List of Guyanese records in swimming
The Guyanese records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of swimmers from Guyana, which are recognised and ratified by the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association.
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 | 24.16 | r | Raekwon Noel | Dorado | 16 December 2023 | ASATT Invitational Championships | Couva, Trinidad and Tobago | [1] |
| 100 m freestyle | 50.43 | b | Raekwon Noel | Indiana | 28 June 2025 | Indy Summer Cup | Indianapolis, United States | [2] |
| 200m freestyle | 1:50.42 | b | Raekwon Noel | Indiana | 26 June 2025 | Indy Summer Cup | Indianapolis, United States | [3] |
| 400m freestyle | 4:00.66 | Raekwon Noel | 16 May 2025 | Pan American Championships | Medellin, Colombia | [4] | ||
| 800m freestyle | 8:25.63 | Raekwon Noel | Dorado Speed Swim Club | 15 December 2023 | ASATT Invitational Championships | Couva, Trinidad and Tobago | [5] | |
| 1500m freestyle | 16:17.92 | Raekwon Noel | 6 April 2023 | CARIFTA Championships | Willemstad, Curaçao | [6] | ||
| 50m backstroke | 27.23 | † | Raekwon Noel | 12 August 2025 | Junior Pan American Games | Asunción, Paraguay | [7] | |
| 100m backstroke | 55.72 | Raekwon Noel | 12 August 2025 | Junior Pan American Games | Asunción, Paraguay | [8] | ||
| 200m backstroke | 2:04.22 | b | Raekwon Noel | Indiana | 28 June 2025 | Indy Summer Cup | Indianapolis, United States | [9] |
| 50m breaststroke | 30.29 | Chase Thompson | 2 May 2021 | UANA Tokyo Qualifier | Clermont, United States | [10] | ||
| 100m breaststroke | 1:06.73 | c | Chase Thompson | 29 April 2021 | UANA Tokyo Qualifier | Clermont, United States | [11][12] | |
| 200m breaststroke | 2:40.20 | Onan Orlando Thom | - | 2003 | ||||
| 50m butterfly | 25.16 | † | Raekwon Noel | 11 August 2025 | Junior Pan American Games | Asunción, Paraguay | [13] | |
| 100m butterfly | 53.39 | Raekwon Noel | 11 August 2025 | Junior Pan American Games | Asunción, Paraguay | [14] | ||
| 200m butterfly | 1:59.46 | Raekwon Noel | 10 August 2025 | Junior Pan American Games | Asunción, Paraguay | [15] | ||
| 200m individual medley | 2:37.84 | Raekwon Noel | Dorado Speed Swim Club | 16 December 2018 | ASATT Invitational Championships | Couva, Trinidad and Tobago | [16] | |
| 400m individual medley | 4:42.51 | Raekwon Noel | 7 April 2023 | CARIFTA Championships | Willemstad, Curaçao | [17] | ||
| 4×100m freestyle relay | 3:55.87 | - | 2007 | |||||
| 4×200m freestyle relay | ||||||||
| 4×100m medley relay | 4:34.67 | - | 2007 |
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Guyana Amateur Swimming Association; 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle | 27.76 | h | Aleka Persaud | 30 July 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | [18] | |
| 100 m freestyle | 1:00.67 | h | Aleka Persaud | 27 July 2023 | World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | [19] | |
| 200 m freestyle | 2:15.88 | Britany van Lange | - | 2011 | ||||
| 400 m freestyle | 4:50.41 | Britany van Lange | - | 2011 | ||||
| 800 m freestyle | 10:03.69 | Britany van Lange | - | 2011 | ||||
| 1500 m freestyle | ||||||||
| 50m backstroke | 33.90 | Onika George | - | 2014 | ||||
| 100m backstroke | 1:13.71 | Soroya Simmons | - | 2014 | ||||
| 200m backstroke | 2:39.03 | Soroya Simmons | - | 2014 | ||||
| 50m breaststroke | 34.45 | Jessica Stephenson | - | 2011 | ||||
| 100m breaststroke | 1:14.65 | Jessica Stephenson | 2012 | |||||
| 200m breaststroke | 2:42.20 | Jessica Stephenson | - | 2012 | ||||
| 50m butterfly | 29.97 | h | Jamila Sanmoogan | 7 April 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | [20] | |
| 100m butterfly | 1:07.24 | h | Aleka Persaud | 29 July 2022 | Commonwealth Games | Birmingham, United Kingdom | [21] | |
| 200m butterfly | 2:47.88 | Jessica Stephenson | - | 2008 | ||||
| 200m individual medley | ||||||||
| 400m individual medley | ||||||||
| 4×100m freestyle relay | ||||||||
| 4×200m freestyle relay | ||||||||
| 4×100m medley relay |
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Guyana Amateur Swimming Association; 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;
Short Course (25 m)
Men
| Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50m freestyle | 22.69 | Raekwon Noel | Dorado | 8 June 2025 | Dorado Hosted Developmental In | Georgetown, Guyana | [22] | |
| 100m freestyle | 50.06 | Raekwon Noel | Dorado | 8 June 2025 | Dorado Hosted Developmental In | Georgetown, Guyana | [23] | |
| 200m freestyle | 1:57.23 | h | Leon Seaton | 5 November 2022 | World Cup | Indianapolis, United States | [24] | |
| 400 m freestyle | ||||||||
| 800 m freestyle | ||||||||
| 1500 m freestyle | ||||||||
| 50 m backstroke | 25.13 | Raekwon Noel | Dorado | 8 June 2025 | Dorado Hosted Developmental In | Georgetown, Guyana | [25] | |
| 100 m backstroke | ||||||||
| 200 m backstroke | ||||||||
| 50m breaststroke | 28.40 | Raekwon Noel | Dorado | 8 June 2025 | Dorado Hosted Developmental In | Georgetown, Guyana | [26] | |
| 100m breaststroke | 1:10.02 | h | Ronaldo Rodrigues | 15 December 2010 | World Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | ||
| 200m breaststroke | 2:40.83 | h | Ronaldo Rodrigues | 17 December 2010 | World Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | ||
| 50m butterfly | 24.36 | Raekwon Noel | Dorado | 8 June 2025 | Dorado Hosted Developmental In | Georgetown, Guyana | [27] | |
| 100m butterfly | 54.02 | Raekwon Noel | Dorado | 8 June 2025 | Dorado Hosted Developmental In | Georgetown, Guyana | [28] | |
| 200 m butterfly | ||||||||
| 100m individual medley | 1:07.76 | h | Ronaldo Rodrigues | 18 December 2010 | World Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | ||
| 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 Guyana Amateur Swimming Association; 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 | 26.86 | h | Aleka Persaud | 20 December 2021 | World Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | [29] | |
| 100m freestyle | 59.70 | h | Aleka Persaud | 17 December 2021 | World Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | [30] | |
| 200m freestyle | 2:15.77 | h | Britany van Lange | 19 December 2010 | World Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | ||
| 400m freestyle | 4:53.20 | h | Britany van Lange | 17 December 2010 | World Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | ||
| 800 m freestyle | ||||||||
| 1500 m freestyle | ||||||||
| 50m backstroke | 34.74 | h | Danielle George | 14 December 2018 | World Championships | Hangzhou, China | [31] | |
| 100 m backstroke | ||||||||
| 200 m backstroke | ||||||||
| 50m breaststroke | 38.78 | h | Athena Gaskin | 12 December 2012 | World Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | [32] | |
| 100m breaststroke | 1:24.94 | h | Athena Gaskin | 14 December 2012 | World Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | [33] | |
| 200 m breaststroke | ||||||||
| 50m butterfly | 29.69 | h | Jamila Sanmoogan | 13 December 2018 | World Championships | Hangzhou, China | [34] | |
| 100 m butterfly | ||||||||
| 200 m butterfly | ||||||||
| 100m individual medley | 1:16.70 | h | Athena Gaskin | 13 December 2012 | World Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | [35] | |
| 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 Guyana Amateur Swimming Association; 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;
References
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