List of Costa Rican records in swimming
This is a list of national swimming records for Costa Rica. These are the fastest times ever swum by a Costa Rican swimmer.
These records are kept by Costa Rica's national swimming federation: Federación Costarricense de Deportes Acuáticos (FECODA).
Long Course (50 m)
Men
| Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle | 23.49 | Alberto Vega | Belen | 6 April 2024 | Dominican Swim Open | Dominican Republic | ||
| 100 m freestyle | 50.40 | h | Mario Montoya | BELEN | 29 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [1] |
| 200 m freestyle | 1:51.30 | h | Mario Montoya | BELEN | 27 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [2] |
| 400 m freestyle | 4:00.20 | Jaime Lipszyc | ACANA | November 1993 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Ponce, Puerto Rico | ||
| 800 m freestyle | 8:23.58 | Mario Montoya | Turabo | 12 April 2011 | Justas de Campeonato | Ponce, Puerto Rico | ||
| 1500 m freestyle | 15:47.92 | Jaime Lipszyc | ACANA | November 1993 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Ponce, Puerto Rico | ||
| 50m backstroke | 27.01 | b | Guido Montero | 28 June 2023 | CAC Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | [3] | |
| 50m backstroke | 26.77 | not ratified | Julio Perez | 20 May 2021 | Puerto Rican International Open | Salinas, Puerto Rico | ||
| 100m backstroke | 57.45 | not ratified | Julio Perez | 17 December 2020 | Paraguayan Championships | Asunción, Paraguay | [4] | |
| 200m backstroke | 2:05.14 | b | Julio Perez | 27 June 2023[a] | CAC Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | [5] | |
| 200m backstroke | 2:05.13 | not ratified | Julio Perez | 22 May 2021 | Puerto Rican International Open | Salinas, Puerto Rico | ||
| 50m breaststroke | 29.18 | Esteban Cruz | 24 November 2022 | |||||
| 100m breaststroke | 1:04.10 | Esteban Cruz | 24 November 2022 | |||||
| 200m breaststroke | 2:19.71 | Arnoldo Herrera | 18 December 2020 | Paraguayan Championships | Asunción, Paraguay | [6] | ||
| 50m butterfly | 24.91 | h | Bryan Alvaréz | BELEN | 20 July 2018 | - | ||
| 100m butterfly | 55.50 | Bryan Alvaréz | 7 August 2019 | - | ||||
| 100m butterfly | 55.32 | not ratified | Bryan Alvaréz | 6 December 2017 | Central American Games | Managua, Nicaragua | [7] | |
| 200m butterfly | 2:03.49 | Bryan Alvaréz | BELEN | 20 July 2018 | - | |||
| 200m individual medley | 2:08.63 | Andrey Aguilar | TENNIS CLUB | August 1982 | - | Guayaquil, Ecuador | ||
| 400m individual medley | 4:31.52 | h | Esteban Araya | 16 July 2015 | Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | [8] | |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:34.54 | 7 December 2017 | Central American Games | Managua, Nicaragua | [9] | |||
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:32.78 | '#' |
| 25 June 2023 | CAC Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | [10] | |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:47.91 |
| 6 December 2017 | Central American Games | Managua, Nicaragua | [11] | ||
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:53.97 |
| 29 June 2023 | CAC Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | [12] |
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FECONA; 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
Records not set in finals: h – heat;
Women
| Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50m freestyle | 26.32 | not ratified | Silvia Poll | Cariari | July 1987 | |||
| 100m freestyle | 55.52 | not ratified | Silvia Poll | Cariari | 11 August 1987 | Pan American Games | Indianapolis, United States | |
| 200m freestyle | 1:57.48 | Claudia Poll | Cariari | 10 August 1997 | Pan Pacific Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | ||
| 400m freestyle | 4:09.61 | Claudia Poll | Cariari | 12/15 August 1993 | Pan Pacific Championships | Kobe, Japan | ||
| 800m freestyle | 8:33.80 | Claudia Poll | Cariari | 12/15 August 1993 | Pan Pacific Championships | Kobe, Japan | ||
| 1500m freestyle | 17:08.15 | not ratified | Helena Moreno | 6 December 2017 | Central American Games | Managua, Nicaragua | [13] | |
| 50m backstroke | 30.15 | not ratified | Silvia Poll | Cariari | July 1989 | Bellinzona | Bellinzona, Switzerland | |
| 100m backstroke | 1:01.86 | not ratified | Silvia Poll | Cariari | 14 August 1987 | Pan American Games | Indianapolis, United States | |
| 200m backstroke | 2:11.66 | Silvia Poll | Cariari | 31 July 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| 50m breaststroke | 33.90 | Adriana Morera | 9 December 2015 | Campeonato Interclubes de Natación | ||||
| 100m breaststroke | 1:14.62 | Adriana Morera | 15 April 2018 | Campeonato FEDONA | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |||
| 200m breaststroke | 2:39.38 | not ratified | Sandra Arroyo | Cariari | 1 November 1993 | - | ||
| 50m butterfly | 27.27 | Beatriz Padrón | 20 June 2024 | CCCAN Championships | Monterrey, Mexico | |||
| 100m butterfly | 1:00.81 | Marie Meza | 8 February 2016 | - | ||||
| 200m butterfly | 2:13.25 | h | Alondra Ortiz | University of Houston | 11 April 2024 | TYR Pro Swim Series | San Antonio, United States | [14] |
| 200m individual medley | 2:18.37 | Claudia Poll | Cariari | 18 February 1993 | - | |||
| 400m individual medley | 4:50.35 | Claudia Poll | Cariari | 1 July 1992 | - | |||
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:55.43 | 11 August 1987 | Pan American Games | Indianapolis, United States | ||||
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 8:24.25 | 9 August 1987 | Pan American Games | Indianapolis, United States | ||||
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | 4:23.11 | 14 August 1987 | Pan American Games | Indianapolis, United States |
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FECONA; 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
Records not set in finals: h – heat;
Mixed relay
| Event | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 × 50 m freestyle relay | 1:44.63 |
| 28 June 2017 | CCCAN | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | [15] | ||
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:47.91 |
| 27 June 2023 | CAC Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | [16] | ||
| 4 × 50 m medley relay | ||||||||
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | 4:05.06 |
| 24 June 2023 | CAC Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | [17] |
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FECONA;
Records not set in finals: h – heat
Records not set in finals: h – heat
Short Course (25 m)
Men
| Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50m freestyle | 22.78 | h | Juan Dobles | 8 December 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada | [18] | |
| 50m freestyle | 22.44 | '#' | Adrian Vargas | Piratas | 11 October 2024 | Puerto Rico International Open | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 100m freestyle | 51.01 | h | Mario Montoya | 12 April 2008 | World Championships | Manchester, England | [19] | |
| 100m freestyle | 49.82 | h, # | Adrian Vargas | Piratas | 10 October 2024 | Puerto Rico International Open | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 200m freestyle | 1:52.50 | h | Mario Montoya | 9 April 2008 | World Championships | Manchester, United Kingdom | ||
| 400m freestyle | 4:03.35 | h | Antonio González | 6 December 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada | [20] | |
| 400m freestyle | 3:55.71 | h, # | Alberto Vega | 12 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [21] | |
| 800m freestyle | 8:27.14 | Alberto Vega | Belemita | 28 October 2021 | Costa Rican Championships | Santa Ana, Costa Rica | ||
| 800m freestyle | 8:11.18 | '#' | Alberto Vega | 14 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [22] | |
| 1500m freestyle | 15:49.30 | Alberto Vega | 31 October 2021 | Puerto Rico International Open | San Juan, Puerto Rico | [23] | ||
| 50m backstroke | 25.53 | Julio Perez | 28 October 2021 | Puerto Rico International Open | San Juan, Puerto Rico | [24] | ||
| 100m backstroke | 54.53 | Julio Perez | 31 October 2021 | Puerto Rico International Open | San Juan, Puerto Rico | [25] | ||
| 200m backstroke | 1:59.25 | Julio Perez | 30 October 2021 | Puerto Rico International Open | San Juan, Puerto Rico | [26] | ||
| 50m breaststroke | 28.37 | h | Arnoldo Herrera | 28 October 2021 | Puerto Rico International Open | San Juan, Puerto Rico | [27] | |
| 100m breaststroke | 1:01.93 | Arnoldo Herrera | 31 October 2021 | Puerto Rico International Open | San Juan, Puerto Rico | [28] | ||
| 200m breaststroke | 2:13.81 | h | Arnoldo Herrera | 13 December 2018 | World Championships | Hangzhou, China | [29] | |
| 50m butterfly | 24.20 | h | Bryan Alvarez | 9 December 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada | [30] | |
| 100m butterfly | 54.77 | h | Bryan Alvarez | 7 December 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada | [31] | |
| 200m butterfly | 2:01.57 | h | Bryan Alvarez | 11 December 2018 | World Championships | Hangzhou, China | [32] | |
| 100m individual medley | 57.44 | h | Esteban Araya | 8 December 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada | [33] | |
| 200m individual medley | 2:04.91 | h | Esteban Araya | 6 December 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada | [34] | |
| 400m individual medley | 4:25.00 | h | Esteban Araya | 10 December 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada | [35] | |
| 4 × 50 m freestyle relay | ||||||||
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:32.66 | h |
| 6 December 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada | [36] | |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:41.10 | h |
| 9 December 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada | [37] | |
| 4 × 50 m medley relay | ||||||||
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | ||||||||
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FECONA; 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
Records not set in finals: h – heat;
Women
| Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50m freestyle | 26.14 | Claudia Poll | 13 January 1995 | |||||
| 100m freestyle | 54.56 | Claudia Poll | 8 February 1997 | |||||
| 200m freestyle | 1:54.17 | Claudia Poll | 17 April 1997 | |||||
| 400m freestyle | 4:00.03 | Claudia Poll | 17 April 1997 | |||||
| 800m freestyle | 8:27.92 | Claudia Poll | 8 February 1997 | |||||
| 1500m freestyle | ||||||||
| 50m backstroke | 30.36 | Helena Moreno | 5 August 2018 | XI Torneo la Anexión | ||||
| 100m backstroke | 1:05.43 | h | Mariangel Hidalgo | 12 December 2012 | World Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | [38] | |
| 200m backstroke | 2:22.55 | Susan Anchía | 23 September 2016 | Open Piscina Corta Fecona 2016 | ||||
| 50m breaststroke | 31.07 | Sandra Arroyo | 18 April 1997 | |||||
| 100m breaststroke | 1:12.93 | Sandra Arroyo | 18 April 1997 | |||||
| 200m breaststroke | 2:35.41 | Sandra Arroyo | 18 April 1997 | |||||
| 50m butterfly | 27.53 | Marie Meza | 5 February 2016 | Steirische Hallenmeisterschaften | ||||
| 100m butterfly | 1:01.27 | Marie Meza | 5 February 2016 | Steirische Hallenmeisterschaften | ||||
| 100m butterfly | 1:00.66 | h, # | Karina Solera | 13 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [39] | |
| 200m butterfly | 2:14.66 | h | Alondra Ortíz | 17 December 2021 | World Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | [40] | |
| 200m butterfly | 2:14.39 | h, # | Karina Solera | 12 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [41] | |
| 100m individual medley | 1:03.51 | Claudia Poll | 1 April 1999 | |||||
| 200m individual medley | 2:15.55 | Claudia Poll | 11 February 1995 | |||||
| 400m individual medley | 5:01.36 | h | Daniela Alfaro | 11 December 2018 | World Championships | Hangzhou, China | [42] | |
| 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 FECONA; 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
Records not set in finals: h – heat;
Mixed relay
| Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 × 50 m freestyle relay | 1:43.45 | h |
| 12 December 2018 | World Championships | Hangzhou, China | [43] | |
| 4 × 50 m medley relay | 1:50.03 | h |
| 13 December 2018 | World Championships | Hangzhou, China | [44] |
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FECONA;
Records not set in finals: h – heat
Records not set in finals: h – heat
Notes
- ^ by official result source; 28 June 2023 by FECODA source, a typo
References
- General
- Costa Rican Long Course Records 2 January 2025 updated
- Costa Rican Short Course Records 24 August 2024 updated
- Specific
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- ^ "Women's 200m Butterfly Final Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
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