List of Bahamian records in swimming

This is a list of national swimming records for The Bahamas . These are the fastest times ever swum by a Bahamian swimmer which are recognised and ratified by Bahamas Aquatics.

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Long Course (50 m)

Men

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	22.13		Lamar Taylor	Bahamas	24 October 2023	Pan American Games	Santiago, Chile	[1]
100m freestyle	48.84	h	Lamar Taylor	Bahamas	30 July 2024	Olympic Games	Paris, France	[2]
200m freestyle	1:53.05		Jeremy Knowles	Swift	27 June 2008	–	Nassau, The Bahamas
400m freestyle	3:59.01		Jeremy Knowles	–	11 July 2003	–	Nassau, The Bahamas
800m freestyle	8:22.31		Matthew Lowe	Bahamas	19 February 2016	BSF Last Chance Meet	Nassau, The Bahamas	[3]
1500m freestyle	16:07.53	h	Matthew Lowe	Bahamas	3 August 2013	World Championships	Barcelona, Spain	[4]
50m backstroke	25.08		Lamar Taylor	Bahamas	28 June 2023	CAC Games	San Salvador, El Salvador	[5]
100m backstroke	56.39	h	Lamar Taylor	Bahamas	25 October 2023	Pan American Games	Santiago, Chile	[6]
200m backstroke	2:08.86		Jeremy Knowles	SwimMac	8 June 2008	Charlotte UltraSwim	Charlotte, United States
50m breaststroke	27.60	h	Izaak Bastian	Barracuda Swim Club	26 June 2021	Bahamian Championships	Nassau, The Bahamas	[7]
100m breaststroke	1:00.87	h	Izaak Bastian	Barracuda Swim Club	27 June 2021	Bahamian Championships	Nassau, The Bahamas	[8]
200m breaststroke	2:15.14		Izaak Bastian	Barracuda Swim Club	24 June 2021	Bahamian Championships	Nassau, The Bahamas	[9]
50m butterfly	23.74	h	Elvis Burrows	Bahamas	26 July 2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy	[10]
100m butterfly	53.51	h	Elvis Burrows	Bahamas	31 July 2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy	[11]
100m butterfly	53.51	=	Elvis Burrows	–	January 2011	–
200m butterfly	1:58.25	h	Jeremy Knowles	Bahamas	17 August 2006	Pan Pacific Championships	Victoria, Canada
200m individual medley	2:01.35	h	Jeremy Knowles	Bahamas	13 August 2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China
400m individual medley	4:22.04		Jeremy Knowles	Bahamas	12 August 2003	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
4×50m freestyle relay	1:34.33		N'Nhyn Fernander Izaak Bastian Gershwin Greene Kohen Kerr	Barracuda Swim Club	22 June 2017	–	Nassau, The Bahamas
4×100m freestyle relay	3:28.22		Jared Fitzgerald  (51.52) Gershwin Greene  (52.37) N'Nhyn Fernander  (51.67) Davante Carey  (52.66)	Bahamas	6 August 2019	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	[12]
4×200m freestyle relay	7:58.58		Jeremy Knowles Chris Vythoulkas Kristoph Carey Travano McPhee	Bahamas	12 August 2003	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
4×50m medley relay	1:46.12		Davante Carey Kierro Stubbs Ian Pinder Kohen Kerr	Mako Aquatics Club	22 June 2019	Bahamas Nationals	Nassau, The Bahamas
4×100m medley relay	3:49.83		Matthew Lowe  (1:01.05) Dustin Tynes  (1:02.21) Vereance Burrows  (54.84) Armando Moss  (51.73)	Bahamas	2 July 2016	CISC	Nassau, The Bahamas	[13]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by BSF;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	24.31	h	Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace	Bahamas	17 July 2015	Pan American Games	Toronto, Canada	[14]
100m freestyle	53.73	h	Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace	Bahamas	1 August 2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	[15]
200m freestyle	1:58.03		Joanna Evans	Bahamas	21 July 2018	CAC Games	Barranquilla, Colombia	[16]
400m freestyle	4:07.33		Joanna Evans	Longhorn Aquatic Club	20 May 2021	Longhorn Elite Invite	Austin, United States	[17]
800m freestyle	8:31.18		Joanna Evans	Bahamas	25 August 2017	Universiade	Taipei, Taiwan	[18]
1500m freestyle	17:23.39		Joanna Evans	SWIFT-BA	2 November 2013	Family Guardian Invitational	Nassau, The Bahamas
50m backstroke	29.40		Alana Dilette	Swift	20 June 2011	Bahamian Championships	Nassau, The Bahamas
100m backstroke	1:02.56	h	Alana Dillette	Bahamas	10 August 2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China
200m backstroke	2:20.22		McKayla Lightbourne	Swift	10 June 2007	–	Nassau, The Bahamas
50m breaststroke	32.06		Lilly Higgs	Unattached	26 June 2021	Bahamian Championships	Nassau, The Bahamas	[19]
100m breaststroke	1:09.52	h	Lilly Higgs	Unattached	6 December 2019	U.S. Open	Atlanta, United States	[20]
200m breaststroke	2:26.91	tt	Laura Morley	Mako Aquatics Club	27 June 2021	Bahamian Championships	Nassau, The Bahamas	[21]
50m butterfly	25.53		Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace	Bahamas	27 July 2014	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	[22]
100m butterfly	58.87		Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace	SwimMAC Carolina	15 May 2015	Arena Pro Series	Charlotte, United States	[23]
200m butterfly	2:21.67		Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace	Bahamas	9 April 2007	CARIFTA Championships	Kinston, Jamaica
200m individual medley	2:17.45		Joanna Evans	Bahamas	24 July 2018	CAC Games	Barranquilla, Colombia	[24]
400m individual medley	4:50.38		Joanna Evans	Bahamas	23 July 2018	CAC Games	Barranquilla, Colombia	[25]
4×50m freestyle relay	1:48.06		Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace Alicia Lightbourne Ashley Butler Ariel Weech	Bahamas	30 March 2008	CARIFTA Championships	Savaneta, Aruba
4×100m freestyle relay	3:47.40		Alana Dillette Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace Ariel Weech Alicia Lightbourne	Bahamas	29 March 2012	–	Montreal, Canada
4×200m freestyle relay	8:36.28		Alana Dillette Teisha Lightbourne Jenna Chaplin Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace	Bahamas	18 July 2010	CAC Games	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
4×50m medley relay	1:58.81		Alana Dillette McKayla Lightbourne Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace Ashley Butler	–	20 June 2011	Bahamian Championships	Nassau, The Bahamas
4×100m medley relay	4:15.59	h	Alana Dillette  (1:03.40) Alicia Lightbourne  (1:12.28) Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace  (1:00.45) Teisha Lightbourne  (59.46)	Bahamas	1 August 2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by BSF;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

Mixed relay

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
4×50m freestyle relay	1:39.90		Elvis Burrows  (25.17) Joanna Evans  (24.94) Armando Moss  (23.48) Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace  (26.31)	Bahamas	29 June 2016	CISC	Nassau, The Bahamas	[26]
4×100m freestyle relay	3:41.86	h	Jared Fitzgerald  (51.23) Gershwin Greene  (52.42) Ariel Weech  (59.61) Albury Higgs  (58.60)	Bahamas	7 August 2019	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru
4×50m medley relay	1:59.21		Davante Carey Jamilah Hepburn Ian Pinder Laura Morley	Mako Aquatics Club	22 June 2019	Bahamas Nationals	Nassau, The Bahamas
4×100m medley relay	4:03.98	h	Lamar Taylor  (55.03) Rhanishka Gibbs  (1:15.42) Dawanted Carey  (54.80) Zaylie Thompson  (58.73)	Bahamas	26 July 2023	World Championships	Fukuoka, Japan	[27]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by BSF;WR – World record;AM – Americas record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

Short Course (25 m)

Men

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	21.45	h	Lamar Taylor	Bahamas	16 December 2022	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[28]
100m freestyle	46.34	sf	Lamar Taylor	Bahamas	11 December 2024	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[29]
200m freestyle	1:51.31	h	Luke Thompson	Bahamas	18 December 2022	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[30]
400m freestyle	3:56.22	h	Luke Thompson	Bahamas	15 December 2022	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[31]
800m freestyle
1500m freestyle	15:50.70		Jeremy Knowles	-	1998
50m backstroke	23.51	h	Lamar Taylor	Bahamas	12 December 2024	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[32]
100m backstroke	57.10		Chris Vythoulkas	-	2006
200m backstroke	2:06.60		Jeremy Knowles	-	1998
50m breaststroke	27.24	h	Izaak Bastian	Bahamas	20 December 2021	World Championships	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	[33]
100m breaststroke	59.61	h	Izaak Bastian	Bahamas	16 December 2021	World Championships	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	[34]
200m breaststroke	2:10.49	h	Emmanuel Gadson	Bahamas	13 December 2024	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[35]
50m butterfly	23.24	h	Lamar Taylor	Bahamas	10 December 2024	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[36]
100m butterfly	52.89	h	Jeremy Knowles	Bahamas	9 April 2008	World Championships	Manchester, United Kingdom
200m butterfly	1:54.31		Jeremy Knowles	Bahamas	13 April 2008	World Championships	Manchester, United Kingdom
100m individual medley	57.40	h	Lamar Taylor	Bahamas	3 November 2022	World Cup	Indianapolis, United States	[37]
200m individual medley	1:56.78		Jeremy Knowles	Bahamas	11 April 2008	World Championships	Manchester, United Kingdom
400m individual medley	4:13.92		Jeremy Knowles	2004
4×50m freestyle relay
4×100m freestyle relay
4×200m freestyle relay
4×50m medley relay
4×100m medley relay

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by BSF;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	23.93		Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace	Bahamas	7 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[38]
100m freestyle	52.34		Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace	Bahamas	5 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[39]
200m freestyle	1:54.36		Joanna Evans	DC Trident	26 November 2021	International Swimming League	Eindhoven, Netherlands	[40]
400m freestyle	4:00.14		Joanna Evans	DC Trident	29 September 2021	International Swimming League	Naples, Italy	[41]
800m freestyle	8:38.07		Joanna Evans	Bahamas	4 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[42]
1500m freestyle
50m backstroke	28.36	h	Alana Kathryn Dillette	Bahamas	18 December 2010	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
100m backstroke	1:01.33	h	Alana Kathryn Dillette	Bahamas	15 December 2010	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
200 m backstroke
50m breaststroke	31.38	h	Lillian Higgs	Bahamas	16 December 2021	World Championships	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	[43]
100m breaststroke	1:07.87	h	Lillian Higgs	Bahamas	19 December 2021	World Championships	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	[44]
200m breaststroke
50m butterfly	26.22	h	Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace	Bahamas	4 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[45]
100m butterfly	58.21	h	Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace	Bahamas	18 December 2010	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
200m butterfly
100m individual medley	1:02.88	h	Alana Kathryn Dillette	Bahamas	16 December 2010	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
200m individual medley
400m individual medley
4×50m freestyle relay
4×100m freestyle relay
4×200m freestyle relay
4×50m medley relay
4×100m medley relay

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by BSF;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

General

• Bahamian Long Course Records – Men 30 June 2021 updated
• Bahamian Long Course Records – Women 30 June 2021 updated
• Bahamian Short Course Records 7 March 2021 updated

Specific

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External links

• Bahamas Aquatics web site
• Bahamas Aquatics records subpage