Vimbayi Maisvorewa

Vimbayi Maisvorewa (25 January 2000) is a Zimbabwean sprinter. She is the national record holder over 400 metres, both outdoors and indoors.

Early and personal life She is from Rusape and was educated at Dope High School and Hillcrest College in Zimbabwe. In 2022, she received a scholarship to attend Cloud County Community College in the United States and then later attended the University of Auburn. She later transferred to the Georgia Bulldogs track and field team.

Career She placed sixth over 800 metres whilst competing at the 2017 IAAF World U18 Championships in Nairobi, Kenya.

In March 2025, Maisvorewa lowered Zimbabwe’s indoor 400m national record to 51.51 seconds. Later that year, she broke the ten-year-old Zimbabwean national record for the outdoors 400 metres when she ran 50.25 seconds at the Tom Jones Memorial in Florida. The time also placed her below the automatic qualifying mark by a full half-second for the upcoming World Championships.