
100m freestyle 52.56hTendo Mukalazi  Uganda26 July 2023World Championships Fukuoka, Japan[2][3]
200m freestyle 2:01.19hAtuhaire Ambala  Uganda22 August 2019African Games Casablanca, Morocco[4]
400m freestyle 4:27.45hAtuhaire Ambala  Uganda21 July 2017Commonwealth Youth Games Nassau, The Bahamas[5]
800m freestyle 9:31.68Heer Usadadiya  Uganda7 December 2023African Junior Championships Mauritius, Mauritius[citation needed]
1500m freestyle 17:54.83hAtuhaire Ambala  Uganda30 March 2017African Junior Championships Egypt
50 m backstroke 28.09hAtuhaire Ambala  Uganda11 March 2024African Games Accra, Ghana[6]
100m backstroke 1:01.63hTendo Kaumi  Uganda12 March 2024African Games Accra, Ghana[7]
200 m backstroke 2:17.84hAtuhaire Ambala  Uganda10 March 2024African Games Accra, Ghana[8]
50m breaststroke 30.03hTendo Mukalazi  Uganda20 June 2022World Championships Budapest, Hungary
100m breaststroke 1:08.64hJesse Ssuubi SsengonziMarlins Of Raleigh17 May 2019Atlanta Classic Swim Meet Atlanta, United States[9]
200m breaststroke 2:45.68hJesse Ssuubi Ssengonzi  Uganda30 March 2017African Junior Championships Egypt
50m butterfly 24.41hJesse Ssuubi Ssengonzi  Uganda11 February 2024World Championships Doha, Qatar[10]
100m butterfly 54.06hJesse Ssuubi SsengonziMarlins Of Raleigh13 April 2023TYR Pro Swim Series Westmont, United States[11]
200m butterfly 2:10.48Jesse Ssuubi SsengonziMarlins Of Raleigh17 May 2019Atlanta Classic Swim Meet Atlanta, United States[12]
200m individual medley 2:12.94hJesse Ssuubi SsengonziMarlins Of Raleigh17 May 2019Atlanta Classic Swim Meet Atlanta, United States[13]
400m individual medley 5:03.36hAmbala Atuhaire Ogola  Uganda20 July 2017Commonwealth Youth Games Nassau, The Bahamas[14]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:42.09
 Uganda15 October 2021African Championships Accra, Ghana[15]
4×200m freestyle relay
4×100m medley relay
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by USF; WRWorld record; AFAfrican 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

EventTimeNameClubDateMeetLocationRef
50m freestyle 25.86Kirabo Namutebi  Uganda4 May 2024African Championships Luanda, Angola[citation needed]
100m freestyle 56.01Gloria Muzito  Uganda9 March 2024African Games Accra, Ghana[16]
200m freestyle 2:25.90hSelina Katumba  Uganda11 September 2018African Championships Algiers, Algeria[17]
400m freestyle 5:11.26Selina Katumba  Uganda16 April 2022 Zambia
800m freestyle 10:52.04Selina Katumba  Uganda16 April 2022 Zambia
1500m freestyle
50m backstroke 31.72hAvice Meya  Uganda16 August 2022Islamic Solidarity Games Konya, Turkey
100m backstroke 1:10.24Avice Meya  Uganda14 August 2022Islamic Solidarity Games Konya, Turkey[18]
200m backstroke 2:52.03Mercedes Amani Mwebeiha  Uganda18 February 2019 Namibia
50m breaststroke 32.99Kirabo Namutebi  Uganda3 May 2024African Championships Luanda, Angola[citation needed]
100m breaststroke 1:15.11hJamila Lunkuse  Uganda27 July 2014Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom[19]
200m breaststroke 3:07.30Kirabo Namutebi  Uganda17 February 2019 Namibia
50m butterfly 28.97hTara Ann Mary Naluwoza  Uganda1 September 2022World Junior Championships Lima, Peru
100m butterfly 1:05.16hRebecca Ssengonzi  Uganda23 August 2019African Games Casablanca, Morocco[20]
200m butterfly 2:34.24hRebecca Ssengonzi  Uganda21 August 2019African Games Casablanca, Morocco[21]
200m individual medley 2:43.80Kirabo Namutebi  Uganda23 February 2020 Botswana
400m individual medley
4×100 m freestyle relay 4:48.3215 April 2022 Zambia
4×200 m freestyle relay
4×100 m medley relay
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by USF; WRWorld record; AFAfrican 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

Mixed relay

EventTimeNameClubDateMeetLocationRef
4×100 m freestyle relay 3:40.35h
 Uganda17 February 2024World Championships Doha, Qatar[22]
4×100 m medley relay 4:09.94h
 Uganda14 February 2024World Championships Doha, Qatar[23]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by USF; WRWorld record; AFAfrican record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

Short Course (25 m)

Men

EventTimeNameClubDateMeetLocationRef
50m freestyle 23.10hTendo Mukalazi  Uganda28 October 2021World Cup Kazan, Russia[24]
100m freestyle 50.94hTendo Mukalazi  Uganda29 October 2021World Cup Kazan, Russia[25]
200m freestyle 2:03.49hFadhil Saleh  Uganda12 December 2018World Championships Hangzhou, China[26]
400m freestyle 4:41.59Heer UsadadiyaGators30 June 20238th USF National Championships Kampala, Uganda[27]
800m freestyle 8:58.45Heer UsadadiyaAQVA AKII26 June 20249th USF National Championships Kampala, Uganda[citation needed]
1500m freestyle 17:48.18Heer UsadadiyaGators24 September 2023USF League 3 Championships Kampala, Uganda[citation needed]
50m backstroke 28.46Arnold KisuloDolphins SC11 July 2015Ugandan Club Championships Kampala, Uganda[28]
100m backstroke 1:04.27Arnold KisuloDolphins SC12 July 2015Ugandan Club Championships Kampala, Uganda[29]
200m backstroke 2:24.70Tendo Mukalazi  Uganda19 October 2017CANA Zone III Championships Dar es Salaam, Tanzania[30]
50m breaststroke 28.87hTendo Mukalazi  Uganda29 October 2021World Cup Kazan, Russia[31]
100m breaststroke 1:08.74Tendo Mukalazi-
200m breaststroke 2:39.19Samora LumonyaSilverfin Academy5 May 2019USF National Age-Group Championships Kampala, Uganda[32]
50m butterfly 23.79hJesse Ssengonzi  Uganda13 December 2022World Championships Melbourne, Australia[33]
100m butterfly 51.90hJesse Ssengonzi  Uganda17 December 2022World Championships Melbourne, Australia[34]
200m butterfly 2:34.38Ben Kaganda  Uganda20 October 2017CANA Zone III Championships Dar es Salaam, Tanzania[35]
100m individual medley 1:03.94Arnold KisuloDolphins SC11 July 2015Ugandan Club Championships Kampala, Uganda[36]
200m individual medley 2:23.81Heer Usadadiya  Uganda20 October 2017USF League 3 Championships Kampala, Uganda[citation needed]
400m individual medley
4×50m freestyle relay 1:48.88
 Uganda20 October 2017CANA Zone III Championships Dar es Salaam, Tanzania[37]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:44.26
  • Tendo Kaumi
  • Pendo Kaumi
  • Ethani Ssengooba
  • Tebi Nyanzi
 Uganda25 November 2023Africa Aquatics Zone III Championships Kigali, Rwanda[citation needed]
4×200m freestyle relay
4×50m medley relay
4×100m medley relay
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by USF; WRWorld record; AFAfrican 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

EventTimeNameClubDateMeetLocationRef
50m freestyle 25.84hKirabo Namutebi  Uganda28 October 2021World Cup Kazan, Russia[38]
100m freestyle 59.77Jamila LunkusePlymouth Leander16 February 2013Devon County Championships United Kingdom[39]
200m freestyle 2:46.29Hannat Nakimuli  Uganda19 October 2017CANA Zone III Championships Dar es Salaam, Tanzania[40]
400m freestyle 5:10.45Nsubuga Zara  Uganda19 October 2017CANA Zone III Championships Dar es Salaam, Tanzania[41]
800m freestyle 9:57.75Tara KisawuziGatorsFebruary 20231st USF League Championships[42]
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke 33.92Mwebeiha Mercedes  Uganda19 October 2017CANA Zone III Championships Dar es Salaam, Tanzania[43]
100m backstroke 1:13.22Mwebeiha Mercedes  Uganda20 October 2017CANA Zone III Championships Dar es Salaam, Tanzania[44]
200m backstroke 2:46.25Kirabo Namutebi  Uganda19 October 2017CANA Zone III Championships Dar es Salaam, Tanzania[45]
50m breaststroke 32.47hKirabo Namutebi  Uganda17 December 2022World Championships Melbourne, Australia[46]
100m breaststroke 1:20.68hJamila Lunkuse  Uganda17 December 2010World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates
200m breaststroke 3:20.09Meya Avice
50m butterfly 29.23hKirabo Namutebi  Uganda29 October 2021World Cup Kazan, Russia[47]
100m butterfly 1:12.97hAvice Meya  Uganda15 December 2018World Championships Hangzhou, China[48]
200m butterfly 2:58.89Mwebeiha Mercedes
100m individual medley 1:13.51hAvice Meya  Uganda13 December 2018World Championships Hangzhou, China[49]
200m individual medley 2:51.88Meya Avice-
400 m individual medley
4×50m freestyle relay 2:16.83
  • Hannat Nakimuli
  • Athieno Diana
  • Racheal Galinda
  • Meya Avice
 Uganda20 October 2017CANA Zone III Championships Dar es Salaam, Tanzania[50]
4×100m freestyle relay 4:34.26  Uganda25 November 2023Africa Aquatics Zone III Championships Kigali, Rwanda[citation needed]
4×200 m freestyle relay
4×50 m medley relay
4×100 m medley relay
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by USF; WRWorld record; AFAfrican 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

Mixed relay

EventTimeNameClubDateMeetLocationRef
4×50m freestyle relay
4×50m medley relay 2:05.79
 Uganda18 October 2017CANA Zone III Championships Dar es Salaam, Tanzania[51]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by USF;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

References