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
Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
50m freestyle | 22.22 | Erik Risolvato | ![]() | 14 July 2015 | Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | ||
50m freestyle | 22.13 | not ratified | Erik Risolvato | Columbus Aquatic Club | 22 June 2019 | Richard Quick Invitational | Auburn, United States | |
100m freestyle | 49.61 | h | Ricardo Busquets | ![]() | 22 July 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | |
200m freestyle | 1:48.81 | h | Douglas Clark Lennox II | ![]() | 27 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | |
400m freestyle | 3:53.61 | h | Christian Bayo | ![]() | 2 August 2015 | World Championships | Kazan, Russia | [1] |
800m freestyle | 8:06.34 | Christian Bayo | ![]() | 25 April 2019 | Puerto Rico International Open | San Juan, Puerto Rico | [2] | |
1500m freestyle | 15:33.61 | Jorge Herrera | ![]() | 18 August 1991 | Pan American Games | Havana, Cuba | ||
50m backstroke | 25.50 | Yeziel Morales | ![]() | 27 April 2023 | Puerto Rico International Open | San Juan, Puerto Rico | ||
100m backstroke | 54.89 | Yeziel Morales | Azura Florida Aquatic Club | 19 June 2021 | International Meet Ravne | Ravne na Koroškem, Slovenia | [3] | |
200m backstroke | 1:58.71 | h | Yeziel Morales | ![]() | 29 April 2023 | Puerto Rico International Open | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
200m backstroke | 1:57.97 | h, # | Yeziel Morales | Mission Viejo Nadadores | 21 June 2024 | Mel Zajac Jr. International Meet | Vancouver, Canada | [4] |
50m breaststroke | 28.59 | h | Xavier Ruiz | ![]() | 27 April 2023 | Puerto Rico International Open | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
50m breaststroke | 28.14 | h, # | Xavier Ruiz | ![]() | 12 April 2024 | Puerto Rico International Open | Salinas, Puerto Rico | [citation needed] |
100m breaststroke | 1:01.80 | h | Daniel Velez | ![]() | 9 August 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | |
100m breaststroke | 1:01.15 | '#' | Xavier Ruiz | Ridgefield Aquatic Club | 31 July 2023 | Speedo Junior National Championships | Irvine, United States | [citation needed] |
100m breaststroke | 1:00.95 | '#' | Xavier Ruiz | San Juan Cariba | 16 May 2024 | Atlanta Classic | Atlanta, United States | [5] |
200m breaststroke | 2:16.16 | Todd Torres | - | April 1994 | USA Spring Nationals | Federal Way, United States | ||
200m breaststroke | 2:14.53 | h, # | Xavier Ruiz | Ridgefield Aquatic Club | 3 August 2023 | Speedo Junior National Championships | Irvine, United States | [citation needed] |
200m breaststroke | 2:12.54 | '#' | Xavier Ruiz | San Juan Cariba | 15 June 2024 | Colombia Open Championships | Cartagena, Colombia | [6] |
50m butterfly | 23.75 | Erik Risolvato | - | 1 April 2015 | - | Canada | ||
50m butterfly | 23.72 | tt, not ratified | Erik Risolvato | Unattached | 18 May 2019 | Atlanta Classic | Atlanta, United States | |
100m butterfly | 52.39 | h | Douglas Clark Lennox II | ![]() | 31 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | |
200m butterfly | 1:57.94 | sf | Andrew Livingston | ![]() | 16 July 2001 | World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | |
200m individual medley | 2:00.61 | h | Jarod Arroyo | ![]() | 24 June 2021 | CCCAN Championships | San Juan, Puerto Rico | [7] |
400m individual medley | 4:16.63 | Jarod Arroyo | ![]() | 22 May 2021 | Puerto Rican International Open | Salinas, Puerto Rico | [8] | |
4 × 50 m freestyle relay | 1:36.23 | ![]() | 6 January 1991 | - | Perth, Australia | |||
4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:25.47 | ![]() | March 1995 | Pan American Games | Mar del Plata, Argentina | |||
4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:27.29 |
| ![]() | 20 July 2018 | CAC Games | Barranquilla, Colombia | [9] | |
4 × 50 m medley relay | 1:49.71 |
| ![]() | July 2013 | SZS Summer Sectionals | Orlando, United States | [10] | |
4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:45.78 | ![]() | 18 August 1991 | Pan American Games | Havana, Cuba |
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FPN; 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 | 24.94 | h | Vanessa García | ![]() | 12 August 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | [11] |
100m freestyle | 55.00 | Vanessa García | ![]() | 19 July 2010 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | [12] | |
200m freestyle | 2:04.37 | b | Kristen Romano | ![]() | 21 July 2018 | CAC Games | Barranquilla, Colombia | [13] |
400m freestyle | 4:17.15 | Kristen Romano | ![]() | 20 July 2018 | CAC Games | Barranquilla, Colombia | [14] | |
800m freestyle | 8:59.31 | Michelle Diago | ![]() | August 1999 | Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | ||
1500m freestyle | 17:09.77 | Emma Guglielmello | ![]() | 3 September 2022 | World Junior Championships | Lima, Peru | [15] | |
50m backstroke | 27.62 | Miriam Sheehan | - | 1 May 2021 | - | San Juan, Puerto Rico | ||
100m backstroke | 1:02.47 | h | Celismar Guzman | ![]() | 21 July 2018 | CAC Games | Barranquilla, Colombia | [16] |
200m backstroke | 2:13.70 | Kristen Romano | ![]() | 25 July 2018 | CAC Games | Barranquilla, Colombia | [17] | |
200m backstroke | 2:12.56 | '#' | Kristen Romano | ![]() | 29 June 2023 | CAC Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | [18] |
50m breaststroke | 32.79 | h | Patricia Casellas | ![]() | 23 July 2010 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | [19] |
100m breaststroke | 1:11.26 | Tryshia Centeno | - | 18 March 2012 | - | Florida, United States | [20] | |
200m breaststroke | 2:36.85 | Tryshia Centeno | - | 18 March 2012 | - | Florida, United States | [20] | |
50m butterfly | 26.67 | Miriam Sheehan | ![]() | 23 August 2019 | World Junior Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [21] | |
100m butterfly | 1:00.01 | sf | Miriam Sheehan | ![]() | 24 August 2019 | World Junior Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [22] |
100m butterfly | 59.80 | '#' | Kristen Romano | ![]() | 12 April 2024 | Puerto Rico International Open | Salinas, Puerto Rico | [citation needed] |
100m butterfly | 59.63 | '#' | Kristen Romano | Tennessee Aquatics | 17 May 2024 | Atlanta Classic | Atlanta, United States | [23] |
200m butterfly | 2:14.21 | Tereysa Lehnertz | - | 24 April 2016 | Mayagüez International Open | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | [24] | |
200m individual medley | 2:12.86 | Kristen Romano | ![]() | 24 June 2021 | CCCAN Championships | San Juan, Puerto Rico | [25] | |
400m individual medley | 4:46.16 | b | Kristen Romano | Ohio State Swim Team | 7 July 2018 | TYR Pro Swim Series | Columbus, United States | [26] |
400m individual medley | 4:45.47 | '#' | Kristen Romano | ![]() | 27 June 2023 | CAC Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | [27] |
4 × 50 m freestyle relay | 1:52.07 |
| ![]() | July 2013 | SZS Summer Sectionals | Orlando, United States | [10] | |
4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:50.53 |
| ![]() | 22 July 2010 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | [28] | |
4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 8:37.36 |
| ![]() | 17 July 2006 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Cartagena, Colombia | ||
4 × 50 m medley relay | 2:04.25 |
| ![]() | July 2013 | SZS Summer Sectionals | Orlando, United States | [10] | |
4 × 100 m medley relay | 4:16.57 |
| ![]() | 20 July 2010 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | [29] |
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FPN; 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 | 1:37.89 |
| ![]() | 23 June 2021 | CCCAN | San Juan, Puerto Rico | [30] | |
4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:36.28 | not ratified |
| ![]() | 23 July 2018 | CAC Games | Barranquilla, Colombia | [31] |
4 × 50 m medley relay | ||||||||
4 × 100 m medley relay | 4:03.81 |
| ![]() | 19 March 2021 | South American Championships | Buenos Aires, Argentina | [32] |
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FPN; WR – World record; AM – Americas record;
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 | 21.86 | Ricardo Busquets | ![]() | 20 March 2000 | - | Athens, Greece | ||
100m freestyle | 48.87 | Ricardo Busquets | ![]() | April 1997 | - | Hongkong, Hong Kong | ||
200m freestyle | 1:50.58 | Yeziel Morales | BAY | 5 December 2014 | - | San Juan, Puerto Rico | ||
400m freestyle | 3:50.53 | h | Christian Bayo | ![]() | 6 December 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada | [33] |
800m freestyle | 8:02.67 | Yeziel Morales | BAY | 27 September 2014 | - | Salinas, Puerto Rico | ||
800m freestyle | 7:59.15 | '#' | Christian Bayo | - | 2022 | - | Puerto Rico | [citation needed] |
1500m freestyle | 15:21.63 | Yeziel Morales | BAY | 4 December 2015 | Puerto Rican Championships | San Juan, Puerto Rico | [34] | |
50m backstroke | 24.06 | h | Yeziel Morales | Azura Florida Aquatics | 28 October 2021 | Puerto Rico International Open | San Juan, Puerto Rico | [35] |
100m backstroke | 51.81 | Yeziel Morales | Azura Florida Aquatics | 31 October 2021 | Puerto Rico International Open | San Juan, Puerto Rico | [36] | |
200m backstroke | 1:52.16 | Yeziel Morales | Azura Florida Aquatics | 30 October 2021 | Puerto Rico International Open | San Juan, Puerto Rico | [37] | |
50m breaststroke | 28.20 | Xavier Y. Ruiz Flores | San Juan Cariba | 28 October 2021 | Puerto Rico International Open | San Juan, Puerto Rico | [38] | |
100m breaststroke | 1:00.64 | Todd Torres | AOGR | 19 November 1995 | - | Salinas, Puerto Rico | ||
200m breaststroke | 2:10.10 | h | Carrion Eladio | ![]() | 14 December 2012 | World Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | [39] |
50m butterfly | 23.33 | Alex Hernández | San Juan Cariba | 20 October 2022 | Puerto Rico International Open | San Juan, Puerto Rico | ||
100m butterfly | 53.96 | Louis Ortiz | Guaynabo City Mets | 3 December 2021 | - | San Juan, Puerto Rico | ||
200m butterfly | 1:56.84 | Andrew Livingston | ![]() | 20 March 2000 | - | Athens, Greece | ||
200m butterfly | 1:55.71 | h, # | Yeziel Morales | ![]() | 4 November 2022 | World Cup | Indianapolis, United States | [40] |
100m individual medley | 53.86 | Yeziel Morales | Azura Florida Aquatics | 29 October 2021 | Puerto Rico International Open | San Juan, Puerto Rico | [41] | |
200m individual medley | 1:58.86 | h | Miguel Cancel | ![]() | 16 December 2021 | World Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | [42] |
400m individual medley | 4:10.40 | h | Jarod Arroyo | ![]() | 15 December 2018 | World Championships | Hangzhou, China | [43] |
4 × 50 m freestyle relay | 1:34.67 |
| University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez | 5 December 2021 | - | San Juan, Puerto Rico | ||
4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:27.42 |
| University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez | 4 December 2021 | - | San Juan, Puerto Rico | ||
4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:56.84 |
| University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez | 3 December 2021 | - | San Juan, Puerto Rico | ||
4 × 50 m medley relay | 1:48.24 |
| ADI | 11 December 2021 | - | San Juan, Puerto Rico | ||
4 × 100 m medley relay | 4:05.47 |
| Guaynabo City Mets | 12 December 2021 | - | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FPN; 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 | 25.30 | Vanessa García | NNDVB | 6 December 2013 | - | San Juan, Puerto Rico | ||
100m freestyle | 55.57 | Vanessa García | NNDVB | 6 December 2013 | - | San Juan, Puerto Rico | ||
200m freestyle | 2:04.25 | Marissa Lugo | Humacao | 22 October 2022 | Puerto Rico International Open | San Juan, Puerto Rico | ||
400m freestyle | 4:20.64 | Michelle Diago | NNDVB | 19 December 1998 | - | Salinas, Puerto Rico | ||
800m freestyle | 8:48.83 | Michelle Diago | NNDVB | 18 December 1998 | - | Salinas, Puerto Rico | ||
1500m freestyle | 17:16.05 | Emma Guglielmello | ![]() | 31 October 2021 | Puerto Rico International Open | San Juan, Puerto Rico | [44] | |
1500m freestyle | 16:59.38 | '#' | Ivana Izquierdo | - | 2022 | - | Puerto Rico | [citation needed] |
50m backstroke | 26.96 | Miriam Sheehan | San Juan Cariba | 19 September 2021 | Zone 1 & 3 Second Competition | San Juan, Puerto Rico | ||
100m backstroke | 1:00.10 | Miriam Sheehan | San Juan Cariba | 11 September 2021 | Zone 1 & 2 First Competition | San Juan, Puerto Rico | ||
200m backstroke | 2:17.13 | Liznel Ortiz | Club Acuatico de Mayagüez | 13 October 2020 | - | San Juan, Puerto Rico | ||
50m breaststroke | 32.39 | h | Marissa Marie Lugo | ![]() | 16 December 2021 | World Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | [45] |
100m breaststroke | 1:11.99 | Patricia Casellas | CCC | 5 December 2010 | - | San Juan, Puerto Rico | ||
200m breaststroke | 2:36.70 | Maria Burgos | NPL | 4 December 2015 | Puerto Rican Championships | San Juan, Puerto Rico | [46] | |
50m butterfly | 27.23 | Miriam Sheehan | San Juan Cariba | 11 September 2021 | Zone 1 & 2 First Competition | San Juan, Puerto Rico | ||
50m butterfly | 26.94 | not ratified | Miriam Sheehan | San Juan Cariba | 16 November 2019 | - | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
100m butterfly | 59.91 | Miriam Sheehan | San Juan Cariba | 13 October 2019 | - | San Juan, Puerto Rico | ||
200m butterfly | 2:17.66 | Sonia I. Alvarez | AOGR | 8 November 1997 | - | |||
100m individual medley | 1:02.82 | Portia del Rio Brown | Guaynabo City Mets | 21 October 2022 | Puerto Rico International Open | San Juan, Puerto Rico | ||
100m individual medley | 1:01.76 | h, # | Kristen Romano | ![]() | 15 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [47] |
200m individual medley | 2:09.72 | h | Kristen Romano | ![]() | 20 December 2021 | World Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | [48] |
400m individual medley | 4:40.94 | Portia del Rio Brown | Guaynabo City Mets | 22 October 2022 | Puerto Rico International Open | San Juan, Puerto Rico | ||
4 × 50 m freestyle relay | 1:52.49 |
| ![]() | 14 September 2002 | - | Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico | ||
4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:58.07 |
| Universidad del Sagrado Corazón | 4 December 2021 | - | San Juan, Puerto Rico | ||
4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 9:08.12 |
| Caguas | 10 December 2021 | - | San Juan, Puerto Rico | ||
4 × 50 m medley relay | 2:07.07 |
| University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez | 4 December 2021 | - | San Juan, Puerto Rico | ||
4 × 100 m medley relay | 4:40.39 |
| Guaynabo City Mets | 12 December 2021 | - | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FPN; 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 | ||||||||
4 × 100 m freestyle relay | ||||||||
4 × 50 m medley relay | ||||||||
4 × 100 m medley relay | 4:14.92 |
| San Juan Cariba | 10 December 2021 | - | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FPN; WR – World record; AM – Americas record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat
Records not set in finals: h – heat
References
- General
- Puerto Rican Long Course Records 20 May 2023 updated
- Puerto Rican Short Course Records 21 November 2022 updated
- Specific
External links
- FPN website (in Spanish)
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