List of Bolivian records in swimming

The Bolivian Records in swimming are the fastest times ever swum by an individual from Bolivia. These records are maintained by Bolivia's national swimming federation: la Federación Boliviana de Natación (FEBONA).[1]

FEBONA keeps records for both for men (varones) and women (damas), for events in long course (50m, Piscina Larga) and short course (25m, Piscina Corta) courses. Records are kept in the following events (by stroke):

Long course (50m)

Men

EventTimeNameClubDateMeetLocationRef
50m freestyle 23.13José QuintanillaSanta Cruz14 March 2018Bolivian Championships Cochabamba, Bolivia
100m freestyle 52.29José QuintanillaSanta Cruz16 March 2018Bolivian Championships Cochabamba, Bolivia
200m freestyle 1:57.54Esteban NuñezSPMSC24 March 2023Selectivo Nacional
400m freestyle 4:11.77Luis Medina  Bolivia29 July 1992Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain
800m freestyle 8:40.12Luis Medina-1990- Lima, Peru
1500m freestyle 16:38.17Rodrigo Caballero  Bolivia21 January 2019Bolivian Club Championships Cochabamba, Bolivia
50m backstroke 26.43Gabriel Castillo  Bolivia19 December 2020Paraguayan Open Championships Asunción, Paraguay[2]
100m backstroke 57.30hGabriel Castillo  Bolivia27 May 2021Grand Prix SYC Asuncion, Paraguay[3]
200m backstroke 2:10.87Mauricio Prudencio-10 April 2003- Valladolid, Spain
50m breaststroke 28.91Santiago CavanaghSanta Cruz5 July 2018Bolivian Club Championships Cochabamba, Bolivia
100m breaststroke 1:03.81Santiago Cavanagh  Bolivia20 November 2017Bolivarian Games Santa Marta, Colombia[4]
200m breaststroke 2:23.70Esteban Nuñez  Bolivia26 November 2022Julio Maglione Cup Santa Cruz, Bolivia[5]
50m butterfly 24.87Jose QuintanillaSamix Santa Cruz3 April 2021Bolivian Championships Trinidad, Bolivia
50m butterfly 24.85'#'Esteban Nuñez  Bolivia11 May 2024Grand Prix Pardubice Pardubice, Czech Republic[6]
100m butterfly 54.61Esteban Nuñez  Bolivia24 April 2023ALBA Games Caracas, Venezuela[7]
100m butterfly 54.13'#'Esteban NuñezCN Antibes5 May 2024Gones Open Lyon, France[8]
200m butterfly 2:09.36Augustin GongoraSPMSC24 March 2023Selectivo Nacional
200m individual medley 2:05.12Esteban NuñezCN Antibes15 December 2023Meeting of Hortillons Amiens, France[9]
200m individual medley 2:05.09'#'Esteban NuñezCN Antibes31 March 2024Sud - Printemps Region Championships Saint-Raphael, France[10]
200m individual medley 2:04.56'#'Esteban Nuñez  Bolivia12 May 2024Grand Prix Pardubice Pardubice, Czech Republic[11]
400m individual medley 4:37.34Esteban Nuñez  Bolivia24 November 2022Julio Maglione Cup Santa Cruz, Bolivia[12]
4x50m
 freestyle relay
1:38.92
  • P. Ribera
  • M. Daza
  • Y. Soza
  • Aldo Castillo
Medley Santa Cruz14 September 2022Bolivian Club Championships Santa Cruz, Bolivia
4x100m
 freestyle relay
3:36.39
  • José Quintanilla
     (54.48)
  • Aldo Castillo
     (54.77)
  • Fabian Quiroga
     (55.00)
  • Esteban Nuñez
     (52.14)
 Bolivia4 October 2022South American Games Asuncion, Paraguay[13]
4x200m
 freestyle relay
8:16.11
Medley Santa Cruz14 February 2020Bolivian Club Championships Santa Cruz, Bolivia[14]
4x50m
 medley relay
1:48.00
  • R. Santiestevan
  • J. Cabrera
  • Aldo Castillo
Santa Cruz18 October 2017- Lima, Peru
4x100m
 medley relay
3:58.85
  • Rafael Montaño
     (1:00.92)
  • Santiago Cavanagh
     (1:07.33)
  • Aldo Castillo
     (57.13)
  • Ivan Soruco
     (53.77)
 Bolivia29 May 2018South American Games Cochabamba, Bolivia[15]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FEBONA;
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

EventTimeNameClubDateMeetLocationRef
50m freestyle 25.00Karen Torrez  Bolivia22 November 2017Bolivarian Games Santa Marta, Colombia[16]
100m freestyle 56.14Karen Torrez  Bolivia21 November 2017Bolivarian Games Santa Marta, Colombia[17]
200m freestyle 2:05.74Karen TorrezC.N. Barcelona22 July 2014Catalonian Open Junior Championships Mataró, Spain[18]
400m freestyle 4:31.88Karen Torrez  Bolivia17 April 2016Danish Open Copenhagen, Denmark[19]
800m freestyle 9:25.62Karen TorrezLA Paz24 April 2019Bolivian Championships Clausura, Bolivia[20]
1500m freestyle 18:25.11Karen TorrezCochabamba27 January 2016Bolivian Championships Clausura, Bolivia[21]
50m backstroke 30.87Maria Jose RiberaMedley Santa Cruz13 July 2022Bolivian Club Championships Cochabamba, Bolivia
100m backstroke 1:07.90hKaren Torrez  Bolivia27 July 2009World Championships Rome, Italy[22]
200m backstroke 2:26.63Mariana ZavallaSanta Cruz20 May 2011Bolivian Championships Santa Cruz, Bolivia[23]
50m breaststroke 33.98Valentina AloisioSanta Cruz12 December 2019Bolivian Club Championships Cochabamba, Bolivia
50m breaststroke 33.06'#'Maria Jose Ribera  Bolivia15 March 2024Paraguayan Championships Asunción, Paraguay[citation needed]
100m breaststroke 1:14.31Naiara Roca  Bolivia16 September 2023South American Junior Championships Santo Tomé, Argentina
200m breaststroke 2:46.15Katerine Moreno  Bolivia21 August 2003- Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
200m breaststroke 2:35.86ratified, but later rescindedKaterine Moreno  BoliviaJanuary 1989Bolivarian Games Maracaibo, Venezuela
50m butterfly 27.87Alexis Margett  Bolivia10 November 2018South American Championships Trujillo, Peru[24]
50m butterfly 27.37'#'Maria Jose Ribera  Bolivia13 March 2024Paraguayan Championships Asunción, Paraguay[citation needed]
100m butterfly 1:00.96Karen Torrez  Bolivia27 May 2018South American Games Cochabamba, Bolivia[25]
200m butterfly 2:23.23Alexis Margett  Bolivia9 November 2018South American Championships Trujillo, Peru[26]
200m individual medley 2:26.60Alexis MargettSanta Cruz23 April 2019Bolivian Championships Cochabamba, Bolivia
400m individual medley 5:24.01Karen TorrezHipico LA Paz22 February 2019Bolivian Club Championships Cochabamba, Bolivia
4x50m
 freestyle relay
1:48.58
  • V. Espinoza
  • Camila Meneses
  • Estela Duran
Medley Santa Cruz14 September 2022Bolivian Club Championships Santa Cruz, Bolivia
4x100m
 freestyle relay
3:58.97
Medley Santa Cruz14 September 2022Bolivian Club Championships Santa Cruz, Bolivia
4x200m
 freestyle relay
9:07.25
  • Karen Torrez
     (2:10.92)
  • Valentina Aloisio
  • Mikaela Daza
  • Camila Mercado
     (2:16.04)
 Bolivia27 May 2018South American Games Cochabamba, Bolivia[27]
4x50m
 medley relay
2:03.30
Medley Santa Cruz14 September 2022Bolivian Club Championships Santa Cruz, Bolivia
4x100m
 medley relay
4:29.72
  • A. Ovando
  • Naiara Roca
  • Adriana Giles
  • Camila Meneses
Medley Santa Cruz14 September 2022Bolivian Club Championships Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FEBONA; 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

EventTimeNameClubDateMeetLocationRef
4×50 m freestyle relay 1:44.66
Medley Santa Cruz12 July 2023
4×100 m freestyle relay 3:45.07
Medley Santa Cruz14 September 2022Bolivian Club Championships Santa Cruz, Bolivia
4×50 m medley relay 1:54.96
Medley Santa Cruz12 July 2023
4×100 m medley relay 4:11.30
Medley Santa Cruz14 September 2022Bolivian Club Championships Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FEBONA; WRWorld record; AMAmericas record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

Short course (25m)

Men

EventTimeNameClubDateMeetLocationRef
50m freestyle 22.43José Alberto QuintanillaSanta Cruz26 October 2016Bolivian Championships Santa Cruz, Bolivia[28]
100m freestyle 50.47José Alberto QuintanillaSanta Cruz28 November 2018Bolivian Championships Santa Cruz, Bolivia
200m freestyle 1:51.37José Alberto QuintanillaSanta Cruz26 May 2022Bolivian Club Meet Santa Cruz, Bolivia
400m freestyle 4:05.62Rodrigo CaballeroChuquisaca14 December 2017Bolivian Championships Santa Cruz, Bolivia
800m freestyle 8:47.28ttWalter Caballero Quilla  Bolivia30 July 2015National Clubs Liga Bolivia
800m freestyle 8:32.87h, †, not ratifiedWalter Caballero Quilla  Bolivia10 December 2016World Championships Windsor, Canada[29]
1500m freestyle 16:10.91hWalter Caballero Quilla  Bolivia10 December 2016World Championships Windsor, Canada[30]
50m backstroke 25.14Gabriel CastilloSanta Cruz26 November 2018Bolivian Championships Santa Cruz, Bolivia
100m backstroke 55.28Gabriel CastilloSanta Cruz27 November 2018Bolivian Championships Santa Cruz, Bolivia
200m backstroke 2:01.76Andrew Rutherfurd-14 December 2015Mexican Junior Championships Guadalajara, Mexico
50m breaststroke 27.32Santiago CavanaghSanta Cruz14 December 2017Bolivian Championships Santa Cruz, Bolivia
100m breaststroke 1:00.53Santiago CavanaghSanta Cruz16 December 2017Bolivian Championships Santa Cruz, Bolivia
200m breaststroke 2:20.06Santiago CavanaghSanta Cruz6 June 2016Bolivian Club Championships League B Santa Cruz, Bolivia[31]
50m butterfly 24.16José Alberto QuintanillaSanta Cruz26 October 2016Bolivian Championships Santa Cruz, Bolivia[32]
100m butterfly 53.68hEsteban Nuñez  Bolivia3 November 2022World Cup Indianapolis, United States[33]
200m butterfly 2:02.76José Alberto QuintanillaSanta Cruz14 September 2022Bolivian Club Championships Santa Cruz, Bolivia
100m individual medley 56.77hJosé Alberto Quintanilla  Bolivia13 December 2018World Championships Hangzhou, China[34]
200m individual medley 2:01.44hEsteban Nuñez  Bolivia13 December 2022World Championships Melbourne, Australia[35]
400m individual medley 4:26.13hAndrew Rutherfurd  Bolivia13 December 2012World Championships Istanbul, Turkey[36]
4x50m
 freestyle relay
1:35.78Samix Santa Cruz6 July 2016Bolivian Club Championships League B Santa Cruz, Bolivia
4x100m
 freestyle relay
3:36.39
 Bolivia2 October 2022
4x200m
 freestyle relay
7:57.89
Medley Santa Cruz15 September 2022Bolivian Club Championships Santa Cruz, Bolivia
4x50m
 medley relay
1:44.81Samix Santa Cruz6 July 2016Bolivian Club Championships League B Santa Cruz, Bolivia
4x100m
 medley relay
3:59.62[a]
Sportmotion SC17 September 2022Bolivian Club Championships Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FEBONA;
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

EventTimeNameClubDateMeetLocationRef
50m freestyle 25.07Karen Torrez  Bolivia6 September 2018Copa España Santiago, Chile[37]
100m freestyle 55.25hKaren Torrez  Bolivia7 December 2016World Championships Windsor, Canada[38]
200m freestyle 2:01.03Karen Torrez  Bolivia6 September 2018Copa España Santiago, Chile[39]
400m freestyle 4:20.22Karen TorrezC.N. Barcelona22 November 2014Trofeo Félix Serra Santamans Manresa, Spain[40]
800m freestyle 9:06.08Karen TorrezC.N. Barcelona22 November 2014Trofeo Félix Serra Santamans Manresa, Spain
1500m freestyle 18:21.54Mariana Zavalla-3 November 2012Argentinian Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina
50m backstroke 28.74Maria Jose RiberaMedley Santa Cruz26 May 2022Bolivian Club Meet Santa Cruz, Bolivia
100m backstroke 1:05.66hKaren Torrez  Bolivia15 December 2010World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates[41]
200 backstroke 2:23.47Mariana ZavallaSanta Cruz17 September 2009- Santa Cruz, Bolivia[42]
50m breaststroke 33.28Maria Jose RiberaSanta Cruz22 March 2017Bolivian Championships Santa Cruz, Bolivia[43]
100m breaststroke 1:13.25Maria Jose RiberaBENI28 November 2018Bolivian Championships Santa Cruz, Bolivia
200m breaststroke 2:41.32Naiara RocaMedley Santa Cruz14 September 2022Bolivian Club Championships Santa Cruz, Bolivia
50m butterfly 27.28Maria Jose RiberaMedley Santa Cruz26 May 2022Bolivian Club Meet Santa Cruz, Bolivia
100m butterfly 1:00.55Karen Torrez  Bolivia6 September 2018Copa España Internacional
200m butterfly 2:24.03Karen TorrezLa Paz22 March 2017Bolivian Championships Santa Cruz, Bolivia[44]
100m individual medley 1:04.27hKaren Torrez  Bolivia8 December 2016World Championships Windsor, Canada[45]
200m individual medley 2:22.84Karen TorrezLa PazOctober 2016Bolivian Championships Santa Cruz, Bolivia[46]
400m individual medley 5:09.53Karen TorrezLa Paz16 December 2017Bolivian Championships Santa Cruz, Bolivia
4x50m
 free relay
1:48.58
  • Valentina Espinoza
  • Camila Meneses
  • Estela Duran
  • Adriana Giles
Medley Santa Cruz14 September 2022Bolivian Club Championships Santa Cruz, Bolivia
4x100m
 free relay
3:58.97
Medley Santa Cruz15 September 2022Bolivian Club Championships Santa Cruz, Bolivia
4x200m
 free relay
8:44.69
  • Camila Meneses
  • Alexis Margett
  • Adriana Giles
  • Estela Duran
Medley Santa Cruz15 September 2022Bolivian Club Championships Santa Cruz, Bolivia
4x50m
 medley relay
2:03.30
Medley Santa Cruz16 September 2022Bolivian Club Championships Santa Cruz, Bolivia
4x100m
 medley relay
4:29.72
  • Ana Ovando
  • Naiara Roca
  • Adriana Giles
  • Camila Meneses
Medley Santa Cruz16 September 2022Bolivian Club Championships Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FEBONA;
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

EventTimeNameClubDateMeetLocationRef
4×100 m freestyle relay 3:45.07
Medley Santa Cruz14 September 2022Bolivian Club Championships Santa Cruz, Bolivia
4×100 m medley relay 4:11.30
  • Aldo Castillo
  • Naiara Roca
  • Mateo Aima
  • M. J. Ribera
Medley Santa Cruz15 September 2022Bolivian Club Championships Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FEBONA; WRWorld record; AMAmericas record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

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