List of Bahamian records in swimming

This is a list of national swimming records for The Bahamas. These are the fastest times ever swum by a Bahamian swimmer which are recognised and ratified by Bahamas Aquatics.

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 22.05 r, †, = Lamar Taylor Makos 22 June 2025 Bahamian Championships Nassau, The Bahamas [1]
50 m freestyle 22.05 h, = Lamar Taylor  Bahamas 1 August 2025 World Championships Singapore, Singapore [2]
100 m freestyle 48.51 Lamar Taylor  Bahamas 12 August 2025 Junior Pan American Games Asunción, Paraguay [3]
200 m freestyle 1:53.05 Jeremy Knowles Swift 27 June 2008 – Nassau, The Bahamas
400m freestyle 3:59.01 Jeremy Knowles – 11 July 2003 – Nassau, The Bahamas
800m freestyle 8:22.31 Matthew Lowe  Bahamas 19 February 2016 BSF Last Chance Meet Nassau, The Bahamas [4]
1500m freestyle 16:07.53 h Matthew Lowe  Bahamas 3 August 2013 World Championships Barcelona, Spain [5]
50m backstroke 25.08 Lamar Taylor  Bahamas 28 June 2023 CAC Games San Salvador, El Salvador [6]
100m backstroke 56.22 rh Lamar Taylor  Bahamas 14 August 2025 Junior Pan American Games Asunción, Paraguay [7]
200m backstroke 2:08.05 b Davante Carey Unattached 2 May 2021 UANA Tokyo Qualifier Orlando, United States [8]
50m breaststroke 27.60 h Izaak Bastian Barracuda Swim Club 26 June 2021 Bahamian Championships Nassau, The Bahamas [9]
100m breaststroke 1:00.87 h Izaak Bastian Barracuda Swim Club 27 June 2021 Bahamian Championships Nassau, The Bahamas [10]
200m breaststroke 2:15.14 Izaak Bastian Barracuda Swim Club 24 June 2021 Bahamian Championships Nassau, The Bahamas [11]
50m butterfly 23.74 h Elvis Burrows  Bahamas 26 July 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy [12]
100m butterfly 53.51 h Elvis Burrows  Bahamas 31 July 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy [13]
100m butterfly 53.51 = Elvis Burrows – January 2011 –
200m butterfly 1:58.25 h Jeremy Knowles  Bahamas 17 August 2006 Pan Pacific Championships Victoria, Canada
200m individual medley 2:01.35 h Jeremy Knowles  Bahamas 13 August 2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China
400m individual medley 4:22.04 Jeremy Knowles  Bahamas 12 August 2003 Pan American Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
4×50m freestyle relay 1:34.33
Barracuda Swim Club 22 June 2017 – Nassau, The Bahamas
4×100m freestyle relay 3:24.86
  • Lamar Taylor
     (49.01)
  • Nigel Forbes
     (51.27)
  • Emmanuel Gadson
     (53.84)
  • Marvin Johnson
     (50.74)
  Bahamas 10 August 2025 Junior Pan American Games Asunción, Paraguay [14]
4×200m freestyle relay 7:58.58
 Bahamas 12 August 2003 Pan American Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
4×50m medley relay 1:46.12
  • Davante Carey
  • Kierro Stubbs
  • Ian Pinder
  • Kohen Kerr
 Mako Aquatics Club 22 June 2019 Bahamas Nationals Nassau, The Bahamas
4×100m medley relay 3:45.26 h
  • Lamar Taylor
     (56.22)
  • Emmanuel Gadson
     (1:03.53)
  • Nigel Forbes
     (55.04)
  • Marvin Johnson
     (50.47)
  Bahamas 14 August 2025 Junior Pan American Games Asunción, Paraguay [15]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by BSF; WR – World record; AM – Americas 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 24.31 h Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace  Bahamas 17 July 2015 Pan American Games Toronto, Canada [16]
100m freestyle 53.73 h Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace  Bahamas 1 August 2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom [17]
200m freestyle 1:58.03 Joanna Evans  Bahamas 21 July 2018 CAC Games Barranquilla, Colombia [18]
400m freestyle 4:07.33 Joanna Evans Longhorn Aquatic Club 20 May 2021 Longhorn Elite Invite Austin, United States [19]
800m freestyle 8:31.18 Joanna Evans  Bahamas 25 August 2017 Universiade Taipei, Taiwan [20]
1500m freestyle 17:23.39 Joanna Evans SWIFT-BA 2 November 2013 Family Guardian Invitational Nassau, The Bahamas
50m backstroke 29.40 Alana Dilette Swift 20 June 2011 Bahamian Championships Nassau, The Bahamas
100m backstroke 1:02.56 h Alana Dillette  Bahamas 10 August 2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China
200m backstroke 2:20.22 McKayla Lightbourne Swift 10 June 2007 – Nassau, The Bahamas
200m backstroke 2:19.25 b, not ratified McKayla Lightbourne  Bahamas 20 October 2011 Pan American Games Zapopan, Mexico
50m breaststroke 32.06 Lilly Higgs Unattached 26 June 2021 Bahamian Championships Nassau, The Bahamas [21]
100m breaststroke 1:09.52 h Lilly Higgs Unattached 6 December 2019 U.S. Open Atlanta, United States [22]
200m breaststroke 2:26.91 tt Laura Morley Mako Aquatics Club 27 June 2021 Bahamian Championships Nassau, The Bahamas [23]
50m butterfly 25.53 Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace  Bahamas 27 July 2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom [24]
100m butterfly 58.87 Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace SwimMAC Carolina 15 May 2015 Arena Pro Series Charlotte, United States [25]
200m butterfly 2:21.67 Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace  Bahamas 9 April 2007 CARIFTA Championships Kinston, Jamaica
200m individual medley 2:17.45 Joanna Evans  Bahamas 24 July 2018 CAC Games Barranquilla, Colombia [26]
400m individual medley 4:50.38 Joanna Evans  Bahamas 23 July 2018 CAC Games Barranquilla, Colombia [27]
4×50m freestyle relay 1:48.06
 Bahamas 30 March 2008 CARIFTA Championships Savaneta, Aruba
4×100m freestyle relay 3:47.40
 Bahamas 29 March 2012 – Montreal, Canada
4×200m freestyle relay 8:36.28
 Bahamas 18 July 2010 CAC Games Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
4×50m medley relay 1:58.81
– 20 June 2011 Bahamian Championships Nassau, The Bahamas
4×100m medley relay 4:15.59 h
 Bahamas 1 August 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by BSF; WR – World record; AM – Americas 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
4×50 m freestyle relay 1:39.90
 Bahamas 29 June 2016 CISC Nassau, The Bahamas [28]
4×100 m freestyle relay 3:37.23
  • Marvin Johnson
     (50.72)
  • Lamar Taylor
     (48.86)
  • Zoe Williamson
     (58.41)
  • Elyse Wood
     (59.24)
  Bahamas 11 August 2025 Junior Pan American Games Asunción, Paraguay [29]
4×50 m medley relay 1:59.21
  • Davante Carey
  • Jamilah Hepburn
  • Ian Pinder
  • Laura Morley
 Mako Aquatics Club 22 June 2019 Bahamas Nationals Nassau, The Bahamas
4×100 m medley relay 4:03.98 h
  • Lamar Taylor
     (55.03)
  • Rhanishka Gibbs
     (1:15.42)
  • Dawanted Carey
     (54.80)
  • Zaylie Thompson
     (58.73)
  Bahamas 26 July 2023 World Championships Fukuoka, Japan [30]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by BSF; WR – World record; AM – Americas record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

Short Course (25 m)

Men

Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
50m freestyle 21.45 h Lamar Taylor  Bahamas 16 December 2022 World Championships Melbourne, Australia [31]
100m freestyle 46.34 sf Lamar Taylor  Bahamas 11 December 2024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [32]
200m freestyle 1:51.31 h Luke Thompson  Bahamas 18 December 2022 World Championships Melbourne, Australia [33]
400m freestyle 3:56.22 h Luke Thompson  Bahamas 15 December 2022 World Championships Melbourne, Australia [34]
800m freestyle
1500m freestyle 15:50.70 Jeremy Knowles - 1998
50m backstroke 23.51 h Lamar Taylor  Bahamas 12 December 2024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [35]
100m backstroke 55.87 h Lamar Taylor  Bahamas 5 November 2022 World Cup Indianapolis, United States [36]
200m backstroke 2:06.60 Jeremy Knowles - 1998
50m breaststroke 27.24 h Izaak Bastian  Bahamas 20 December 2021 World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [37]
100m breaststroke 59.61 h Izaak Bastian  Bahamas 16 December 2021 World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [38]
200m breaststroke 2:10.49 h Emmanuel Gadson  Bahamas 13 December 2024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [39]
50m butterfly 23.24 h Lamar Taylor  Bahamas 10 December 2024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [40]
100m butterfly 52.89 h Jeremy Knowles  Bahamas 9 April 2008 World Championships Manchester, United Kingdom
200m butterfly 1:54.31 Jeremy Knowles  Bahamas 13 April 2008 World Championships Manchester, United Kingdom
100m individual medley 57.40 h Lamar Taylor  Bahamas 3 November 2022 World Cup Indianapolis, United States [41]
200m individual medley 1:56.78 Jeremy Knowles  Bahamas 11 April 2008 World Championships Manchester, United Kingdom
400m individual medley 4:13.92 Jeremy Knowles 2004
4×50m freestyle relay
4×100m freestyle relay
4×200m freestyle relay
4×50m medley relay
4×100m medley relay
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by BSF; WR – World record; AM – Americas 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 23.93 Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace  Bahamas 7 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [42]
100 m freestyle 52.34 Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace  Bahamas 5 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [43]
200 m freestyle 1:54.36 Joanna Evans DC Trident 26 November 2021 International Swimming League Eindhoven, Netherlands [44]
400 m freestyle 4:00.14 Joanna Evans DC Trident 29 September 2021 International Swimming League Naples, Italy [45]
800 m freestyle 8:38.07 Joanna Evans  Bahamas 4 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [46]
1500 m freestyle
50 m backstroke 28.36 h Alana Kathryn Dillette  Bahamas 18 December 2010 World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates
100 m backstroke 1:01.33 h Alana Kathryn Dillette  Bahamas 15 December 2010 World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates
200 m backstroke
50 m breaststroke 31.38 h Lillian Higgs  Bahamas 16 December 2021 World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [47]
100m breaststroke 1:07.87 h Lillian Higgs  Bahamas 19 December 2021 World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [48]
200m breaststroke
50m butterfly 26.22 h Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace  Bahamas 4 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [49]
100m butterfly 58.21 h Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace  Bahamas 18 December 2010 World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates
200m butterfly
100m individual medley 1:02.88 h Alana Kathryn Dillette  Bahamas 16 December 2010 World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates
200m individual medley
400m individual medley
4×50m freestyle relay
4×100m freestyle relay
4×200m freestyle relay
4×50m medley relay
4×100m medley relay
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by BSF; WR – World record; AM – Americas 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

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