# Abeiku Jackson

Abeiku Gyekye Jackson (also spelled Abeku, born 12 April 2000 in Accra) is a Ghanaian swimmer specialising in the 50 and 100 metre butterfly. He competed in the 100m freestyle, 50m butterfly, and 100m butterfly at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. He holds Ghanaian national records in 13 disciplines, including freestyle, butterfly, breaststroke and backstroke events over distances from 50 to 400 metres. His older brother Kwesi Abbiw Jackson and younger brother Kow Asafua Jackson are also swimmers.
Jackson represented Ghana in the 50 metre freestyle at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Jackson and female swimmer Kaya Forson, who competed in the 200 metre freestyle in Rio, became the first Ghanaians ever to compete in swimming at the Olympic Games.
He competed in the men's 100 metre butterfly event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

## Competition record
### Individual
#### Long course

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing Ghana ||||||
| 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, Great Britain | 44th (h) | 100 m freestyle | 56.47 |
| 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, Great Britain | 33rd (h) | 50 m butterfly | 27.21 |
| 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, Great Britain | 31st (h) | 100 m butterfly | 1:01.40 |
| 2015 | World Championships | Kazan, Russia | 70th (h) | 50 m freestyle | 24.72 |
| 2015 | World Championships | Kazan, Russia | 98th (h) | 100 m freestyle | 56.94 |
| 2015 | World Championships | Kazan, Russia | 55th (h) | 50 m butterfly | 26.41 |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 55th (h) | 50 m freestyle | 24.30 |
| 2017 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | - | 100 m freestyle | DNS |
| 2017 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | - | 50 m butterfly | DNS |
| 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 24th (h) | 50 m freestyle | 23.47 |
| 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 16th (sf) | 50 m butterfly | 24.86 |
| 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 15th (sf) | 100 m butterfly | 54.79 |
| 2018 | African Championships | Algiers, Algeria | 8th | 50 m freestyle | 23.97 |
| 2018 | African Championships | Algiers, Algeria | 8th | 100 m freestyle | 53.44 |
| 2018 | African Championships | Algiers, Algeria | 5th | 50 m butterfly | 24.68 |
| 2018 | African Championships | Algiers, Algeria | 5th | 100 m butterfly | 55.18 |
| 2018 | Youth Olympic Games | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 15th (sf) | 50 m butterfly | 24.90 |
| 2018 | Youth Olympic Games | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 18th (h) | 100 m butterfly | 54.52 |
| 2019 | World Championships | Gwangju, South Korea | 50th (h) | 50 m butterfly | 24.85 |
| 2019 | World Championships | Gwangju, South Korea | 47th (h) | 100 m butterfly | 54.94 |
| 2019 | African Games | Casablanca, Morocco | 10th (h) | 50 m freestyle | 23.57 |
| 2019 | African Games | Casablanca, Morocco | 7th | 50 m butterfly | 24.50 |
| 2019 | African Games | Casablanca, Morocco | 9th (h) | 100 m butterfly | 55.20 |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 45th (h) | 100 m butterfly | 53.39 |
| 2021 | African Championships | Accra, Ghana | 2nd | 50 m butterfly | 24.18 |
| 2021 | African Championships | Accra, Ghana | 3rd | 100 m butterfly | 53.98 |
| 2022 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 37th (h) | 50 m butterfly | 24.11 |
| 2022 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 44th (h) | 100 m butterfly | 54.67 |
| 2022 | Commonwealth Games | Smethwick, Great Britain | 23rd (h) | 50 m freestyle | 23.62 |
| 2022 | Commonwealth Games | Smethwick, Great Britain | 17th (h) | 50 m butterfly | 24.19 |
| 2022 | Commonwealth Games | 12th (sf) | 100 m butterfly | 53.79 |
| 2022 | African Championships | Tunis, Tunisia | 2nd | 50 m butterfly | 24.08 |
| 2022 | African Championships | Tunis, Tunisia | 1st | 100 m butterfly | 53.89 |
| 2023 | World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | 48th (h) | 50 m butterfly | 24.14 |
| 2023 | World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | 42nd (h) | 100 m butterfly | 53.73 |
| 2024 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 36th (h) | 50 m butterfly | 24.29 |
| 2024 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 38th (h) | 100 m butterfly | 54.28 |
| 2024 | African Games | Accra, Ghana | 10th (h) | 50 m freestyle | 23.59 |
| 2024 | African Games | Accra, Ghana | 2nd | 50 m butterfly | 24.23 |
| 2024 | African Games | Accra, Ghana | 3rd | 100 m butterfly | 53.80 |
| 2024 | BRICS Games | Kazan, Russia | 3rd | 50 m butterfly | 23.87 |
| 2024 | BRICS Games | Kazan, Russia | 3rd | 100 m butterfly | 53.08 |

#### Short course

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing Ghana ||||||
| 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 100th (h) | 50 m butterfly | 26.78 |
| 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 79th (h) | 100 m butterfly | 59.94 |
| 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada | - | 50 m freestyle | DNS |
| 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada | - | 50 m butterfly | DNS |
| 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | 50th (h) | 50 m butterfly | 23.87 |
| 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | 34th (h) | 100 m butterfly | 52.36 |

### Relay
#### Long course

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing Ghana ||||||
| 2019 | World Championships | Gwangju, South Korea | 31st (h) | 4 × 100 m mixed medley | 4:21.40 |
| 2024 | African Games | Accra, Ghana | 7th | 4 × 100 m freestyle | 3:37.05 |
| 2024 | African Games | Accra, Ghana | 4th | 4 × 100 m mixed freestyle | 3:42:97 |
| 2024 | African Games | Accra, Ghana | 5th | 4 × 100 m mixed medley | 4:09.33 |