List of Burkinabe records in swimming

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

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Long Course (50 m)

Men

EventTimeNameClubDateMeetLocationRef
50m freestyle 25.22hAdama Ouedraogo  Burkina Faso30 July 2021Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan
100m freestyle 57.87hAdama Ouedraogo  Burkina Faso21 August 2019African Games Casablanca, Morocco[1]
200m freestyle 2:31.37Souleymane Napare  Burkina Faso15 October 2021African Junior Championships Accra, Ghana[2]
400m freestyle 5:24.54Souleymane Napare  Burkina Faso15 October 2021African Junior Championships Accra, Ghana[3]
800m freestyle 11:25.34Souleymane Napare  Burkina Faso15 October 2021African Junior Championships Accra, Ghana[4]
1500m freestyle 22:01.94Souleymane Napare  Burkina Faso15 October 2021African Junior Championships Accra, Ghana[5]
50m backstroke 33.96Souleymane Napare  Burkina Faso11 October 2021African Championships Accra, Ghana[6]
100m backstroke
200m backstroke
50m breaststroke 30.89hTindwende Sawadogo  Burkina Faso13 May 2017Islamic Solidarity Games Baku, Azerbaijan[7]
100m breaststroke
200m breaststroke
50m butterfly 27.17hAdama Ouedraogo  Burkina Faso22 August 2019African Games Casablanca, Morocco
100m butterfly 1:03.29hAdama Ouedraogo  Burkina Faso29 July 2011World Championships Shanghai, China
200m butterfly
200m individual medley
400m individual medley
4×100 m freestyle relay
4×200 m freestyle relay
4×100 m medley relay
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Fédération Burkinabé de Natation et de Sauvetage; WRWorld record; AFAfrican 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

EventTimeNameClubDateMeetLocationRef
50m freestyle 28.38hAngelika Ouedraogo  Burkina Faso30 July 2021Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan
100m freestyle 1:07.61Iman Kouraogo  Burkina Faso11 October 2021African Junior Championships Accra, Ghana[8]
200m freestyle 2:30.40Iman Kouraogo  Burkina Faso12 October 2021African Junior Championships Accra, Ghana[9]
400m freestyle 5:25.02Iman Kouraogo  Burkina Faso13 October 2021African Junior Championships Accra, Ghana[10]
800m freestyle 11:43.52Iman Kouraogo  Burkina Faso6 March 20207th Africa CANA Zone II Championships Ghana
1500m freestyle
50m backstroke
100m backstroke
200m backstroke
50m breaststroke 37.27sfAngelika Ouedraogo  Burkina Faso13 May 2017Islamic Solidarity Games Baku, Azerbaijan[11]
100m breaststroke
200m breaststroke
50m butterfly 38.44Iman Kouraogo  Burkina Faso15 October 2021African Junior Championships Accra, Ghana[12]
100m butterfly
200m butterfly
200m individual medley 3:01.77Iman Kouraogo  Burkina Faso15 October 2021African Junior Championships Accra, Ghana[13]
400m individual medley
4×100 m freestyle relay
4×200 m freestyle relay
4×100 m medley relay
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Fédération Burkinabé de Natation et de Sauvetage; WRWorld record; AFAfrican 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

EventTimeNameClubDateMeetLocationRef
50m freestyle 26.76hTindwende Sawadogo  Burkina Faso4 December 2014World Championships Doha, Qatar[14]
100m freestyle 59.66hAdama Ouedraogo  Burkina Faso18 December 2010World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50 m backstroke
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50m breaststroke 32.01hAdama Quedraogo  Burkina Faso18 December 2010World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates
100m breaststroke 1:14.39hAdama Quedraogo  Burkina Faso15 December 2010World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates
200 m breaststroke
50m butterfly 27.34hAdama Ouedraogo  Burkina Faso17 December 2010World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates
100m butterfly 1:02.99hAdama Ouedraogo  Burkina Faso15 December 2010World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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 Burkinabé de Natation et de Sauvetage; WRWorld record; AFAfrican 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

EventTimeNameClubDateMeetLocationRef
50m freestyle 29.71hIman Kouraogo  Burkina Faso20 December 2021World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates[15]
100 m freestyle
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke
100m backstroke
200m backstroke
50m breaststroke 37.73hAngelika Ouedraogo  Burkina Faso11 December 2018World Championships Hangzhou, China[16]
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 Fédération Burkinabé de Natation et de Sauvetage; WRWorld record; AFAfrican 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