List of Guyanese records in swimming

The Guyanese records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of swimmers from Guyana, which are recognised and ratified by the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association.

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Long Course (50 m)

Men

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50 m freestyle	24.16	r	Raekwon Noel	Dorado	16 December 2023	ASATT Invitational Championships	Couva, Trinidad and Tobago	[1]
100 m freestyle	50.43	b	Raekwon Noel	Indiana	28 June 2025	Indy Summer Cup	Indianapolis, United States	[2]
200 m freestyle	1:50.42	b	Raekwon Noel	Indiana	26 June 2025	Indy Summer Cup	Indianapolis, United States	[3]
400 m freestyle	4:00.66		Raekwon Noel	Guyana	16 May 2025	Pan American Championships	Medellin, Colombia	[4]
800 m freestyle	8:25.63		Raekwon Noel	Dorado Speed Swim Club	15 December 2023	ASATT Invitational Championships	Couva, Trinidad and Tobago	[5]
1500 m freestyle	16:17.92		Raekwon Noel	Guyana	6 April 2023	CARIFTA Championships	Willemstad, Curaçao	[6]
50m backstroke	27.23	†	Raekwon Noel	Guyana	12 August 2025	Junior Pan American Games	Asunción, Paraguay	[7]
100m backstroke	55.72		Raekwon Noel	Guyana	12 August 2025	Junior Pan American Games	Asunción, Paraguay	[8]
200m backstroke	2:04.22	b	Raekwon Noel	Indiana	28 June 2025	Indy Summer Cup	Indianapolis, United States	[9]
50m breaststroke	30.29		Chase Thompson	Guyana	2 May 2021	UANA Tokyo Qualifier	Clermont, United States	[10]
100m breaststroke	1:06.73	c	Chase Thompson	Guyana	29 April 2021	UANA Tokyo Qualifier	Clermont, United States	[11] [12]
200m breaststroke	2:40.20		Onan Orlando Thom	-	2003
50m butterfly	25.16	†	Raekwon Noel	Guyana	11 August 2025	Junior Pan American Games	Asunción, Paraguay	[13]
100m butterfly	53.39		Raekwon Noel	Guyana	11 August 2025	Junior Pan American Games	Asunción, Paraguay	[14]
200m butterfly	1:59.46		Raekwon Noel	Guyana	10 August 2025	Junior Pan American Games	Asunción, Paraguay	[15]
200m individual medley	2:37.84		Raekwon Noel	Dorado Speed Swim Club	16 December 2018	ASATT Invitational Championships	Couva, Trinidad and Tobago	[16]
400m individual medley	4:42.51		Raekwon Noel	Guyana	7 April 2023	CARIFTA Championships	Willemstad, Curaçao	[17]
4×100m freestyle relay	3:55.87			-	2007
4×200m freestyle relay
4×100m medley relay	4:34.67			-	2007

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Guyana Amateur Swimming Association;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
50 m freestyle	27.76	h	Aleka Persaud	Guyana	30 July 2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	[18]
100 m freestyle	1:00.67	h	Aleka Persaud	Guyana	27 July 2023	World Championships	Fukuoka, Japan	[19]
200 m freestyle	2:15.88		Britany van Lange	-	2011
400 m freestyle	4:50.41		Britany van Lange	-	2011
800 m freestyle	10:03.69		Britany van Lange	-	2011
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke	33.90		Onika George	-	2014
100m backstroke	1:13.71		Soroya Simmons	-	2014
200m backstroke	2:39.03		Soroya Simmons	-	2014
50m breaststroke	34.45		Jessica Stephenson	-	2011
100m breaststroke	1:14.65		Jessica Stephenson	Guyana	2012
200m breaststroke	2:42.20		Jessica Stephenson	-	2012
50m butterfly	29.97	h	Jamila Sanmoogan	Guyana	7 April 2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	[20]
100m butterfly	1:07.24	h	Aleka Persaud	Guyana	29 July 2022	Commonwealth Games	Birmingham, United Kingdom	[21]
200m butterfly	2:47.88		Jessica Stephenson	-	2008
200m individual medley
400m individual medley
4×100m freestyle relay
4×200m freestyle relay
4×100m medley relay

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Guyana Amateur Swimming Association;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

Short Course (25 m)

Men

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	22.69		Raekwon Noel	Dorado	8 June 2025	Dorado Hosted Developmental In	Georgetown, Guyana	[22]
100m freestyle	50.06		Raekwon Noel	Dorado	8 June 2025	Dorado Hosted Developmental In	Georgetown, Guyana	[23]
200m freestyle	1:57.23	h	Leon Seaton	Guyana	5 November 2022	World Cup	Indianapolis, United States	[24]
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50 m backstroke	25.13		Raekwon Noel	Dorado	8 June 2025	Dorado Hosted Developmental In	Georgetown, Guyana	[25]
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50m breaststroke	28.40		Raekwon Noel	Dorado	8 June 2025	Dorado Hosted Developmental In	Georgetown, Guyana	[26]
100m breaststroke	1:10.02	h	Ronaldo Rodrigues	Guyana	15 December 2010	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
200m breaststroke	2:40.83	h	Ronaldo Rodrigues	Guyana	17 December 2010	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
50m butterfly	24.36		Raekwon Noel	Dorado	8 June 2025	Dorado Hosted Developmental In	Georgetown, Guyana	[27]
100m butterfly	54.02		Raekwon Noel	Dorado	8 June 2025	Dorado Hosted Developmental In	Georgetown, Guyana	[28]
200 m butterfly
100m individual medley	1:07.76	h	Ronaldo Rodrigues	Guyana	18 December 2010	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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 Guyana Amateur Swimming Association;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	26.86	h	Aleka Persaud	Guyana	20 December 2021	World Championships	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	[29]
100m freestyle	59.70	h	Aleka Persaud	Guyana	17 December 2021	World Championships	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	[30]
200m freestyle	2:15.77	h	Britany van Lange	Guyana	19 December 2010	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
400m freestyle	4:53.20	h	Britany van Lange	Guyana	17 December 2010	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke	34.74	h	Danielle George	Guyana	14 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	[31]
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50m breaststroke	38.78	h	Athena Gaskin	Guyana	12 December 2012	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[32]
100m breaststroke	1:24.94	h	Athena Gaskin	Guyana	14 December 2012	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[33]
200 m breaststroke
50m butterfly	29.69	h	Jamila Sanmoogan	Guyana	13 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	[34]
100 m butterfly
200 m butterfly
100m individual medley	1:16.70	h	Athena Gaskin	Guyana	13 December 2012	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[35]
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 Guyana Amateur Swimming Association;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

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