This is a list of national swimming records for Canada. They are the fastest time ever recorded in each event by a swimmer representing Canada and are ratified by Swimming Canada.
All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.
Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50m freestyle | 21.48 | Joshua Liendo | North York Aquatic Club | 18 May 2024 | Canadian Trials | Toronto, Canada | [1] | |
100m freestyle | 47.27 | Brent Hayden | Canada | 30 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [2] | |
200m freestyle | 1:46.40 | h | Brent Hayden | Canada | 10 August 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | [ citation needed ] |
400m freestyle | 3:43.46 | Ryan Cochrane | Canada | 24 July 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | [3] | |
800m freestyle | 7:41.86 | Ryan Cochrane | Canada | 27 July 2011 | World Championships | Shanghai, China | [4] | |
1500m freestyle | 14:39.63 | Ryan Cochrane | Canada | 4 August 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | ||
50m backstroke | 24.90 | Javier Acevedo | Ajax Aquatic Club | 29 March 2023 | Canadian Trials | Toronto, Canada | [5] | |
100m backstroke | 53.35 | Markus Thormeyer | UBCSC | 3 April 2019 | Canadian Trials | Toronto, Canada | [6] | |
200m backstroke | 1:56.74 | Blake Tierney | Saskatoon Goldfins | 17 May 2024 | Canadian Trials | Toronto, Canada | [7] | |
50m breaststroke | 27.45 | h | Scott Dickens | Canada | 28 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [8] |
100m breaststroke | 59.85 | h | Scott Dickens | Canada | 28 July 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | |
200m breaststroke | 2:08.84 | sf | Mike Brown | Canada | 13 August 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | |
50m butterfly | 23.25 | sf | Finlay Knox | Canada | 11 February 2024 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [9] |
100m butterfly | 49.99 | CR | Joshua Liendo | Canada | 3 August 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | [10] |
200m butterfly | 1:52.80 | CR | Ilya Kharun | Canada | 31 July 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | [11] |
200m individual medley | 1:56.07 | Finlay Knox | Scarborough | 18 May 2024 | Canadian Trials | Toronto, Canada | [12] | |
400m individual medley | 4:11.41 | h | Brian Johns | Canada | 9 August 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | |
4×50m freestyle relay | 1:31.54 |
| Club Aquatique Montreal | 20 February 2016 | Speedo Eastern Canadian Open | Montreal, Canada | [13] | |
4×100m freestyle relay | 3:10.82 |
| Canada | 26 July 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | [14] | |
4×200m freestyle relay | 7:05.77 |
| Canada | 13 August 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | ||
4×50m medley relay | 1:41.03 | University Of Calgary Swim Club | 5 August 1998 | Canadian Championships | Etobicoke, Canada | |||
4×100m medley relay | 3:31.02 | h |
| Canada | 2 August 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [15] |
Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50m freestyle | 24.26 | Taylor Ruck | Canada | 7 April 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | [16] | |
100m freestyle | 52.59 | Penny Oleksiak | Canada | 30 July 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | [17] | |
200m freestyle | 1:53.65 | Summer McIntosh | Canada | 26 July 2023 | World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | [18] | |
400m freestyle | 3:56.08 | AM | Summer McIntosh | Unattached | 28 March 2023 | Canadian Trials | Toronto, Canada | [19] |
800m freestyle | 8:11.39 | CR | Summer McIntosh | Sarasota Sharks | 8 February 2024 | Southern Zone South Sectional Championships | Orlando, United States | [20] |
1500m freestyle | 15:57.15 | Brittany MacLean | Canada | 24 August 2014 | Pan Pacific Championships | Gold Coast, Australia | [21] | |
50m backstroke | 27.18 | Kylie Masse | Toronto Swim Club | 6 April 2022 | Canadian Trials | Victoria, Canada | [22] | |
100m backstroke | 57.70 | Kylie Masse | Toronto Swim Club | 19 June 2021 | Canadian Olympic Trials | Toronto, Canada | [23] | |
200m backstroke | 2:05.42 | Kylie Masse | Canada | 31 July 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | [24] | |
50m breaststroke | 30.23 | Amanda Reason | Etobicoke Swim Club | 8 July 2009 | Canadian World Championship Trials | Montreal, Canada | [25] | |
100m breaststroke | 1:05.74 | Annamay Pierse | UBC Dolphins Swim Club | 9 July 2009 | Canadian World Championship Trials | Montreal, Canada | [26] | |
200m breaststroke | 2:20.12 | sf | Annamay Pierse | Canada | 30 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [27] |
50m butterfly | 25.62 | Penny Oleksiak | Canada | 29 July 2017 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [28] | |
100m butterfly | 55.59 | CR | Margaret MacNeil | Canada | 26 July 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | [29] |
200m butterfly | 2:03.03 | CR, AM | Summer McIntosh | Canada | 1 August 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | [30] |
200m individual medley | 2:06.56 | CR | Summer McIntosh | Canada | 3 August 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | [31] |
400m individual medley | 4:24.38 | WR | Summer McIntosh | Unattached | 16 May 2024 | Canadian Trials | Toronto, Canada | [32] |
4×50m freestyle relay | 1:40.46 |
| Canada | 20 February 2016 | Speedo Eastern Canadian Open | Montreal, Canada | [33] | |
4×100m freestyle relay | 3:31.78 |
| Canada | 21 July 2019 | World Championships | Gwangju, South Korea | [34] | |
4×200m freestyle relay | 7:43.77 |
| Canada | 29 July 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | [35] | |
4×50m medley relay | 1:53.30 |
| Canada | 20 July 2008 | Canadian Summer Nationals | Winnipeg, Canada | [36] | |
4×100m medley relay | 3:52.60 |
| Canada | 1 August 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | [37] |
Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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4×100m freestyle relay | 3:20.61 |
| Canada | 24 June 2022 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [38] | |
4×100m medley relay | 3:41.25 |
| Canada | 26 July 2017 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [39] |
Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50m freestyle | 20.76 | Joshua Liendo | Canada | 19 December 2021 | World Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | [40] | |
100m freestyle | 45.56 | Brent Hayden | Canada | 14 November 2009 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | [41] | |
200m freestyle | 1:40.80 | Brent Hayden | Canada | 15 November 2009 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | [42] | |
400m freestyle | 3:39.10 | Ryan Cochrane | Canada | 6 August 2009 | British Gas Grand Prix | Leeds, United Kingdom | [43] | |
800m freestyle | 7:38.44 | † | Ryan Cochrane | Canada | 7 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [44] |
1500m freestyle | 14:23.35 | Ryan Cochrane | Canada | 7 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [45] | |
50m backstroke | 23.03 | sf | Finlay Knox | Canada | 12 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [46] |
100m backstroke | 49.39 | Blake Tierney | Canada | 11 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [47] | |
200m backstroke | 1:49.74 | Javier Acevedo | Canada | 3 November 2022 | World Cup | Indianapolis, United States | [48] | |
50m breaststroke | 26.63 | h, = | Apollo Hess | University Of Lethbridge | 25 November 2022 | Canada West Championships | Lethbridge, Canada | [49] |
50m breaststroke | 26.63 | = | Apollo Hess | University Of Lethbridge | 25 November 2022 | Canada West Championships | Lethbridge, Canada | [50] |
50m breaststroke | 26.30 | h, '#' | Finlay Knox | Canada | 14 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [51] |
100m breaststroke | 57.10 | Paul Kornfeld | Canada | 7 August 2009 | British Gas Grand Prix | Leeds, United Kingdom | [52] | |
200m breaststroke | 2:03.26 | Paul Kornfeld | Canada | 9 August 2009 | British Gas Grand Prix | Leeds, United Kingdom | [53] | |
50m butterfly | 21.67 | CR, AM | Ilya Kharun | Canada | 11 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [54] |
100m butterfly | 49.03 | Ilya Kharun | Canada | 18 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [55] | |
200m butterfly | 1:48.24 | CR, AM | Ilya Kharun | Canada | 12 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [56] |
100m individual medley | 51.05 | =CR | Javier Acevedo | Canada | 16 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [57] |
200m individual medley | 1:50.90 | Finlay Knox | Canada | 10 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [58] | |
400m individual medley | 4:00.57 | Tristan Jankovics | Canada | 14 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [59] | |
4×50m freestyle relay | 1:26.94 |
| Simon Fraser Aquatics | 1 August 2014 | SFU Grand Prix | Burnaby, Canada | [60] | |
4×100m freestyle relay | 3:07.10 |
| Canada | 13 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [61] | |
4×200m freestyle relay | 6:51.05 |
| Canada | 7 August 2009 | British Gas Grand Prix | Leeds, United Kingdom | [62] | |
4×50m medley relay | 1:37.24 |
| The University of British Columbia | 3 November 2018 | Odlum Brown Colleges Cup Pacific | Vancouver, Canada | [63] | |
4×100m medley relay | 3:21.17 |
| Canada | 15 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [64] |
Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50m freestyle | 23.71 | Kayla Sanchez | Energy Standard | 24 November 2019 | International Swimming League | London, United Kingdom | [65] | |
100m freestyle | 51.45 | Kayla Sanchez | HPC Ontario | 14 December 2018 | Swim England Winter Championships | Sheffield, United Kingdom | [66] | |
200m freestyle | 1:51.49 | AM | Mary-Sophie Harvey | Canada | 15 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [67] |
400m freestyle | 3:50.25 | WR | Summer McIntosh | Canada | 10 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [68] |
800m freestyle | 8:07.12 | Summer McIntosh | Canada | 5 November 2022 | World Cup | Indianapolis, United States | [69] | |
1500m freestyle | 15:58.93 | Emma Finlin | Edmonton Keyano | 14 December 2023 | OSC JP Fiset Invitational | Edmonton, Canada | [ citation needed ] | |
50m backstroke | 25.25 | CR | Margaret MacNeil | Canada | 16 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [70] |
100m backstroke | 55.22 | Kylie Masse | Canada | 17 December 2021 | World Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | [71] | |
200m backstroke | 1:59.96 | Summer McIntosh | Canada | 15 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [72] | |
50m breaststroke | 29.96 | Amanda Reason | Etobicoke | 11 March 2009 | Canadian Spring Nationals | Toronto, Canada | [73] | |
100m breaststroke | 1:04.22 | Kelsey Wog | University Of Manitoba Bisons | 8 December 2023 | Prairie Winter Invitational | Winnipeg, Canada | [74] | |
200m breaststroke | 2:16.83 | Annamay Pierse | Canada | 7 August 2009 | British Gas Grand Prix | Leeds, United Kingdom | [75] | |
50m butterfly | 24.64 | CR | Margaret MacNeil | Canada | 14 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [76] |
100m butterfly | 54.05 | CR | Maggie Mac Neil | Canada | 18 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [77] |
200m butterfly | 1:59.32 | WR | Summer McIntosh | Canada | 12 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [78] |
100m individual medley | 57.04 | CR | Mary-Sophie Harvey | Canada | 13 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [79] |
200m individual medley | 2:04.00 | Sydney Pickrem | London Roar | 21 November 2020 | International Swimming League | Budapest, Hungary | [80] | |
400m individual medley | 4:15.48 | WR | Summer McIntosh | Canada | 14 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [81] |
4×50m freestyle relay | 1:35.00 |
| Canada | 11 December 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada | [82] | |
4×100m freestyle relay | 3:28.06 |
| Canada | 13 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [83] | |
4×200m freestyle relay | 7:32.96 |
| Canada | 20 December 2021 | World Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | [84] | |
4×50m medley relay | 1:43.56 |
| Canada | 17 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [85] | |
4×100m medley relay | 3:46.22 |
| Canada | 18 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [86] |
Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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4×50m freestyle relay | 1:28.55 |
| Canada | 17 December 2021 | World Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | [87] | |
4×50m medley relay | 1:35.94 | CR |
| Canada | 11 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [88] |