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)

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Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
50m freestyle 22.13 Lamar Taylor   Bahamas 24 October 2023 Pan American Games Santiago, Chile [1]
100m freestyle 48.84 h Lamar Taylor   Bahamas 30 July 2024 Olympic Games Paris, France [2]
200m 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 [3]
1500m freestyle 16:07.53 h Matthew Lowe   Bahamas 3 August 2013 World Championships Barcelona, Spain [4]
50m backstroke 25.08 Lamar Taylor   Bahamas 28 June 2023 CAC Games San Salvador, El Salvador [5]
100m backstroke 56.39 h Lamar Taylor   Bahamas 25 October 2023 Pan American Games Santiago, Chile [6]
200m backstroke 2:08.86 Jeremy Knowles SwimMac 8 June 2008 Charlotte UltraSwim Charlotte, United States
50m breaststroke 27.60 h Izaak Bastian Barracuda Swim Club 26 June 2021 Bahamian Championships Nassau, The Bahamas [7]
100m breaststroke 1:00.87 h Izaak Bastian Barracuda Swim Club 27 June 2021 Bahamian Championships Nassau, The Bahamas [8]
200m breaststroke 2:15.14 Izaak Bastian Barracuda Swim Club 24 June 2021 Bahamian Championships Nassau, The Bahamas [9]
50m butterfly 23.74 h Elvis Burrows   Bahamas 26 July 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy [10]
100m butterfly 53.51 h Elvis Burrows   Bahamas 31 July 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy [11]
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 3:28.22   Bahamas 6 August 2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru [12]
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 Mako Aquatics Club 22 June 2019 Bahamas Nationals Nassau, The Bahamas
4×100m medley relay 3:49.83
  Bahamas 2 July 2016 CISC Nassau, The Bahamas [13]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by BSF; WRWorld record; AMAmericas 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

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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 [14]
100m freestyle 53.73 h Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace   Bahamas 1 August 2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom [15]
200m freestyle 1:58.03 Joanna Evans   Bahamas 21 July 2018 CAC Games Barranquilla, Colombia [16]
400m freestyle 4:07.33 Joanna Evans Longhorn Aquatic Club 20 May 2021 Longhorn Elite Invite Austin, United States [17]
800m freestyle 8:31.18 Joanna Evans   Bahamas 25 August 2017 Universiade Taipei, Taiwan [18]
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
50m breaststroke 32.06 Lilly Higgs Unattached 26 June 2021 Bahamian Championships Nassau, The Bahamas [19]
100m breaststroke 1:09.52 h Lilly Higgs Unattached 6 December 2019 U.S. Open Atlanta, United States [20]
200m breaststroke 2:26.91 tt Laura Morley Mako Aquatics Club 27 June 2021 Bahamian Championships Nassau, The Bahamas [21]
50m butterfly 25.53 Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace   Bahamas 27 July 2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom [22]
100m butterfly 58.87 Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace SwimMAC Carolina 15 May 2015 Arena Pro Series Charlotte, United States [23]
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 [24]
400m individual medley 4:50.38 Joanna Evans   Bahamas 23 July 2018 CAC Games Barranquilla, Colombia [25]
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; WRWorld record; AMAmericas 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

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Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
4×50m freestyle relay 1:39.90   Bahamas 29 June 2016 CISC Nassau, The Bahamas [26]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:41.86 h
  Bahamas 7 August 2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru
4×50m medley relay 1:59.21 Mako Aquatics Club 22 June 2019 Bahamas Nationals Nassau, The Bahamas
4×100m medley relay 4:03.98 h
  Bahamas 26 July 2023 World Championships Fukuoka, Japan [27]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by BSF; WRWorld record; AMAmericas record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

Short Course (25 m)

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Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
50m freestyle 21.45 h Lamar Taylor   Bahamas 16 December 2022 World Championships Melbourne, Australia [28]
100m freestyle 47.76 h Lamar Taylor   Bahamas 14 December 2022 World Championships Melbourne, Australia [29]
200m freestyle 1:51.31 h Luke Thompson   Bahamas 18 December 2022 World Championships Melbourne, Australia [30]
400m freestyle 3:56.22 h Luke Thompson   Bahamas 15 December 2022 World Championships Melbourne, Australia [31]
800m freestyle
1500m freestyle 15:50.70 Jeremy Knowles - 1998
50m backstroke 23.58 h Lamar Taylor   Bahamas 15 December 2022 World Championships Melbourne, Australia [32]
100m backstroke 57.10 Chris Vythoulkas - 2006
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 [33]
100m breaststroke 59.61 h Izaak Bastian   Bahamas 16 December 2021 World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [34]
200m breaststroke 2:20.49 Jeremy Knowles - 1997
50m butterfly 23.93 h Lamar Taylor   Bahamas 5 November 2022 World Cup Indianapolis, United States [35]
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 [36]
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; WRWorld record; AMAmericas 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

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Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
50m freestyle 23.93 Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace   Bahamas 7 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [37]
100m freestyle 52.34 Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace   Bahamas 5 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [38]
200m freestyle 1:54.36 Joanna Evans DC Trident 26 November 2021 International Swimming League Eindhoven, Netherlands [39]
400m freestyle 4:00.14 Joanna Evans DC Trident 29 September 2021 International Swimming League Naples, Italy [40]
800m freestyle 8:38.07 Joanna Evans   Bahamas 4 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [41]
1500m freestyle
50m backstroke 28.36 h Alana Kathryn Dillette   Bahamas 18 December 2010 World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates
100m backstroke 1:01.33 h Alana Kathryn Dillette   Bahamas 15 December 2010 World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates
200 m backstroke
50m breaststroke 31.38 h Lillian Higgs   Bahamas 16 December 2021 World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [42]
100m breaststroke 1:07.87 h Lillian Higgs   Bahamas 19 December 2021 World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [43]
200m breaststroke
50m butterfly 26.22 h Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace   Bahamas 4 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [44]
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; WRWorld record; AMAmericas 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


References

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