# List of Zambian records in swimming

The Zambian records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of swimmers from Zambia, which are recognised and ratified by the Zambia Amateur Swimming Union.
All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

## Long Course (50 m)
### Men

| Event | Time | | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location |
| 50m freestyle | 23.86 | h | Sumbotnyambe Shamambo | Zambia | 13 March 2024 | African Games | Accra, Ghana |
| 100m freestyle | 52.62 | | Tom Donker | Zambia | April 2016 | CANA Zone IV Championships | Mauritius |
| 200m freestyle | 1:57.24 | | Tom Donker | Zambia | April 2016 | CANA Zone IV Championships | Mauritius |
| 400m freestyle | 4:10.44 | | Ralph Goveia | - | | - | |
| 800m freestyle | 8:33.55 | | Ralph Goveia | - | | - | |
| 1500m freestyle | | | | | |
| 50m backstroke | 27.40 | | Tom Donker | Zambia | 21 April 2016 | CANA Zone IV Championships | Mauritius |
| 100m backstroke | 58.66 | | Tom Donker | Zambia | 16 February 2017 | CANA Zone IV Championships | Bulawayo, Zimbabwe |
| 200m backstroke | 2:12.34 | | Tom Donker | Zambia | April 2016 | CANA Zone IV Championships | Mauritius |
| 50m breaststroke | 29.26 | h | Ralph Goveia | Zambia | 21 August 2019 | African Games | Casablanca, Morocco |
| 100m breaststroke | 1:06.03 | h | Alexandros Axiotis | Zambia | 25 July 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom |
| 200m breaststroke | 2:34.43 | h | Alexandros Axiotis | Zambia | 1 August 2013 | World Championships | Barcelona, Spain |
| 50m butterfly | 24.49 | sf | Ralph Goveia | Zambia | 5 April 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia |
| 100m butterfly | 54.10 | sf | Ralph Goveia | Zambia | 8 April 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia |
| 200m butterfly | 2:02.36 | '#' | Moisés Saldívar Guzmán | Anv Puebla | 21 February 2025 | Segunda Copa Internacional | Veracruz, Mexico |
| 200m individual medley | 2:13.12 | h | Ralph Goveia | Zambia | 11 September 2015 | African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo |
| 400m individual medley | | | | | |
| 4×100m freestyle relay | 3:49.62 | h | Ralph Goveia (55.05)Matthew Shone (58.75)Milimo Mweetwa (1:00.33)Alexandros Axiotis (55.49) | Zambia | 25 July 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom |
| 4×200m freestyle relay | | | | | | |
| 4×100m medley relay | 4:12.10 | h | Milimo Mweetwa (1:08.70)Alexandros Axiotis (1:08.02)Ralph Goveia (57.69)Matthew Shone (57.69) | Zambia | 29 July 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom |

### Women

| Event | Time | | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location |
| 50 m freestyle | 26.27 | | Mia Phiri | Zambia | 13 March 2024 | African Games | Accra, Ghana |
| 100 m freestyle | 58.47 | h | Jade Howard | Zambia | 10 August 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| 200 m freestyle | | | | | |
| 400 m freestyle | | | | | |
| 800 m freestyle | | | | | |
| 1500 m freestyle | | | | | |
| 50 m backstroke | 29.17 | | Mia Phiri | Zambia | 11 March 2024 | African Games | Accra, Ghana |
| 100 m backstroke | 1:04.05 | | Mia Phiri | Zambia | 12 March 2024 | African Games | Accra, Ghana |
| 200 m backstroke | 2:35.92 | h | Marlise Findlay | Zambia | 9 December 2023 | African Junior Championships | Saint Pierre, Mauritius |
| 50 m breaststroke | 32.05 | sf | Tilka Paljk | Zambia | 5 April 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia |
| 100 m breaststroke | 1:12.01 | h | Tilka Paljk | Zambia | 8 April 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia |
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:55.98 | h | Tilka Paljk | Zambia | 6 August 2015 | World Championships | Kazan, Russia |
| 50 m butterfly | 27.57 | | Mia Phiri | Zambia | 10 March 2024 | African Games | Accra, Ghana |
| 100 m butterfly | 1:05.96 | h | Jade Anita Phiri | Zambia | 9 December 2023 | African Junior Championships | Saint Pierre, Mauritius |
| 200 m butterfly | | | | | |
| 200 m individual medley | 3:13.60 | | Lombe Mwape | Zambia | 19 February 2019 | CANA Zone IV Championships | Windhoek, South Africa |
| 400 m individual medley | | | | | |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | 4:18.18 | | | Zambia | 6 December 2023 | African Junior Championships | Mauritius, Mauritius |
| 4×200 m freestyle relay | | | | | | |
| 4×100 m medley relay | | | | | | |

### Mixed relay

| Event | Time | | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | | | | | | |
| 4×100 m medley relay | 4:27.78 | h | Moonarala Naidu (1:08.34)Tilka Palik (1:15.70)Ralph Goveia (56.80)Lombe Mwape (1:06.94) | Zambia | 22 August 2019 | African Games | Casablanca, Morocco | |

## Short Course (25 m)
### Men

| Event | Time | | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location |
| 50m freestyle | 23.27 | h | Ralph Goveia | Zambia | 8 December 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada |
| 100m freestyle | 53.94 | | Thomas Savory | Zambia | 27 April 2014 | CANA Zone III & IV Championships | Kampala, Uganda |
| 200m freestyle | 2:02.94 | | Naested Smit | Zambia | 22 March 2018 | CANA Zone IV Championships | Lilongwe, Malawi |
| 400m freestyle | 4:24.34 | | Naested Smit | Zambia | 23 March 2018 | CANA Zone IV Championships | Lilongwe, Malawi |
| 800m freestyle | 9:13.38 | | Naested Smit | Zambia | 21 March 2018 | CANA Zone IV Championships | Lilongwe, Malawi |
| 1500m freestyle | | | | | |
| 50m backstroke | 27.60 | h | Alexandros Axiotis | Zambia | 30 September 2014 | FINA World Cup Event 3 | Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
| 100m backstroke | 59.79 | h | Alexandros Axiotis | Zambia | 29 September 2014 | FINA World Cup Event 3 | Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
| 200m backstroke | 2:16.21 | | Naested Smit | Zambia | 23 March 2018 | CANA Zone IV Championships | Lilongwe, Malawi |
| 50m breaststroke | 28.02 | h | Zach Moyo | Zambia | 14 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary |
| 100m breaststroke | 1:02.15 | h | Alexandros Axiotis | Zambia | 11 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary |
| 200m breaststroke | 2:27.41 | | Alexandros Axiotis | Zambia | 19 October 2017 | CANA Zone III Championships | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
| 50m butterfly | 24.00 | h | Ralph Goveia | Zambia | 9 December 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada |
| 100m butterfly | 53.63 | h | Ralph Goveia | Zambia | 7 December 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada |
| 200m butterfly | 2:15.01 | | Naested Smit | Zambia | 24 March 2018 | CANA Zone IV Championships | Lilongwe, Malawi |
| 100m individual medley | 57.15 | h | Ralph Goveia | Zambia | 8 December 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada |
| 200m individual medley | 2:11.38 | | Alexandros Axiotis | - | | | |
| 400m individual medley | | | | | |
| 4×50m freestyle relay | 1:41.72 | | Thomas SavoryMatthew ShoneMilimo MweetwaMulenga Kangololo | Zambia | 27 April 2014 | CANA Zone III & IV Championships | Kampala, Uganda |
| 4×100m freestyle relay | 3:47.80 | | Thomas SavoryMulenga KangololoMilimo MweetwaMatthew Shone | Zambia | 25 April 2014 | CANA Zone III & IV Championships | Kampala, Uganda |
| 4×200m freestyle relay | | | | | | |
| 4×50m medley relay | 1:51.92 | | Naested Smit (28.37)Kumaren Naidu (31.12)Darren Van Rensburg (27.61)Mapalo Mataka (24.82) | Zambia | 21 March 2018 | CANA Zone IV Championships | Lilongwe, Malawi |
| 4×100m medley relay | | | | | | |

### Women

| Event | Time | | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location |
| 50m freestyle | 26.15 | h | Jade Howard | Zambia | 11 December 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada |
| 100m freestyle | 57.50 | h | Jade Howard | Zambia | 7 December 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada |
| 200m freestyle | 2:16.51 | | Johanna Buys | Zambia | 22 March 2018 | CANA Zone IV Championships | Lilongwe, Malawi |
| 400m freestyle | 5:27.60 | | Ami Tashiro | Zambia | 26 April 2014 | CANA Zone III & IV Championships | Kampala, Uganda |
| 800m freestyle | 10:16.43 | | Mia Phiri | Zambia | 18 October 2017 | CANA Zone III Championships | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
| 1500m freestyle | | | | | |
| 50m backstroke | 29.79 | h | Jade Howard | Zambia | 9 December 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada |
| 100m backstroke | 1:04.35 | h | Jade Howard | Zambia | 6 December 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada |
| 200m backstroke | 2:26.50 | | Mia Phiri | Zambia | 23 March 2018 | CANA Zone IV Championships | Lilongwe, Malawi |
| 50m breaststroke | 31.74 | | Tilka Paljk | Zambia | 21 March 2018 | CANA Zone IV Championships | Lilongwe, Malawi |
| 100m breaststroke | 1:10.17 | | Tilka Paljk | Zambia | 23 March 2018 | CANA Zone IV Championships | Lilongwe, Malawi |
| 200m breaststroke | 2:39.00 | | Tilka Paljk | Zambia | 22 March 2018 | CANA Zone IV Championships | Lilongwe, Malawi |
| 50m butterfly | 29.28 | | Mia Phiri | - | | | |
| 100m butterfly | 1:03.59 | h | Ellen Hight | Zambia | 12 April 2008 | World Championships | Manchester, United Kingdom |
| 200m butterfly | 2:37.86 | | Mia Phiri | Zambia | 19 October 2017 | CANA Zone III Championships | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
| 100m individual medley | 1:07.48 | h | Ellen Lendra Hight | Zambia | 10 April 2008 | World Championships | Manchester, United Kingdom |
| 200m individual medley | 2:24.15 | | Tilka Paljk | Zambia | 24 March 2018 | CANA Zone IV Championships | Lilongwe, Malawi |
| 400m individual medley | | | | | |
| 4×50m freestyle relay | 1:54.54 | | Johanna Buys (27.64)Elizabeth Buys (29.48)Victora Cowles (30.78)Tilka Paljk (26.64) | Zambia | 24 March 2018 | CANA Zone IV Championships | Lilongwe, Malawi |
| 4×100m freestyle relay | 4:11.47 | | Tilka Paljk (59.31)Johanna Buys (1:01.96)Elizabeth Buys (1:05.65)Chibwe Chungu (1:04.55) | Zambia | 22 March 2018 | CANA Zone IV Championships | Lilongwe, Malawi |
| 4×200m freestyle relay | | | | | | |
| 4×50m medley relay | 2:04.42 | | Abigail Joubert (34.46)Tilka Paljk (31.81)Johanna Buys (29.19)Chibwe Chungu (28.96) | Zambia | 21 March 2018 | CANA Zone IV Championships | Lilongwe, Malawi |
| 4×100m medley relay | | | | | | |

### Mixed relay

| Event | Time | | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location |
| 4×50 m freestyle relay | | | | | | |
| 4×50 m medley relay | 1:50.01 | h | Jade Howard (30.08)Alex Axiotis (29.32)Ralph Goveia (24.20)Tilka Paljk (26.41) | Zambia | 8 December 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada |
| 4×100 m medley relay | 4:15.22 | | Naested Smit (1:01.87)Tilka Paljk (1:11.43)Johanna Buys (1:07.18)Mapalo Mataka (54.74) | Zambia | 23 March 2018 | CANA Zone IV Championships | Lilongwe, Malawi |