List of Fijian records in swimming

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The Fijian records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of swimmers from Fiji, which are recognised and ratified by Fiji Swimming.

Contents

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Long Course (50 m)

Men

EventTimeNameClubDateMeetLocationRef
50m freestyle 23.18h Meli Malani Lake Erie Silver31 March 2016Speedo Sectionals Geneva, United States [1]
50m freestyle 22.87h, # David Young Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji28 July 2023 World Championships Fukuoka, Japan [2]
100m freestyle 51.34h Carl Probert Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji19 September 2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia [3]
200m freestyle 1:54.84 Carl Probert Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji3 June 1999 South Pacific Games Agana, Guam [4]
400m freestyle 4:13.83 Carl Probert Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji7 June 1999 South Pacific Games Agana, Guam [5]
800m freestyle 9:16.48 Carl Probert -25 June 1992Fijian Championships Fiji
800m freestyle 9:15.81†, not ratified Temafa Yalimaiwai Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji12 July 2019 Pacific Games Apia, Samoa [6]
1500m freestyle 17:11.51 Carl Probert Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji1995 South Pacific Games Papeete, French Polynesia [7]
50m backstroke 27.08 Netani Ross Barracuda8 February 2020Grand Prix Suva, Fiji
100m backstroke 59.68 Netani Ross Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji11 July 2019 Pacific Games Apia, Samoa [8]
200m backstroke 2:09.64 Carl Probert Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji5 June 1999 South Pacific Games Agana, Guam [9]
50m breaststroke 28.80 Taichi Vakasama -17 June 2019New Zealand Open Championships Auckland, New Zealand
100m breaststroke 1:01.76 Taichi Vakasama Mako9 April 2022Fijian Championships Suva, Fiji [10]
200m breaststroke 2:12.54 Taichi Vakasama Mako8 April 2022Fijian Championships Suva, Fiji [11]
50m butterfly 24.99 Hansel McCaig Tritons12 March 2022Mini Meet Suva, Fiji
50m butterfly 24.89h, '#' Hansel McCaig Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji17 April 2024 Australian Championships Gold Coast, Australia [12]
100m butterfly 57.12h Temafa Yalimaiwai Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji21 August 2019 World Junior Championships Budapest, Hungary [13]
200m butterfly 2:08.10 Temafa Yalimaiwai Marist Brothers High School31 May 2019Fiji Schools Championships Suva, Fiji
200m individual medley 2:07.84 Taichi Vakasama Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji12 July 2019 Pacific Games Apia, Samoa [14]
400m individual medley 4:38.91 Taichi Vakasama -
4×50m freestyle relay 1:43.45MAK23 February 2013Grand Prix 1 Fiji
4×100m freestyle relay 3:31.46
Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji30 July 2022 Commonwealth Games Birmingham, United Kingdom [15]
4×200m freestyle relay 8:09.56Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji10 July 2019 Pacific Games Apia, Samoa [16]
4×50m medley relay 1:54.56-25 March 2016Fiji Championships Fiji
4×100m medley relay 3:51.95Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji9 July 2019 Pacific Games Apia, Samoa [17]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Fiji Swimming;WRWorld record;OCOceanian 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

EventTimeNameClubDateMeetLocationRef
50m freestyle 25.90 Caroline Pickering Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji13 April 2003New Zealand Championships Wellington, New Zealand
100m freestyle 56.94h Caroline Pickering Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji31 July 2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom
200m freestyle 2:05.05h Matelita Buadromo Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji21 June 2016 Oceania Championships Suva, Fiji [18]
400m freestyle 4:29.04 Matelita Buadromo Dolphins15 July 2016Fijian Age Group Championships Suva, Fiji
800m freestyle 9:25.23 Matelita Buadromo Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji3 April 2017New Zealand Championships Auckland, New Zealand
1500m freestyle 17:51.90 Matelita Buadromo Dolphins15 July 2016Fijian Age Group Championships Suva, Fiji
50m backstroke 29.83 Caroline Puamau Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji7 July 2015 Pacific Games Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea [19]
100m backstroke 1:05.38 Caroline Pickering Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji13 April 2003New Zealand Championships Wellington, New Zealand
200m backstroke 2:27.00 Matelita Buadromo Dolphins22 January 2016Anthony Mosse Classic Auckland, New Zealand
50m breaststroke 33.39 Moana Wind Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji11 July 2019 Pacific Games Apia, Samoa [20]
50m breaststroke 33.14'#' Kelera Mudunasuoko Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji21 November 2023 Pacific Games Honiara, Solomon Islands [21]
100m breaststroke 1:13.79 Moana Wind Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji13 July 2019 Pacific Games Apia, Samoa [22]
100m breaststroke 1:13.01'#' Kelera Mudunasuoko Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji23 November 2023 Pacific Games Honiara, Solomon Islands [23]
200m breaststroke 2:44.01h Matelita Buadromo Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji28 July 2011 World Championships Shanghai, China [24]
200m breaststroke 2:41.98'#' Kelera Mudunasuoko Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji20 November 2023 Pacific Games Honiara, Solomon Islands [25]
50m butterfly 28.51 Caroline Pickering Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji31 August 2007 South Pacific Games Apia, Samoa
100m butterfly 1:03.65 Caroline Pickering Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji30 August 2007 South Pacific Games Apia, Samoa
200m butterfly 2:26.65 Tieri Erasito Dolphins20 June 2014Fijian Age Group Championships Suva, Fiji
200m individual medley 2:23.03 Matelita Buadromo Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji12 December 2015Queensland Championships Brisbane, Australia
400m individual medley 5:24.09 Matelita Buadromo Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji6 July 2015 Pacific Games Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea [26]
4×50m freestyle relay 1:53.71
BAR20 April 2007Fijian Championships Fiji
4×100m freestyle relay 3:57.92
Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji6 July 2015 Pacific Games Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea [27]
4×200m freestyle relay 9:04.06
Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji22 June 2016 Oceania Championships Suva, Fiji [28]
4×50m medley relay 2:01.37
YSS9 June 2011Fiji Schools Competition Fiji
4×100m medley relay 4:27.78Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji9 July 2019 Pacific Games Apia, Samoa [29]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Fiji Swimming;WRWorld record;OCOceanian 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

EventTimeNameClubDateMeetLocationRef
4×50m freestyle relay 1:40.45
Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji9 July 2015 Pacific Games Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea [30]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:49.95h
Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji29 July 2022 Commonwealth Games Birmingham, United Kingdom [31]
4×50m medley relay 1:51.81Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji13 July 2019 Pacific Games Apia, Samoa [32]
4×100m medley relay 4:17.76Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji21 June 2016 Oceania Championships Suva, Fiji
4×100m medley relay 4:17.26not ratified
Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji26 June 2018 Oceania Championships Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea [33]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Fiji Swimming;WRWorld record;OCOceanian record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

Short Course (25 m)

Men

EventTimeNameClubDateMeetLocationRef
50m freestyle 22.89h Meli Malani Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji4 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [34]
50m freestyle 22.61h, # Hansel McCaig Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji16 December 2022 World Championships Melbourne, Australia [35]
100m freestyle 50.18h Carl Probert Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji8 April 2006 World Championships Shanghai, China [36]
100m freestyle 49.73h, # Hansel McCaig Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji14 December 2022 World Championships Melbourne, Australia [37]
200m freestyle 1:56.78 Temafa Yalimaiwai Tritons31 August 2019Grand Prix Suva, Fiji
400m freestyle 4:12.16h Paul Elaisa Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji14 December 2012 World Championships Istanbul, Turkey [38]
800m freestyle 8:56.30 Taichi Vakasama Nadi Barracudas22 October 2016Western Region Age Group Invitational
1500m freestyle 16:05.26 Taichi Vakasama Nadi Barracudas3 September 2016Grand Prix 2 Fiji [39]
50m backstroke 26.23 Hansel McCaig Tritons27 October 2023Fijan Age Group Championships Fiji
100m backstroke 58.28 Netani Ross Mako11 August 2018Grand Prix 2 Fiji
100m backstroke 57.92r, not ratified Tevita Fotofili Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji6 October 2018New Zealand Championships Auckland, New Zealand [40]
200m backstroke 2:06.88 Tevita Fotofili Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji5 October 2018New Zealand Championships Auckland, New Zealand [41]
50m breaststroke 28.44 Taichi Vakasama Mako10 October 2019National Age Group Championships Suva, Fiji
100m breaststroke 1:00.74 Taichi Vakasama Mako10 October 2019National Age Group Championships Suva, Fiji
100m breaststroke 1:00.60not ratified Taichi Vakasama Mako22 October 2022Mini Meet Suva, Fiji[ citation needed ]
200m breaststroke 2:11.02 Taichi Vakasama Mako10 October 2019National Age Group Championships Suva, Fiji
50m butterfly 24.59 Hansel McCaig Tritons5 August 2023Grand Prix Series #1 Fiji
100m butterfly 56.00 Hansel McCaig Tritons5 August 2023Grand Prix Series #1 Fiji
200m butterfly 2:07.09 Temafa Yalimaiwai Tritons31 August 2019Grand Prix Suva, Fiji
100m individual medley 58.25 Temafa Yalimaiwai Tritons10 October 2019National Age Group Championships Suva, Fiji
200m individual medley 2:05.20 Taichi Vakasama Mako10 October 2019National Age Group Championships Suva, Fiji
400m individual medley 4:34.70 Taichi Vakasama Mako10 October 2019National Age Group Championships Suva, Fiji
4×50m freestyle relay 1:37.68h, not ratified
Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji24 September 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Ashgabat, Turkmenistan [42]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:39.59h, not ratified
Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji23 September 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Ashgabat, Turkmenistan [43]
4×200m freestyle relay 8:27.38Barracuda10 October 2019National Age Group Championships Suva, Fiji
4×50m medley relay 1:45.92h, not ratified
Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji22 September 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Ashgabat, Turkmenistan [44]
4×100m medley relay 3:54.87not ratifiedFlag of Fiji.svg Fiji6 October 2018New Zealand Championships Auckland, New Zealand [45]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Fiji Swimming;WRWorld record;OCOceanian 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

EventTimeNameClubDateMeetLocationRef
50m freestyle 25.62 Caroline Puamau Nadi Barracudas30 November 2007Fijian Championships Fiji
100m freestyle 56.68h Caroline Pickering Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji16 March 2000 World Championships Athens, Greece [46]
200m freestyle 2:03.64 Matelita Buadromo Dolphin10 October 2019National Age Group Championships Suva, Fiji
400m freestyle 4:23.93 Matelita Buadromo Dolphin10 October 2019National Age Group Championships Suva, Fiji
800m freestyle 9:20.57 Matelita Buadromo -October 2016Central Region Age Group Invitational Fiji
1500m freestyle 17:54.28 Matelita Buadromo -October 2016Central Region Age Group Invitational Fiji
50m backstroke 29.30 Yolani Blake Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji2 October 2018New Zealand Championships Auckland, New Zealand
100m backstroke 1:04.13 Matelita Buadromo Dolphin10 October 2019National Age Group Championships Suva, Fiji
200m backstroke 2:27.56 Cheyenne Rova Nadi Barracudas6 August 2016Grand Prix 1 Fiji
50m breaststroke 33.19 Moana Wind Orca10 October 2019National Age Group Championships Suva, Fiji
100m breaststroke 1:12.57h Matelita Buadromo Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji14 December 2018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [47]
200m breaststroke 2:40.16 Matelita Buadromo Tritons20 August 2011Grand Prix 2 Fiji
50m butterfly 25.52 Caroline Pickering Nadi Barracudas30 November 2007Fijian Championships Fiji
100m butterfly 1:02.34h Matelita Buadromo Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji23 September 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Ashgabat, Turkmenistan [48]
200m butterfly 2:22.33h Tieri Erasito Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji12 December 2012 World Championships Istanbul, Turkey [49]
100m individual medley 1:03.13 Caroline Puamau Dolphins10 October 2013Fijian Age Group Championships Fiji
200m individual medley 2:19.19 Matelita Buadromo Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji22 September 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Ashgabat, Turkmenistan [50]
400m individual medley 5:17.51 Matelita Buadromo DolphinsOctober 2016Central Region Age Group Invitational Fiji
4×50m freestyle relay 1:52.68Dolphin10 October 2019National Age Group Championships Suva, Fiji
4×100m freestyle relay 4:08.84Nadi Barracudas5 October 2012Fijian Age Group Championships Fiji
4×200m freestyle relay 9:20.87Standard
4×50m medley relay 2:05.79Dolphin10 October 2019National Age Group Championships Suva, Fiji
4×100m medley relay 4:39.78Dolphin10 October 2019National Age Group Championships Suva, Fiji
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Fiji Swimming;WRWorld record;OCOceanian 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

EventTimeNameClubDateMeetLocationRef
4×50 m freestyle relay 2:09.55Orcas10 October 2019Fijian Age Group Championships Fiji
4×100 m freestyle relay 3:40.39Dolphins22 October 2016Central Region Invitational Fiji
4×200 m freestyle relay 9:47.98Orcas10 October 2019Fijian Age Group Championships Fiji
4×50 m medley relay 2:04.56Standard
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Fiji Swimming;WRWorld record;OCOceanian record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

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