List of Cameroonian records in swimming

The Cameroonian records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of swimmers from Cameroon, which are recognised and ratified by the Fédération Camerounaise de Natation et de Sauvetage.

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Long Course (50 m)

Men


Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50 m freestyle	27.22	h	Charly Ndjoume	Cameroon	30 July 2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	^[1]
100 m freestyle	1:02.20	h	Giorgio Nguichie	Cameroon	14 February 2024	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	^[2]
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50 m backstroke	33.75	h	Giorgio Nguichie	Cameroon	29 July 2023	World Championships	Fukuoka, Japan	^[3]
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50 m breaststroke	40.01	h	Fabrice Cabrell Guedia Zeutsop	Cameroon	21 August 2014	Youth Olympic Games	Nanjing, China	^[4]
100 m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke
50 m butterfly	28.79	h	Claudio Yelegou	Cameroon	30 April 2024	African Championships	Luanda, Angola	^[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 Fédération Camerounaise de Natation et de Sauvetage; 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	26.41	h	Norah Milanesi	Cameroon	30 July 2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	^[6]
100 m freestyle	58.42		Norah Milanesi	Cameroon	15 August 2022	Islamic Solidarity Games	Konya, Turkey	^[7]
200 m freestyle	2:57.23	h	Gabriella Tchamdjeu	Cameroon	30 April 2024	African Championships	Luanda, Angola	^[8]
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle	25:20.17		Gabriella Tchamdjeu	Cameroon	30 April 2024	African Championships	Luanda, Angola	^[9]
50 m backstroke
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50 m breaststroke
100 m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke
50 m butterfly	35.47	h	Grace Nguelo'o	Cameroon	30 April 2024	African Championships	Luanda, Angola	^[10]
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 Fédération Camerounaise de Natation et de Sauvetage; 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

Mixed relay


Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
4 × 100 m freestyle relay	4:45.45	h	Giorgio Nguichie Grace Nguelo'o Gabriella Tchamdjeu Yves Ndjoume	Cameroon	30 April 2024	African Championships	Luanda, Angola	^[11]
4 × 100 m medley relay	5:10.43	h	Grace Nguelo'o Giorgio Nguichie Gabriella Tchamdjeu Claudio Yelegou	Cameroon	30 April 2024	African Championships	Luanda, Angola	^[12]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Fédération Camerounaise de Natation et de Sauvetage; WR – World record; AF – African record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

Short Course (25 m)

Men


Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	24.36	h	Mbeh Tanji	Cameroon	13 December 2012	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	^[13]
100m freestyle	1:00.42	h	Charly Ndjoume	Cameroon	20 December 2021	World Championships	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	^[14]
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50 m backstroke
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50m breaststroke	29.38	h	Mbeh Tanji	Cameroon	15 December 2012	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	^[15]
100m breaststroke	1:04.97	h	Mbeh Tanji	Cameroon	12 December 2012	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	^[16]
200 m breaststroke
50m butterfly	26.82	h	Mbeh Tanji	Cameroon	14 December 2012	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	^[17]
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 Fédération Camerounaise de Natation et de Sauvetage; 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	26.96	h	Norah Milanesi	Cameroon	20 December 2021	World Championships	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	^[18]
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
50m butterfly	35.03	h	Kibong Tanji	Cameroon	13 December 2012	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	^[19]
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 Fédération Camerounaise de Natation et de Sauvetage; 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

^ "Swimming - Men's 50m Freestyle - Heats Results Summary" (PDF). olympics.com. 30 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
^ "Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
^ "Men's 50m Backstroke Heats Results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
^ "Men's 50m Breaststroke Heat 1 Results". result.nanjing2014.org. 21 August 2014. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
^ "2024 African Championships Session 2 Results" (PDF). accra2023ag.com. 30 April 2024. p. 11. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
^ "Women's 50m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). OMEGA Timing. 30 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
^ "Women's 100m Freestyle Final Results" (PDF). canli.tyf.gov.tr. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
^ "2024 African Championships Session 2 Results" (PDF). accra2023ag.com. 30 April 2024. p. 6. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
^ "2024 African Championships Session 2 Results" (PDF). accra2023ag.com. 30 April 2024. p. 3. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
^ "2024 African Championships Session 2 Results" (PDF). accra2023ag.com. 30 April 2024. p. 10. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
^ "2024 African Championships Session 2 Results" (PDF). accra2023ag.com. 30 April 2024. p. 5. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
^ "2024 African Championships Session 2 Results" (PDF). accra2023ag.com. 30 April 2024. p. 14. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
^ "Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Results". Omega Timing. 13 December 2012. Archived from the original on 18 December 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
^ "Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
^ "Men's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 15 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
^ "Men's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 12 December 2012. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
^ "Men's 50m Butterfly Heats Results". Omega Timing. 14 December 2012. Archived from the original on 18 December 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
^ "Women's 50m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
^ "Women's 50m Butterfly Heats Results". Omega Timing. 13 December 2012. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2013.

[1] "Swimming - Men's 50m Freestyle - Heats Results Summary" (PDF). olympics.com. 30 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.

[2] "Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.

[3] "Men's 50m Backstroke Heats Results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.

[4] "Men's 50m Breaststroke Heat 1 Results". result.nanjing2014.org. 21 August 2014. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2015.

[5] "2024 African Championships Session 2 Results" (PDF). accra2023ag.com. 30 April 2024. p. 11. Retrieved 13 May 2024.

[6] "Women's 50m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). OMEGA Timing. 30 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2022.

[7] "Women's 100m Freestyle Final Results" (PDF). canli.tyf.gov.tr. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.

[8] "2024 African Championships Session 2 Results" (PDF). accra2023ag.com. 30 April 2024. p. 6. Retrieved 13 May 2024.

[9] "2024 African Championships Session 2 Results" (PDF). accra2023ag.com. 30 April 2024. p. 3. Retrieved 13 May 2024.

[10] "2024 African Championships Session 2 Results" (PDF). accra2023ag.com. 30 April 2024. p. 10. Retrieved 13 May 2024.

[11] "2024 African Championships Session 2 Results" (PDF). accra2023ag.com. 30 April 2024. p. 5. Retrieved 13 May 2024.

[12] "2024 African Championships Session 2 Results" (PDF). accra2023ag.com. 30 April 2024. p. 14. Retrieved 13 May 2024.

[13] "Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Results". Omega Timing. 13 December 2012. Archived from the original on 18 December 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2013.

[14] "Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2023.

[15] "Men's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 15 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.

[16] "Men's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 12 December 2012. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2013.

[17] "Men's 50m Butterfly Heats Results". Omega Timing. 14 December 2012. Archived from the original on 18 December 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2013.

[18] "Women's 50m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2024.

[19] "Women's 50m Butterfly Heats Results". Omega Timing. 13 December 2012. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2013.

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