Abeiku Gyekye Jackson (also spelled Abeku, born 12 April 2000 in

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) is a

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ian

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specialising in the 50 metre

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. He competed in the 100m freestyle, 50m butterfly, and 100m butterfly at the

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. He holds Ghanaian national records in 13 disciplines, including freestyle, butterfly, breaststroke and backstroke events over distances from 50 to 400 metres. His older brother Kwesi Abbiw Jackson and younger brother Kow Asafua Jackson are also swimmers. Jackson represented

in the 50 metre freestyle at the

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. Jackson and female swimmer

Kaya Forson Kaya Adwoa Forson (born 19 March 2002) is a Ghanaian Swimming (sport), swimmer. She competed in the 200 metre freestyle and 200 metre backstroke at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships, 2015 World Championships in Kazan, Russia. Aged just 13, ...

, who competed in the 200 metre freestyle in Rio, became the first Ghanaians ever to compete in swimming at the Olympic Games. He competed in the men's 100 metre butterfly event at the

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Competition record

Individual

Long course

Short course

Relay

Long course

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* * * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jackson, Abeiku Gyekye 2000 births Living people Ghanaian male swimmers Olympic swimmers for Ghana Commonwealth Games competitors for Ghana Swimmers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Swimmers at the 2019 African Games Swimmers at the 2023 African Games African Games competitors for Ghana Sportspeople from Accra