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.
Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50m freestyle | 22.13 | Lamar Taylor | ![]() | 24 October 2023 | Pan American Games | Santiago, Chile | [1] | |
100m freestyle | 48.84 | h | Lamar Taylor | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 19 February 2016 | BSF Last Chance Meet | Nassau, The Bahamas | [3] | |
1500m freestyle | 16:07.53 | h | Matthew Lowe | ![]() | 3 August 2013 | World Championships | Barcelona, Spain | [4] |
50m backstroke | 25.08 | Lamar Taylor | ![]() | 28 June 2023 | CAC Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | [5] | |
100m backstroke | 56.39 | h | Lamar Taylor | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 26 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [10] |
100m butterfly | 53.51 | h | Elvis Burrows | ![]() | 31 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [11] |
100m butterfly | 53.51 | = | Elvis Burrows | – | January 2011 | – | ||
200m butterfly | 1:58.25 | h | Jeremy Knowles | ![]() | 17 August 2006 | Pan Pacific Championships | Victoria, Canada | |
200m individual medley | 2:01.35 | h | Jeremy Knowles | ![]() | 13 August 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | |
400m individual medley | 4:22.04 | Jeremy Knowles | ![]() | 12 August 2003 | Pan American Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | ||
4×50m freestyle relay | 1:34.33 | Barracuda Swim Club | 22 June 2017 | – | Nassau, The Bahamas | |||
4×100m freestyle relay | 3:28.22 |
| ![]() | 6 August 2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | [12] | |
4×200m freestyle relay | 7:58.58 | ![]() | 12 August 2003 | Pan American Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |||
4×50m medley relay | 1:46.12 | Mako Aquatics Club | 22 June 2019 | Bahamas Nationals | Nassau, The Bahamas | |||
4×100m medley relay | 3:49.83 |
| ![]() | 2 July 2016 | CISC | Nassau, The Bahamas | [13] |
Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50m freestyle | 24.31 | h | Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace | ![]() | 17 July 2015 | Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | [14] |
100m freestyle | 53.73 | h | Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace | ![]() | 1 August 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | [15] |
200m freestyle | 1:58.03 | Joanna Evans | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 9 April 2007 | CARIFTA Championships | Kinston, Jamaica | ||
200m individual medley | 2:17.45 | Joanna Evans | ![]() | 24 July 2018 | CAC Games | Barranquilla, Colombia | [24] | |
400m individual medley | 4:50.38 | Joanna Evans | ![]() | 23 July 2018 | CAC Games | Barranquilla, Colombia | [25] | |
4×50m freestyle relay | 1:48.06 | ![]() | 30 March 2008 | CARIFTA Championships | Savaneta, Aruba | |||
4×100m freestyle relay | 3:47.40 | ![]() | 29 March 2012 | – | Montreal, Canada | |||
4×200m freestyle relay | 8:36.28 | ![]() | 18 July 2010 | CAC Games | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | |||
4×50m medley relay | 1:58.81 | – | 20 June 2011 | Bahamian Championships | Nassau, The Bahamas | |||
4×100m medley relay | 4:15.59 | h |
| ![]() | 1 August 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy |
Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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4×50m freestyle relay | 1:39.90 |
| ![]() | 29 June 2016 | CISC | Nassau, The Bahamas | [26] | |
4×100m freestyle relay | 3:41.86 | h |
| ![]() | 7 August 2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | |
4×50m medley relay | 1:59.21 | Mako Aquatics Club | 22 June 2019 | Bahamas Nationals | Nassau, The Bahamas | |||
4×100m medley relay | 4:03.98 | h |
| ![]() | 26 July 2023 | World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | [27] |
Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50m freestyle | 21.45 | h | Lamar Taylor | ![]() | 16 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [28] |
100m freestyle | 47.76 | h | Lamar Taylor | ![]() | 14 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [29] |
200m freestyle | 1:51.31 | h | Luke Thompson | ![]() | 18 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [30] |
400m freestyle | 3:56.22 | h | Luke Thompson | ![]() | 15 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [31] |
800m freestyle | ||||||||
1500m freestyle | 15:50.70 | Jeremy Knowles | - | 1998 | ||||
50m backstroke | 23.58 | h | Lamar Taylor | ![]() | 15 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [32] |
100m backstroke | 57.10 | Chris Vythoulkas | - | 2006 | ||||
200m backstroke | 2:06.60 | Jeremy Knowles | - | 1998 | ||||
50m breaststroke | 27.24 | h | Izaak Bastian | ![]() | 20 December 2021 | World Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | [33] |
100m breaststroke | 59.61 | h | Izaak Bastian | ![]() | 16 December 2021 | World Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | [34] |
200m breaststroke | 2:20.49 | Jeremy Knowles | - | 1997 | ||||
50m butterfly | 23.93 | h | Lamar Taylor | ![]() | 5 November 2022 | World Cup | Indianapolis, United States | [35] |
100m butterfly | 52.89 | h | Jeremy Knowles | ![]() | 9 April 2008 | World Championships | Manchester, United Kingdom | |
200m butterfly | 1:54.31 | Jeremy Knowles | ![]() | 13 April 2008 | World Championships | Manchester, United Kingdom | ||
100m individual medley | 57.40 | h | Lamar Taylor | ![]() | 3 November 2022 | World Cup | Indianapolis, United States | [36] |
200m individual medley | 1:56.78 | Jeremy Knowles | ![]() | 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 |
Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50m freestyle | 23.93 | Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace | ![]() | 7 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [37] | |
100m freestyle | 52.34 | Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace | ![]() | 5 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [38] | |
200m freestyle | 1:54.36 | Joanna Evans | DC Trident | 26 November 2021 | International Swimming League | Eindhoven, Netherlands | [39] | |
400m freestyle | 4:00.14 | Joanna Evans | DC Trident | 29 September 2021 | International Swimming League | Naples, Italy | [40] | |
800m freestyle | 8:38.07 | Joanna Evans | ![]() | 4 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [41] | |
1500m freestyle | ||||||||
50m backstroke | 28.36 | h | Alana Kathryn Dillette | ![]() | 18 December 2010 | World Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | |
100m backstroke | 1:01.33 | h | Alana Kathryn Dillette | ![]() | 15 December 2010 | World Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | |
200 m backstroke | ||||||||
50m breaststroke | 31.38 | h | Lillian Higgs | ![]() | 16 December 2021 | World Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | [42] |
100m breaststroke | 1:07.87 | h | Lillian Higgs | ![]() | 19 December 2021 | World Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | [43] |
200m breaststroke | ||||||||
50m butterfly | 26.22 | h | Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace | ![]() | 4 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [44] |
100m butterfly | 58.21 | h | Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace | ![]() | 18 December 2010 | World Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | |
200m butterfly | ||||||||
100m individual medley | 1:02.88 | h | Alana Kathryn Dillette | ![]() | 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 |