List of Nigerien records in swimming

The Niger records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of swimmers from Niger, which are recognised and ratified by the Federation Nigerienne des Sports Nautiques.

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Long Course (50 m)

Men

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	26.56	h	Mouctar, AlbachirAlbachir Mouctar	Niger	11 August 2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	[1]
100 m freestyle
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke	36.65	h	Seydou Lansina, HamidouHamidou Seydou Lansina	Niger	3 August 2013	World Championships	Barcelona, Spain	[2]
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50m breaststroke	43.58	h	Mouctar, AlbachirAlbachir Mouctar	Niger	30 July 2013	World Championships	Barcelona, Spain	[3]
100 m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke
50 m butterfly
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 Federation Nigerienne des Sports Nautiques; 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	35.60	h	Mahamane, RoukayaRoukaya Mahamane	Niger	12 August 2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	[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
50m breaststroke	49.72	h	Seibon, LareibaLareiba Seibon	Niger	3 August 2013	World Championships	Barcelona, Spain	[5]
100 m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke
50 m butterfly
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 Federation Nigerienne des Sports Nautiques; 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	27.83	h	Moctar, AlbarchirAlbarchir Moctar	Niger	4 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[6]
100m freestyle	1:15.85	h	Mgman Sani, Mohamed SalimMohamed Salim Mgman Sani	Niger	15 December 2012	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[7]
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50 m backstroke
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50m breaststroke
100m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke
50m butterfly	33.51	h	Moctar, AlbarchirAlbarchir Moctar	Niger	5 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[8]
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 Federation Nigerienne des Sports Nautiques; 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
100 m freestyle
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke
100m backstroke
200m 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 Federation Nigerienne des Sports Nautiques; 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 Heat 2 Results" (PDF). Rio2016 Official Website. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
2. "Men's 50m Backstroke Heats Result". Omega Timing. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
3. "Men's 50m Breaststroke Heats Result". Omega Timing. 30 July 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
4. "Women's 50m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Rio 2016 official website. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
5. "Women's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
6. "Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Results". Omega Timing. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
7. "Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results". Omega Timing. 15 December 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
8. "Men's 50m Butterfly Heats". Omega Timing. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.