List of Puerto Rican records in swimming

The Puerto Rican records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of swimmers from Puerto Rico, which are recognised and ratified by the Puerto Rican Swimming Federation: Federación Puertorriqueña de Natación (FPN).

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Long Course (50 m)

Men

EventTimeNameClubDateMeetLocationRef
50m freestyle 22.22Erik Risolvato  Puerto Rico14 July 2015Pan American Games Toronto, Canada
50m freestyle 22.13not ratifiedErik RisolvatoColumbus Aquatic Club22 June 2019Richard Quick Invitational Auburn, United States
100m freestyle 49.61hRicardo Busquets  Puerto Rico22 July 1996Olympic Games Atlanta, United States
200m freestyle 1:48.81hDouglas Clark Lennox II  Puerto Rico27 July 2009World Championships Rome, Italy
400m freestyle 3:53.61hChristian Bayo  Puerto Rico2 August 2015World Championships Kazan, Russia[1]
800m freestyle 8:06.34Christian Bayo  Puerto Rico25 April 2019Puerto Rico International Open San Juan, Puerto Rico[2]
1500m freestyle 15:33.61Jorge Herrera  Puerto Rico18 August 1991Pan American Games Havana, Cuba
50m backstroke 25.50Yeziel Morales  Puerto Rico27 April 2023Puerto Rico International Open San Juan, Puerto Rico
100m backstroke 54.89Yeziel MoralesAzura Florida Aquatic Club19 June 2021International Meet Ravne Ravne na Koroškem, Slovenia[3]
200m backstroke 1:58.71hYeziel Morales  Puerto Rico29 April 2023Puerto Rico International Open San Juan, Puerto Rico
200m backstroke 1:57.97h, #Yeziel MoralesMission Viejo Nadadores21 June 2024Mel Zajac Jr. International Meet Vancouver, Canada[4]
50m breaststroke 28.59hXavier Ruiz  Puerto Rico27 April 2023Puerto Rico International Open San Juan, Puerto Rico
50m breaststroke 28.14h, #Xavier Ruiz  Puerto Rico12 April 2024Puerto Rico International Open Salinas, Puerto Rico[citation needed]
100m breaststroke 1:01.80hDaniel Velez  Puerto Rico9 August 2008Olympic Games Beijing, China
100m breaststroke 1:01.15'#'Xavier RuizRidgefield Aquatic Club31 July 2023Speedo Junior National Championships Irvine, United States[citation needed]
100m breaststroke 1:00.95'#'Xavier RuizSan Juan Cariba16 May 2024Atlanta Classic Atlanta, United States[5]
200m breaststroke 2:16.16Todd Torres-April 1994USA Spring Nationals Federal Way, United States
200m breaststroke 2:14.53h, #Xavier RuizRidgefield Aquatic Club3 August 2023Speedo Junior National Championships Irvine, United States[citation needed]
200m breaststroke 2:12.54'#'Xavier RuizSan Juan Cariba15 June 2024Colombia Open Championships Cartagena, Colombia[6]
50m butterfly 23.75Erik Risolvato-1 April 2015- Canada
50m butterfly 23.72tt, not ratifiedErik RisolvatoUnattached18 May 2019Atlanta Classic Atlanta, United States
100m butterfly 52.39hDouglas Clark Lennox II  Puerto Rico31 July 2009World Championships Rome, Italy
200m butterfly 1:57.94sfAndrew Livingston  Puerto Rico16 July 2001World Championships Fukuoka, Japan
200m individual medley 2:00.61hJarod Arroyo  Puerto Rico24 June 2021CCCAN Championships San Juan, Puerto Rico[7]
400m individual medley 4:16.63Jarod Arroyo  Puerto Rico22 May 2021Puerto Rican International Open Salinas, Puerto Rico[8]
4 × 50 m freestyle relay 1:36.23  Puerto Rico6 January 1991- Perth, Australia
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:25.47  Puerto RicoMarch 1995Pan American Games Mar del Plata, Argentina
4 × 200 m freestyle relay 7:27.29
 Puerto Rico20 July 2018CAC Games Barranquilla, Colombia[9]
4 × 50 m medley relay 1:49.71
 Puerto RicoJuly 2013SZS Summer Sectionals Orlando, United States[10]
4 × 100 m medley relay 3:45.78  Puerto Rico18 August 1991Pan American Games Havana, Cuba
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FPN; 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

EventTimeNameClubDateMeetLocationRef
50m freestyle 24.94hVanessa García  Puerto Rico12 August 2016Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[11]
100m freestyle 55.00Vanessa García  Puerto Rico19 July 2010Central American and Caribbean Games Mayagüez, Puerto Rico[12]
200m freestyle 2:04.37bKristen Romano  Puerto Rico21 July 2018CAC Games Barranquilla, Colombia[13]
400m freestyle 4:17.15Kristen Romano  Puerto Rico20 July 2018CAC Games Barranquilla, Colombia[14]
800m freestyle 8:59.31Michelle Diago  Puerto RicoAugust 1999Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada
1500m freestyle 17:09.77Emma Guglielmello  Puerto Rico3 September 2022World Junior Championships Lima, Peru[15]
50m backstroke 27.62Miriam Sheehan-1 May 2021- San Juan, Puerto Rico
100m backstroke 1:02.47hCelismar Guzman  Puerto Rico21 July 2018CAC Games Barranquilla, Colombia[16]
200m backstroke 2:13.70Kristen Romano  Puerto Rico25 July 2018CAC Games Barranquilla, Colombia[17]
200m backstroke 2:12.56'#'Kristen Romano  Puerto Rico29 June 2023CAC Games San Salvador, El Salvador[18]
50m breaststroke 32.79hPatricia Casellas  Puerto Rico23 July 2010Central American and Caribbean Games Mayagüez, Puerto Rico[19]
100m breaststroke 1:11.26Tryshia Centeno-18 March 2012- Florida, United States[20]
200m breaststroke 2:36.85Tryshia Centeno-18 March 2012- Florida, United States[20]
50m butterfly 26.67Miriam Sheehan  Puerto Rico23 August 2019World Junior Championships Budapest, Hungary[21]
100m butterfly 1:00.01sfMiriam Sheehan  Puerto Rico24 August 2019World Junior Championships Budapest, Hungary[22]
100m butterfly 59.80'#'Kristen Romano  Puerto Rico12 April 2024Puerto Rico International Open Salinas, Puerto Rico[citation needed]
100m butterfly 59.63'#'Kristen RomanoTennessee Aquatics17 May 2024Atlanta Classic Atlanta, United States[23]
200m butterfly 2:14.21Tereysa Lehnertz-24 April 2016Mayagüez International Open Mayagüez, Puerto Rico[24]
200m individual medley 2:12.86Kristen Romano  Puerto Rico24 June 2021CCCAN Championships San Juan, Puerto Rico[25]
400m individual medley 4:46.16bKristen RomanoOhio State Swim Team7 July 2018TYR Pro Swim Series Columbus, United States[26]
400m individual medley 4:45.47'#'Kristen Romano  Puerto Rico27 June 2023CAC Games San Salvador, El Salvador[27]
4 × 50 m freestyle relay 1:52.07
  • Ariana Carrasquillo
     (27.98)
  • Yamilka Rios
  • Valerie Mejias
  • Maria Burgos
 Puerto RicoJuly 2013SZS Summer Sectionals Orlando, United States[10]
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:50.53
  • Coral López
     (58.72)
  • Alana Berrocal
     (58.49)
  • Debra Rodríguez
     (58.51)
  • Vanessa García
     (54.81)
 Puerto Rico22 July 2010Central American and Caribbean Games Mayagüez, Puerto Rico[28]
4 × 200 m freestyle relay 8:37.36
 Puerto Rico17 July 2006Central American and Caribbean Games Cartagena, Colombia
4 × 50 m medley relay 2:04.25
  • Erika Carlo
     (33.10)
  • Patricia Casellas
  • Marines Rosario
  • Falan Dorsey
 Puerto RicoJuly 2013SZS Summer Sectionals Orlando, United States[10]
4 × 100 m medley relay 4:16.57
 Puerto Rico20 July 2010Central American and Caribbean Games Mayagüez, Puerto Rico[29]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FPN; 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 1:37.89
  • Louis Ortiz
     (22.73)
  • Liznel Ortiz
     (26.30)
  • Jan Collazo
     (22.90)
  • Keyla Brown
     (25.96)
 Puerto Rico23 June 2021CCCAN San Juan, Puerto Rico[30]
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:36.28not ratified
  • Armando Flores
     (50.30)
  • Louis Ortiz
     (51.42)
  • Celismar Guzman
     (57.67)
  • Vanessa García
     (56.89)
 Puerto Rico23 July 2018CAC Games Barranquilla, Colombia[31]
4 × 50 m medley relay
4 × 100 m medley relay 4:03.81
 Puerto Rico19 March 2021South American Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina[32]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FPN; WRWorld record; AMAmericas record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

Short Course (25 m)

Men

EventTimeNameClubDateMeetLocationRef
50m freestyle 21.86Ricardo Busquets  Puerto Rico20 March 2000- Athens, Greece
100m freestyle 48.87Ricardo Busquets  Puerto RicoApril 1997- Hongkong, Hong Kong
200m freestyle 1:50.58Yeziel MoralesBAY5 December 2014- San Juan, Puerto Rico
400m freestyle 3:50.53hChristian Bayo  Puerto Rico6 December 2016World Championships Windsor, Canada[33]
800m freestyle 8:02.67Yeziel MoralesBAY27 September 2014- Salinas, Puerto Rico
800m freestyle 7:59.15'#'Christian Bayo-2022- Puerto Rico[citation needed]
1500m freestyle 15:21.63Yeziel MoralesBAY4 December 2015Puerto Rican Championships San Juan, Puerto Rico[34]
50m backstroke 24.06hYeziel MoralesAzura Florida Aquatics28 October 2021Puerto Rico International Open San Juan, Puerto Rico[35]
100m backstroke 51.81Yeziel MoralesAzura Florida Aquatics31 October 2021Puerto Rico International Open San Juan, Puerto Rico[36]
200m backstroke 1:52.16Yeziel MoralesAzura Florida Aquatics30 October 2021Puerto Rico International Open San Juan, Puerto Rico[37]
50m breaststroke 28.20Xavier Y. Ruiz FloresSan Juan Cariba28 October 2021Puerto Rico International Open San Juan, Puerto Rico[38]
100m breaststroke 1:00.64Todd TorresAOGR19 November 1995- Salinas, Puerto Rico
200m breaststroke 2:10.10hCarrion Eladio  Puerto Rico14 December 2012World Championships Istanbul, Turkey[39]
50m butterfly 23.33Alex HernándezSan Juan Cariba20 October 2022Puerto Rico International Open San Juan, Puerto Rico
100m butterfly 53.96Louis OrtizGuaynabo City Mets3 December 2021- San Juan, Puerto Rico
200m butterfly 1:56.84Andrew Livingston  Puerto Rico20 March 2000- Athens, Greece
200m butterfly 1:55.71h, #Yeziel Morales  Puerto Rico4 November 2022World Cup Indianapolis, United States[40]
100m individual medley 53.86Yeziel MoralesAzura Florida Aquatics29 October 2021Puerto Rico International Open San Juan, Puerto Rico[41]
200m individual medley 1:58.86hMiguel Cancel  Puerto Rico16 December 2021World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates[42]
400m individual medley 4:10.40hJarod Arroyo  Puerto Rico15 December 2018World Championships Hangzhou, China[43]
4 × 50 m freestyle relay 1:34.67
  • Robles
  • Cáceres
  • Pedraza
  • Louis Ortiz
University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez5 December 2021- San Juan, Puerto Rico
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:27.42
  • Pedraza
  • Robles
  • Nater
  • Louis Ortiz
University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez4 December 2021- San Juan, Puerto Rico
4 × 200 m freestyle relay 7:56.84
  • Padrón
  • Mercado
  • Acosta
  • Nater
University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez3 December 2021- San Juan, Puerto Rico
4 × 50 m medley relay 1:48.24
  • J. Velázquez
     (29.79)
  • C. Herrera
     (27.86)
  • C. Herrera
     (26.98)
  • J. Roso
     (23.61)
ADI11 December 2021- San Juan, Puerto Rico
4 × 100 m medley relay 4:05.47
  • A. Soto
     (1:01.58)
  • R. Hernández
     (1:10.53)
  • A. Useche
     (58.76)
  • A. Cintrón
     (54.60)
Guaynabo City Mets12 December 2021- San Juan, Puerto Rico
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FPN; 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

EventTimeNameClubDateMeetLocationRef
50m freestyle 25.30Vanessa GarcíaNNDVB6 December 2013- San Juan, Puerto Rico
100m freestyle 55.57Vanessa GarcíaNNDVB6 December 2013- San Juan, Puerto Rico
200m freestyle 2:04.25Marissa LugoHumacao22 October 2022Puerto Rico International Open San Juan, Puerto Rico
400m freestyle 4:20.64Michelle DiagoNNDVB19 December 1998- Salinas, Puerto Rico
800m freestyle 8:48.83Michelle DiagoNNDVB18 December 1998- Salinas, Puerto Rico
1500m freestyle 17:16.05Emma Guglielmello  Puerto Rico31 October 2021Puerto Rico International Open San Juan, Puerto Rico[44]
1500m freestyle 16:59.38'#'Ivana Izquierdo-2022- Puerto Rico[citation needed]
50m backstroke 26.96Miriam SheehanSan Juan Cariba19 September 2021Zone 1 & 3 Second Competition San Juan, Puerto Rico
100m backstroke 1:00.10Miriam SheehanSan Juan Cariba11 September 2021Zone 1 & 2 First Competition San Juan, Puerto Rico
200m backstroke 2:17.13Liznel OrtizClub Acuatico de Mayagüez13 October 2020- San Juan, Puerto Rico
50m breaststroke 32.39hMarissa Marie Lugo  Puerto Rico16 December 2021World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates[45]
100m breaststroke 1:11.99Patricia CasellasCCC5 December 2010- San Juan, Puerto Rico
200m breaststroke 2:36.70Maria BurgosNPL4 December 2015Puerto Rican Championships San Juan, Puerto Rico[46]
50m butterfly 27.23Miriam SheehanSan Juan Cariba11 September 2021Zone 1 & 2 First Competition San Juan, Puerto Rico
50m butterfly 26.94not ratifiedMiriam SheehanSan Juan Cariba16 November 2019- San Juan, Puerto Rico
100m butterfly 59.91Miriam SheehanSan Juan Cariba13 October 2019- San Juan, Puerto Rico
200m butterfly 2:17.66Sonia I. AlvarezAOGR8 November 1997-
100m individual medley 1:02.82Portia del Rio BrownGuaynabo City Mets21 October 2022Puerto Rico International Open San Juan, Puerto Rico
100m individual medley 1:01.76h, #Kristen Romano  Puerto Rico15 December 2022World Championships Melbourne, Australia[47]
200m individual medley 2:09.72hKristen Romano  Puerto Rico20 December 2021World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates[48]
400m individual medley 4:40.94Portia del Rio BrownGuaynabo City Mets22 October 2022Puerto Rico International Open San Juan, Puerto Rico
4 × 50 m freestyle relay 1:52.49
  • S. Mójica
  • S. Mójica
  • V. Martinez
  • Sonia I. Alvarez
 Puerto Rico14 September 2002- Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:58.07
  • Cruz
  • Alyssa Viner
  • Lugo
  • Figueroa
Universidad del Sagrado Corazón4 December 2021- San Juan, Puerto Rico
4 × 200 m freestyle relay 9:08.12
  • P. Nuñez
     (2:19.71)
  • A. Ortiz
     (2:18.40)
  • S. Barreto
     (2:17.58)
  • L. Pagán
     (2:12.43)
Caguas10 December 2021- San Juan, Puerto Rico
4 × 50 m medley relay 2:07.07
  • Ruíz
  • Vallés
  • León
  • González
University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez4 December 2021- San Juan, Puerto Rico
4 × 100 m medley relay 4:40.39
  • A. Quiles Santos
     (1:09.34)
  • C. Renta
     (1:19.93)
  • A. Batista
     (1:03.03)
  • I. Pérez
     (1:03.30)
Guaynabo City Mets12 December 2021- San Juan, Puerto Rico
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FPN; 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
4 × 100 m freestyle relay
4 × 50 m medley relay
4 × 100 m medley relay 4:14.92
  • D. Nater
  • M. Hernández
  • Alex Hernández
  • C. Castillo
San Juan Cariba10 December 2021- San Juan, Puerto Rico
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FPN; WRWorld record; AMAmericas record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

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