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
50m freestyle	27.48	h	Habte, Robel KirosRobel Kiros Habte	Ethiopia	2 August 2013	World Championships	Barcelona, Spain	[1]
100m freestyle	1:01.36	h	Mengistu, DawitDawit 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
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50 m breaststroke
100 m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke
50m butterfly	30.79	h	Ayele, Esayas YilmaEsayas Yilma Ayele	Ethiopia	28 July 2013	World Championships	Barcelona, Spain	[3]
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 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	32.11	h	Gebresilassie, RahelRahel Gebresilassie	Ethiopia	10 September 2015	All-Africa Games	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	[4]
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
50m butterfly	33.97	h	Gebresilassie, RahelRahel Gebresilassie	Ethiopia	7 September 2015	African Games	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	[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 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	27.99	h	Habte, Robel KirosRobel Kiros Habte	Ethiopia	4 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[6]
100 m freestyle
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke	31.99	h	Fiseha Hailu, BeleteBelete Fiseha Hailu	Ethiopia	17 December 2010	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
100m backstroke
200m backstroke
50 m breaststroke
100 m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke
50m butterfly	29.89	h	Feseha Hailu, BeleteBelete Feseha Hailu	Ethiopia	17 December 2010	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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

Women

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	32.87	h	Seyoum, YanetYanet 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, SeyoumSeyoum Yanet	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
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 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

References

1. "Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Result". Omega Timing. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
2. "Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
3. "Men's 50m Butterfly Heats Results". Omega Timing. 28 July 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
4. "Women's 50m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
5. "Women's 50m Butterfly Heats Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
6. "Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Results". Omega Timing. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.