The CARIFTA Aquatics Championships is an annual, age-group aquatics championships for the Caribbean. It has been held since 1985, and is similar in form/origin to the track & field/athletics event: the CARIFTA Games. The event is held under the auspices of CANOC, the Caribbean Association of National Olympic Committees.
The 40th edition of the aquatics championships was held in 2025 in Port Of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Musician Sean Paul participated in the 1989 and 1991 editions of the championships, as part of the Jamaican water polo team. [1]
All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise. All times are swum in a long-course (50m) pool.
Event | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50m freestyle | 25.78 | Christon Joseph | The Bahamas | 2 April 2024 | 2024 Championships | Nassau, The Bahamas | [3] | |
100m freestyle | 56.11 | Dylan Carter | Trinidad and Tobago | April 2009 | 2009 Championships | Savaneta, Aruba | ||
200m freestyle | 2:04.11 | Dylan Carter | Trinidad and Tobago | April 2009 | 2009 Championships | Savaneta, Aruba | ||
400m freestyle | 4:27.78 | Zarek Wilson | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 April 2018 | 2018 Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | [4] | |
50m backstroke | 29.80 | Yael Touw Ngie Tjouw | Suriname | April 2014 | 2014 Championships | Savaneta, Aruba | ||
100m backstroke | 1:05.25 | Yael Touw Ngie Tjouw | Suriname | April 2014 | 2014 Championships | Savaneta, Aruba | ||
200m backstroke | 2:23.09 | Timothy Wynter | Jamaica | April 2009 | 2009 Championships | Savaneta, Aruba | ||
50m breaststroke | 32.42 | Sam Williamson | Bermuda | 17 April 2017 | 2017 Championships | Nassau, The Bahamas | [5] | |
100m breaststroke | 1:13.04 | Sam Williamson | Bermuda | 18 April 2017 | 2017 Championships | Nassau, The Bahamas | [6] | |
200m breaststroke | 2:36.67 | Sam Williamson | Bermuda | 15 April 2017 | 2017 Championships | Nassau, The Bahamas | [7] | |
50m butterfly | 28.05 | Dylan Carter | Trinidad and Tobago | April 2009 | 2009 Championships | Savaneta, Aruba | ||
100m butterfly | 1:02.40 | Yael Touw Ngie Tjouw | Suriname | April 2014 | 2014 Championships | Savaneta, Aruba | ||
200m butterfly | 2:21.67 | Yael Touw Ngie Tjouw | Suriname | April 2014 | 2014 Championships | Savaneta, Aruba | ||
200m individual medley | 2:20.24 | Yael Touw Ngie Tjouw | Suriname | April 2014 | 2014 Championships | Savaneta, Aruba | ||
400m individual medley | 5:08.18 | Nkosi Dunwoody | Barbados | 5 April 2015 | 2015 Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | [8] | |
4×50m freestyle relay | 1:49.34 |
| Guadeloupe | April 2012 | 2012 Championships | Nassau, The Bahamas | ||
4×100m freestyle relay | 4:01.92 |
| Guadeloupe | April 2012 | 2012 Championships | Nassau, The Bahamas | ||
4×100m medley relay | 4:33.43 |
| Bahamas | April 2014 | 2014 Championships | Savaneta, Aruba | [9] |
Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50m freestyle | 26.59 | Elan Daley | Bermuda | 3 April 2018 | 2018 Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | [4] | |
100m freestyle | 1:00.06 | Elan Daley | Bermuda | 2 April 2018 | 2018 Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | [10] | |
200m freestyle | 2:10.26 | Elan Daley | Bermuda | 1 April 2018 | 2018 Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | [11] | |
400m freestyle | 4:36.93 | Heidi Stoute | Barbados | 19 April 2022 | 2022 Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | [12] | |
50m backstroke | 31.52 | Elan Daley | Bermuda | 31 March 2018 | 2018 Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | [13] | |
100m backstroke | 1:08.69 | Tyla Martin | Trinidad & Tobago | April 2010 | 2010 Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | ||
200m backstroke | 2:29.11 | Elan Daley | Bermuda | 3 April 2018 | 2018 Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | [4] | |
50m breaststroke | 34.80 | Kokolo Foster | Jamaica | April 2019 | 2019 Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | ||
100m breaststroke | 1:14.60 | Cerian Gibbs | Trinidad & Tobago | 1995 | 1995 Championships | |||
200m breaststroke | 2:47.93 | Chade Nersicio | Curacao | April 2014 | 2014 Championships | Savaneta, Aruba | ||
50m butterfly | 28.87 | Elan Daley | Bermuda | 1 April 2018 | 2018 Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | [11] | |
100m butterfly | 1:05.98 | Elan Daley | Bermuda | 31 March 2018 | 2018 Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | [13] | |
200m butterfly | 2:30.81 | Jodie Foster | Cayman Islands | April 2002 | 2002 Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | ||
200m individual medley | 2:27.95 | Tyla Martin | Trinidad & Tobago | April 2010 | 2010 Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | ||
400m individual medley | 5:23.40 | Daniella van der Berg | Aruba | April 2009 | 2009 Championships | Savaneta, Aruba | ||
4×50m freestyle relay | 1:55.47 | Jamaica | 3 April 2018 | 2018 Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | [4] | ||
4×100m freestyle relay | 4:16.14 | Bermuda | April 2017 | 2017 Championships | Nassau, The Bahamas | |||
4×100m medley relay | 4:49.77 | Jamaica | 21 April 2019 | 2019 Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | [14] |
Event | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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4×100m freestyle relay | 4:05.25 | h | Trinidad and Tobago | 2 April 2018 | 2018 Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | [15] |
Event | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50m freestyle | 24.25 | Izaak Bastian | Bahamas | 25 March 2016 | 2016 Championships | Fort-de-France, Martinique | [16] | |
100m freestyle | 53.64 | Joshua Romany | Trinidad & Tobago | April 2010 | 2010 Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | ||
200m freestyle | 1:56.80 | Joshua Romany | Trinidad & Tobago | April 2010 | 2010 Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | ||
400m freestyle | 4:09.46 | Allan Huygues-Beaufond | Guadeloupe | April 2009 | 2009 Championships | Savaneta, Aruba | ||
800m freestyle | 8:48.85 | Christophe Maleau | Martinique | 18 April 2022 | 2022 Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | [17] | |
1500m freestyle | 16:17.72 | Allan Huygues-Beaufond | Guadeloupe | April 2009 | 2009 Championships | Savaneta, Aruba | ||
50m backstroke | 27.67 | Davante Carey | Bahamas | 15 April 2017 | 2017 Championships | Nassau, The Bahamas | [18] | |
100m backstroke | 59.63 | Dylan Carter | Trinidad & Tobago | April/May 2011 | 2011 Championships | Wildey, Barbados | ||
200m backstroke | 2:11.49 | Laurent Geran | Guadeloupe | April 2009 | 2009 Championships | Savaneta, Aruba | ||
50m breaststroke | 30.41 | Izaak Bastian | Bahamas | 24 March 2016 | 2016 Championships | Fort-de-France, Martinique | [16] | |
100m breaststroke | 1:07.76 | Izaak Bastian | Bahamas | 25 March 2016 | 2016 Championships | Fort-de-France, Martinique | [16] | |
200m breaststroke | 2:23.78 | Izaak Bastian | Bahamas | 22 March 2016 | 2016 Championships | Fort-de-France, Martinique | [16] | |
50m butterfly | 25.66 | Cadell Lyons | Trinidad & Tobago | April 2007 | 2007 Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | ||
100m butterfly | 57.49 | Yael Touw Ngie Tjouw | Suriname | 22 March 2016 | 2016 Championships | Fort-de-France, Martinique | [16] | |
200m butterfly | 2:10.18 | Shaune Fraser | Cayman Islands | April 2003 | 2003 Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | ||
200m individual medley | 2:13.56 | Mikel Schreuders | Aruba | March/April 2013 | 2013 Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | ||
400m individual medley | 4:44.89 | Shaune Fraser | Cayman Islands | April 2003 | 2003 Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | ||
4×50m freestyle relay | 1:40.90 | Trinidad & Tobago | April 2010 | 2010 Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | |||
4×100m freestyle relay | 3:42.24 | Trinidad & Tobago | April 2010 | 2010 Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | |||
4×200m freestyle relay | 8:12.71 | Guadeloupe | April 2009 | 2009 Championships | Savaneta, Aruba | |||
4×100m medley relay | 4:09.98 |
| Bahamas | 16 April 2017 | 2017 Championships | Nassau, The Bahamas | [19] |
Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50m freestyle | 26.73 | h | Emily MacDonald | Jamaica | 3 April 2018 | 2018 Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | [20] |
100m freestyle | 57.52 | Heidi Stoute | Barbados | 1 April 2024 | 2024 Championships | Nassau, The Bahamas | [21] | |
200m freestyle | 2:06.13 | Elan Daley | Bermuda | 21 April 2019 | 2019 Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | [14] | |
400m freestyle | 4:28.83 | Heidi Stoute | Barbados | 2 April 2024 | 2024 Championships | Nassau, The Bahamas | [22] | |
800m freestyle | 9:11.82 | Joanna Evans | Bahamas | April 2012 | 2012 Championships | Nassau, The Bahamas | [23] | |
1500m freestyle | 18:08.07 | Heidi Stoute | Barbados | 1 April 2024 | 2024 Championships | Nassau, The Bahamas | [24] | |
50m backstroke | 30.19 | Lila Higgo | Cayman Islands | 16 April 2022 | 2022 Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | [25] | |
100m backstroke | 1:04.69 | Lila Higgo | Cayman Islands | 17 April 2022 | 2022 Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | [26] | |
200m backstroke | 2:23.33 | Lila Higgo | Cayman Islands | 19 April 2022 | 2022 Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | [27] | |
50m breaststroke | 34.29 | h | Shne Joachim | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 6 April 2015 | 2015 Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | [28] |
100m breaststroke | 1:14.35 | Lilly Higgs | Bahamas | 7 April 2015 | 2015 Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | [29] | |
200m breaststroke | 2:38.67 | McKayla Lightbourn | Bahamas | April 2007 | 2007 Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | [23] | |
50m butterfly | 27.78 | Naele Portecop | Guadeloupe | 1 April 2018 | 2018 Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | [11] | |
100m butterfly | 1:03.19 | Sabrina Lyn | Jamaica | 20 April 2019 | 2019 Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | [30] | |
200m butterfly | 2:22.26 | Heather Roffey | Cayman Islands | April 2001 | 2001 Championships | Nassau, The Bahamas | ||
200m individual medley | 2:22.80 | McKayla Lightbourn | Bahamas | April 2007 | 2007 Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | [31] | |
400m individual medley | 5:00.35 | McKayla Lightbourn | Bahamas | April 2007 | 2007 Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | [9] | |
4×50m freestyle relay | 1:49.82 | Jamaica | 23 April 2019 | 2019 Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | [32] | ||
4×100m freestyle relay | 4:01.04 |
| Aruba | 4 April 2015 | 2015 Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | [33] | |
4×200m freestyle relay | 8:59.00 | Cayman Islands | April 2019 | 2019 Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | |||
4×100m medley relay | 4:33.81 | Jamaica | 1 April 2018 | 2018 Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | [11] |
Event | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50m freestyle | 23.18 | r | Izaak Bastian | Bahamas | 23 April 2019 | 2019 Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | [34] |
100m freestyle | 50.67 | Dylan Carter | Trinidad & Tobago | March/April 2013 | 2013 Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | ||
200m freestyle | 1:50.35 | Dylan Carter | Trinidad & Tobago | March/April 2013 | 2013 Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | ||
400m freestyle | 3:59.79 | Joris Bouchaut | Guadeloupe | April 2012 | 2012 Championships | Nassau, The Bahamas | ||
800m freestyle | 8:29.52 | Raekwon Noel | Guyana | 8 April 2023 | 2023 Championships | Willemstad, Curaçao | [35] | |
1500m freestyle | 15:45.04 | Joris Bouchaut | Guadeloupe | April 2012 | 2012 Championships | Nassau, The Bahamas | ||
50m backstroke | 26.27 | Jack Kirby | Barbados | 31 March 2018 | 2018 Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | [13] | |
100m backstroke | 56.59 | Jack Kirby | Barbados | 1 April 2018 | 2018 Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | [11] | |
200m backstroke | 2:04.44 | Patrick Groters | Aruba | 18 April 2017 | 2017 Championships | Nassau, The Bahamas | [6] | |
50m breaststroke | 28.20 | Izaak Bastian | Bahamas | 22 April 2019 | 2019 Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | [36] | |
100m breaststroke | 1:02.84 | Izaak Bastian | Bahamas | 23 April 2019 | 2019 Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | [37] | |
200m breaststroke | 2:17.78 | Izaak Bastian | Bahamas | 31 March 2018 | 2018 Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | [38] | |
50m butterfly | 25.06 | Joshua Romany | Trinidad & Tobago | March/April 2013 | 2013 Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | ||
100m butterfly | 54.73 | Nigel Forbes | Bahamas | 6 April 2023 | 2023 Championships | Willemstad, Curaçao | [39] | |
200m butterfly | 2:05.83 | Matthias Bellance | Martinique | April 2010 | 2010 Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | ||
200m individual medley | 2:04.69 | Patrick Groters | Aruba | 22 April 2017 | 2017 Championships | Nassau, The Bahamas | [5] | |
400m individual medley | 4:27.69 | Patrick Groters | Aruba | 16 April 2017 | 2017 Championships | Nassau, The Bahamas | [40] | |
4×50m freestyle relay | 1:34.86 |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 19 April 2022 | 2022 Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | [41] | |
4×100m freestyle relay | 3:32.24 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | {{{date}}} | 2024 Championships | Nassau, The Bahamas | [42] | |
4×200m freestyle relay | 7:54.61 |
| Martinique | April 2009 | 2009 Championships | Savaneta, Aruba | ||
4×100m medley relay | 3:54.32 | Bahamas | 21 April 2019 | 2019 Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | [14] |
Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50m freestyle | 26.08 | Jillian Crooks | Cayman Islands | 9 April 2023 | 2023 Championships | Willemstad, Curaçao | [43] | |
100m freestyle | 56.44 | Jillian Crooks | Cayman Islands | 8 April 2023 | 2023 Championships | Willemstad, Curaçao | [44] | |
200m freestyle | 2:03.00 | Joanna Evans | Bahamas | 5 April 2015 | 2015 Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | [8] | |
400m freestyle | 4:16.48 | Joanna Evans | Bahamas | 7 April 2015 | 2015 Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | [29] | |
800m freestyle | 8:43.44 | Janelle Atkinson | Jamaica | April 1999 | 1999 Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | ||
1500m freestyle | 17:35.29 | Harper Barrowman | Cayman Islands | 1 April 2024 | 2024 Championships | Nassau, The Bahamas | [45] | |
50m backstroke | 29.84 | Kristin Julien | Trinidad & Tobago | April 2014 | 2014 Championships | Savaneta, Aruba | ||
100m backstroke | 1:02.82 | Zuri Ferguson | Trinidad and Tobago | 2 April 2024 | 2024 Championships | Nassau, The Bahamas | [46] | |
200m backstroke | 2:16.04 | Zuri Ferguson | Trinidad and Tobago | 2 April 2024 | 2024 Championships | Nassau, The Bahamas | [47] | |
50m breaststroke | 32.18 | Rhanishka Gibbs | Bahamas | 1 April 2024 | 2024 Championships | Nassau, The Bahamas | [48] | |
100m breaststroke | 1:11.92 | Lilly Higgs | Bahamas | 18 April 2017 | 2017 Championships | Nassau, The Bahamas | [6] | |
200m breaststroke | 2:35.33 | Margaret Higgs | Bahamas | 22 March 2016 | 2016 Championships | Fort-de-France, Martinique | [16] | |
50m butterfly | 27.79 | Mackenzie Headley | Jamaica | 17 April 2022 | 2022 Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | [49] | |
100m butterfly | 1:00.22 | Jillian Crooks | Cayman Islands | 2 April 2024 | 2024 Championships | Nassau, The Bahamas | [50] | |
200m butterfly | 2:18.87 | Heather Roffey | Cayman Islands | April 2004 | 2004 Championships | Nassau, The Bahamas | ||
200m individual medley | 2:20.09 | McKayla Lightbourn | Bahamas | March 2008 | 2008 Championships | Savaneta, Aruba | [31] | |
400m individual medley | 4:59.25 | Joanna Evans | Bahamas | 5 April 2015 | 2015 Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | [8] | |
4×50m freestyle relay | 1:47.91 |
| Jamaica | 19 April 2022 | 2022 Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | [51] | |
4×100m freestyle relay | 3:57.63 |
| Cayman Islands | 6 April 2023 | 2023 Championships | Willemstad, Curaçao | [52] | |
4×200m freestyle relay | 8:42.17 |
| Cayman Islands | 18 April 2022 | 2022 Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | [53] | |
4×100m medley relay | 4:27.26 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 April 2024 | 2024 Championships | Nassau, The Bahamas | [54] |
Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50 m freestyle | 21.98 | Dylan Carter | Trinidad and Tobago | 2 April 2024 | 2024 Championships | Nassau, The Bahamas | [55] | |
100 m freestyle | 49.33 | Lamar Taylor | Bahamas | 1 April 2024 | 2024 Championships | Nassau, The Bahamas | [56] | |
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50 m breaststroke | 29.08 | Mark-Anthon Thompson | Bahamas | 1 April 2024 | 2024 Championships | Nassau, The Bahamas | [57] | |
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100 m butterfly | 56.99 | Emmanuel Gadson | Bahamas | 30 March 2024 | 2024 Championships | Nassau, The Bahamas | [58] | |
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200 m individual medley | 2:04.42 | Erick Gordillo | Guatemala | 1 April 2024 | 2024 Championships | Nassau, The Bahamas | [59] | |
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100 m freestyle | 56.69 | Sabrina Lyn | Jamaica | 1 April 2024 | 2024 Championships | Nassau, The Bahamas | [60] | |
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50 m breaststroke | 32.54 | Sabrina Lyn | Jamaica | 1 April 2024 | 2024 Championships | Nassau, The Bahamas | [61] | |
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