List of Cook Islands records in swimming

The Cook Islands records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of swimmers from Cook Islands, which are recognised and ratified by the Cook Islands Aquatics Federation. Due to the lack of a swimming pool, only open water swimming is practiced in the Cook Islands. ^[1]

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Long Course (50 m)

Men

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	23.94		Wesley Roberts	Cook Islands	13 July 2019	Pacific Games	Apia, Samoa	[2]
100m freestyle	49.41	h	Wesley Roberts	Cook Islands	14 February 2024	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[3]
200m freestyle	1:48.55	h	Wesley Roberts	Cook Islands	13 June 2021	Australian Olympic Trials	Adelaide, Australia	[4]
400m freestyle	3:52.50	h	Wesley Roberts	Cook Islands	12 June 2021	Australian Olympic Trials	Adelaide, Australia	[5]
800m freestyle	8:17.39	†	Wesley Roberts	Cook Islands	10 April 2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	[6]
1500m freestyle	15:40.36		Wesley Roberts	Cook Islands	10 April 2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	[7]
50m backstroke	27.89	h	Bede Aitu	Cook Islands	31 July 2022	Commonwealth Games	Birmingham, United Kingdom	[8]
100m backstroke	59.54	h	Bede Aitu	Cook Islands	19 June 2022	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[9]
200m backstroke
50m breaststroke	30.37	h, †	Malcolm Richardson	Cook Islands	21 July 2019	World Championships	Gwangju, South Korea	[10]
100m breaststroke	1:04.32	h	Jacob Story	Cook Islands	11 February 2024	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[11]
200m breaststroke	2:22.66	h	Jacob Story	Cook Islands	15 February 2024	World Championships	Doha, Qatar
50m butterfly	24.67		Wesley Roberts	Cook Islands	23 November 2023	Pacific Games	Honiara, Solomon Islands	[12]
100m butterfly
200m butterfly
200m individual medley	2:09.81		Wesley Roberts	Cook Islands	21 November 2023	Pacific Games	Honiara, Solomon Islands	[13]
400m individual medley
4×100m freestyle relay
4×200m freestyle relay
4×100m medley relay

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Cook Islands Aquatics Federation;WR – World record;OC – Oceanian 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
50 m freestyle	27.01		Tracy Keith-Matchitt	Cook Islands	24 June 2016	Oceania Championships	Suva, Fiji	[14]
100 m freestyle	57.85	h	Tracy Keith-Matchitt	Cook Islands	6 August 2015	World Championships	Kazan, Russia	[15]
200 m freestyle	2:14.48	b	Tracy Keith-Matchitt	Cook Islands	21 June 2016	Oceania Championships	Suva, Fiji	[16]
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50 m backstroke	33.05	h	Tracy Keith-Matchitt	Cook Islands	22 June 2016	Oceania Championships	Suva, Fiji	[17]
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50 m breaststroke	32.03	h	Lanihei Connolly	Cook Islands	17 February 2024	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[18]
100 m breaststroke	1:10.45	h	Lanihei Connolly	Cook Islands	28 July 2024	Olympic Games	Paris, France	[19]
200 m breaststroke
50 m butterfly	32.12	b, †	Tracy Keith-Matchitt	Cook Islands	23 June 2016	Oceania Championships	Suva, Fiji	[20]
100 m butterfly	1:11.26	b	Tracy Keith-Matchitt	Cook Islands	23 June 2016	Oceania Championships	Suva, Fiji	[21]
200 m butterfly
200 m individual medley
400 m individual medley
4×100 m freestyle relay
4×200 m freestyle relay
4×100 m medley relay

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Cook Islands Aquatics Federation;WR – World record;OC – Oceanian 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	23.51	h, †	Wesley Roberts	Cook Islands	14 December 2022	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[22]
100m freestyle	49.59	h	Wesley Roberts	Cook Islands	14 December 2022	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[23]
200m freestyle	1:46.67	h	Wesley Roberts	Cook Islands	18 December 2022	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[24]
400m freestyle	3:49.36	h	Wesley Roberts	Cook Islands	24 October 2019	Australian Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[25]
800m freestyle	8:11.28	†	Wesley Roberts	Cook Islands	12 August 2017	World Cup	Eindhoven, Netherlands	[26]
1500m freestyle	15:27.36		Wesley Roberts	Cook Islands	12 August 2017	World Cup	Eindhoven, Netherlands	[27]
50m backstroke	27.70	h	Bede Aitu	Cook Islands	13 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	[28]
100m backstroke	59.68	h	Bede Aitu	Cook Islands	11 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	[29]
200m backstroke	2:25.03	h	Temaruata Strickland	Cook Islands	7 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[30]
50m breaststroke	28.63	h	Malcolm Richardson	Cook Islands	15 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	[31]
100m breaststroke	1:02.11	h	Jacob Story	Cook Islands	11 December 2024	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[32]
200m breaststroke	2:14.33	h	Jacob Story	Cook Islands	13 December 2024	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[33]
50m butterfly	25.49	h	Malcolm Richardson	Cook Islands	14 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	[34]
100m butterfly
200m butterfly
100m individual medley	1:02.94	h	Bede Aitu	Cook Islands	25 September 2017	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	[35]
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 Cook Islands Aquatics Federation;WR – World record;OC – Oceanian 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
50 m freestyle	26.23	h	Tracy Keith-Matchitt	Cook Islands	6 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[36]
100 m freestyle	56.64	h	Tracy Keith-Matchitt	Cook Islands	4 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[37]
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50 m backstroke
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50 m breaststroke	30.96	h	Lanihei Connolly	Cook Islands	14 December 2024	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[38]
100 m breaststroke	1:07.36	h	Lanihei Connolly	Cook Islands	11 December 2024	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[39]
200 m breaststroke
50 m butterfly	33.17	h	Celeste Brown	Cook Islands	16 December 2010	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
100 m butterfly
200 m butterfly
100 m individual medley
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 Cook Islands Aquatics Federation;WR – World record;OC – Oceanian 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

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38. "Women's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 14 December 2024. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
39. "Women's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.

External links

• Cook Islands Aquatics Federation web site