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
50m freestyle	24.17	h	Onan Orlando Thom	Guyana	19 July 2006	CAC Games	Cartagena, Colombia	^[1]
100m freestyle	52.59	h	Raekwon Noel	Guyana	14 February 2024	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	^[2]
200m freestyle	1:55.75		Raekwon Noel	Guyana	16/19 February 2023	Republic Anniversary Swim Meet	Georgetown, Guyana	^[3]
400m freestyle	4:02.29	h	Raekwon Noel	Guyana	27 July 2024	Olympic Games	Paris, France	^[4]
800m freestyle	8:29.52		Raekwon Noel	Guyana	6 April 2023	CARIFTA Championships	Willemstad, Curaçao	^[5]
1500m freestyle	16:17.92		Raekwon Noel	Guyana	6 April 2023	CARIFTA Championships	Willemstad, Curaçao	^[6]
50m backstroke	28.00		Onan Orlando Thom	-	2005
100m backstroke	1:02.47	h	Onan Orlando Thom	Guyana	25 July 2005	World Championships	Montreal, Canada	^[7]
200m backstroke	2:19.66		Onan Orlando Thom	-	2003
50m breaststroke	30.29		Chase Thompson	Guyana	2 May 2021	UANA Tokyo Qualifier	Clermont, United States	^[8]
100m breaststroke	1:06.73	c	Chase Thompson	Guyana	29 April 2021	UANA Tokyo Qualifier	Clermont, United States	^[9]^[10]
200m breaststroke	2:40.20		Onan Orlando Thom	-	2003
50m butterfly	25.76		Raekwon Noel	Guyana	16/19 February 2023	Republic Anniversary Swim Meet	Georgetown, Guyana	^[11]
100m butterfly	56.35		Raekwon Noel	Guyana	16/19 February 2023	Republic Anniversary Swim Meet	Georgetown, Guyana	^[12]
200m butterfly	2:05.65	h	Raekwon Noel	Guyana	25 July 2023	World Championships	Fukuoka, Japan	^[13]
200m individual medley	2:43.55		Michael Watson	-	1998
400m individual medley	4:42.51		Raekwon Noel	Guyana	7 April 2023	CARIFTA Championships	Willemstad, Curaçao	^[14]
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

Women


Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	27.76	h	Aleka Persaud	Guyana	30 July 2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	^[15]
100m freestyle	1:00.67	h	Aleka Persaud	Guyana	27 July 2023	World Championships	Fukuoka, Japan	^[16]
200m freestyle	2:15.88		Britany van Lange	-	2011
400m freestyle	4:50.41		Britany van Lange	-	2011
800m freestyle	10:03.69		Britany van Lange	-	2011
1500m 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	Guyana	2012
200m breaststroke	2:42.20		Jessica Stephenson	-	2012
50m butterfly	29.97	h	Jamila Sanmoogan	Guyana	7 April 2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	^[17]
100m butterfly	1:07.24	h	Aleka Persaud	Guyana	29 July 2022	Commonwealth Games	Birmingham, United Kingdom	^[18]
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

Short Course (25 m)

Men


Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	23.65	h	Leon Seaton	Guyana	16 December 2022	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	^[19]
100m freestyle	51.24	h	Leon Seaton	Guyana	14 December 2022	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	^[20]
200m freestyle	1:57.23	h	Leon Seaton	Guyana	5 November 2022	World Cup	Indianapolis, United States	^[21]
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50 m backstroke
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50m breaststroke	30.57	h	Daniel Scott	Guyana	15 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	^[22]
100m breaststroke	1:10.02	h	Ronaldo Rodrigues	Guyana	15 December 2010	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
200m breaststroke	2:40.83	h	Ronaldo Rodrigues	Guyana	17 December 2010	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
50m butterfly	25.71	h	Hannibal David Gaskin	Guyana	9 December 2016	World Championships	Windsor, Canada	^[23]
100m butterfly	57.62	h	Hannibal David Gaskin	Guyana	7 December 2016	World Championships	Windsor, Canada	^[24]
200 m butterfly
100m individual medley	1:07.76	h	Ronaldo Rodrigues	Guyana	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

Women


Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	26.86	h	Aleka Persaud	Guyana	20 December 2021	World Championships	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	^[25]
100m freestyle	59.70	h	Aleka Persaud	Guyana	17 December 2021	World Championships	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	^[26]
200m freestyle	2:15.77	h	Britany van Lange	Guyana	19 December 2010	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
400m freestyle	4:53.20	h	Britany van Lange	Guyana	17 December 2010	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke	34.74	h	Danielle George	Guyana	14 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	^[27]
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50m breaststroke	38.78	h	Athena Gaskin	Guyana	12 December 2012	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	^[28]
100m breaststroke	1:24.94	h	Athena Gaskin	Guyana	14 December 2012	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	^[29]
200 m breaststroke
50m butterfly	29.69	h	Jamila Sanmoogan	Guyana	13 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	^[30]
100 m butterfly
200 m butterfly
100m individual medley	1:16.70	h	Athena Gaskin	Guyana	13 December 2012	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	^[31]
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

References

^ "2006 CAC Games Results - Swimming - Men's 50m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Swim Jamaica. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
^ "Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
^ Braden Keith (24 February 2023). "INDIANA COMMIT RAEKWON NOEL BREAKS 7 GUYANESE RECORDS IN 1 MEET". SwimSwam. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
^ "Men's 400m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). olympics.com. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
^ Sidney Zacharias (10 May 2023). "10X GUYANESE NATIONAL RECORD HOLDER RAEKWON NOEL COMMITS TO INDIANA (2024)". SwimSwam. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
^ Sidney Zacharias (10 May 2023). "10X GUYANESE NATIONAL RECORD HOLDER RAEKWON NOEL COMMITS TO INDIANA (2024)". SwimSwam. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
^ "2005 World Championships Results - Swimming - Men's 100m Backstroke Heats". OmegaTiming. 2005. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
^ "50m Breaststroke Result". swimcloud.com. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
^ "63 recordes nacionais batidos no Torneio UANA na Flórida". bestswimming.swimchannel.net. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
^ "UANA Tokyo Qualifier Results" (PDF). bestswimming.swimchannel.net. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
^ Braden Keith (24 February 2023). "INDIANA COMMIT RAEKWON NOEL BREAKS 7 GUYANESE RECORDS IN 1 MEET". SwimSwam. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
^ Braden Keith (24 February 2023). "INDIANA COMMIT RAEKWON NOEL BREAKS 7 GUYANESE RECORDS IN 1 MEET". SwimSwam. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
^ "Men's 200m Butterfly Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
^ Sidney Zacharias (10 May 2023). "10X GUYANESE NATIONAL RECORD HOLDER RAEKWON NOEL COMMITS TO INDIANA (2024)". SwimSwam. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
^ "Women's 50m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). OMEGA Timing. 30 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
^ "Women's 100m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timings. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
^ "Women's 50m Butterfly Heats Results" (PDF). gc2018.com. 7 April 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
^ "Women's 100m Butterfly Heats Results" (PDF). Longines Official Timkeeper. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
^ "Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
^ "Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
^ "Men's 200m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
^ "Men's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
^ "Men's 50m Butterfly Heats Results". Omega Timing. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
^ "Men's 100m Butterfly Heats Results". Omega Timing. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
^ "Women's 50m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
^ "Women's 100m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
^ "Women's 50m Backstroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
^ "Women's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 12 December 2012. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
^ "Women's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 14 December 2012. Archived from the original on 18 December 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
^ "Women's 50m Butterfly Heats Results". Omega Timing. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
^ "Women's 100m IM Heats Results". Omega Timing. 13 December 2012. Archived from the original on 18 December 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2013.

[1] "2006 CAC Games Results - Swimming - Men's 50m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Swim Jamaica. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.

[2] "Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.

[3] Braden Keith (24 February 2023). "INDIANA COMMIT RAEKWON NOEL BREAKS 7 GUYANESE RECORDS IN 1 MEET". SwimSwam. Retrieved 17 May 2023.

[4] "Men's 400m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). olympics.com. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.

[5] Sidney Zacharias (10 May 2023). "10X GUYANESE NATIONAL RECORD HOLDER RAEKWON NOEL COMMITS TO INDIANA (2024)". SwimSwam. Retrieved 17 May 2023.

[6] Sidney Zacharias (10 May 2023). "10X GUYANESE NATIONAL RECORD HOLDER RAEKWON NOEL COMMITS TO INDIANA (2024)". SwimSwam. Retrieved 17 May 2023.

[7] "2005 World Championships Results - Swimming - Men's 100m Backstroke Heats". OmegaTiming. 2005. Retrieved 12 October 2014.

[8] "50m Breaststroke Result". swimcloud.com. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.

[9] "63 recordes nacionais batidos no Torneio UANA na Flórida". bestswimming.swimchannel.net. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.

[10] "UANA Tokyo Qualifier Results" (PDF). bestswimming.swimchannel.net. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.

[11] Braden Keith (24 February 2023). "INDIANA COMMIT RAEKWON NOEL BREAKS 7 GUYANESE RECORDS IN 1 MEET". SwimSwam. Retrieved 17 May 2023.

[12] Braden Keith (24 February 2023). "INDIANA COMMIT RAEKWON NOEL BREAKS 7 GUYANESE RECORDS IN 1 MEET". SwimSwam. Retrieved 17 May 2023.

[13] "Men's 200m Butterfly Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.

[14] Sidney Zacharias (10 May 2023). "10X GUYANESE NATIONAL RECORD HOLDER RAEKWON NOEL COMMITS TO INDIANA (2024)". SwimSwam. Retrieved 17 May 2023.

[15] "Women's 50m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). OMEGA Timing. 30 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2022.

[16] "Women's 100m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timings. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.

[17] "Women's 50m Butterfly Heats Results" (PDF). gc2018.com. 7 April 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.

[18] "Women's 100m Butterfly Heats Results" (PDF). Longines Official Timkeeper. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.

[19] "Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2023.

[20] "Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2023.

[21] "Men's 200m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2022.

[22] "Men's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

[23] "Men's 50m Butterfly Heats Results". Omega Timing. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.

[24] "Men's 100m Butterfly Heats Results". Omega Timing. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.

[25] "Women's 50m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2024.

[26] "Women's 100m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2024.

[27] "Women's 50m Backstroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2020.

[28] "Women's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 12 December 2012. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2013.

[29] "Women's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 14 December 2012. Archived from the original on 18 December 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2012.

[30] "Women's 50m Butterfly Heats Results". Omega Timing. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2021.

[31] "Women's 100m IM Heats Results". Omega Timing. 13 December 2012. Archived from the original on 18 December 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2013.

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