The South American records in swimming are the fastest times ever swum by a swimmer representing a member federation of the South American Swimming Confederation (CONSANAT), South America's governing body of swimming.
| Event | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50m freestyle | 20.91 | WR | César Cielo Filho | 18 December 2009 | Brazilian Open | São Paulo, Brazil | [1] | |
| 100m freestyle | 46.91 | César Cielo Filho | 30 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [2] | ||
| 200m freestyle | 1:44.66 | Fernando Scheffer | 27 July 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | [3] | ||
| 400m freestyle | 3:42.76 | AM | Guilherme Costa | 27 July 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | [4] | |
| 800m freestyle | 7:45.48 | Guilherme Costa | 21 June 2022 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [5] | ||
| 1500m freestyle | 14:48.53 | Guilherme Costa | 25 June 2022 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [6] | ||
| 50m backstroke | 24.44 | Daniel Orzechowski | 24 April 2012 | Maria Lenk Trophy | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | [7] | ||
| 100m backstroke | 52.95 | h | Guilherme Guido | 22 July 2019 | World Championships | Gwangju, South Korea | [8] | |
| 200m backstroke | 1:56.40 | sf | Omar Pinzón | 30 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [9] | |
| 50m breaststroke | 26.33 | AM | Felipe Lima | 9 June 2019 | Mare Nostrum | Monte Carlo, Monaco | [10] | |
| 100m breaststroke | 59.01 | h | Felipe França Silva | 6 August 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | [11] | |
| 200m breaststroke | 2:08.44 | Henrique Barbosa | 6 May 2009 | Maria Lenk Trophy | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | [12] | ||
| 50m butterfly | 22.60 | Nicholas Santos | 11 May 2019 | Champions Swim Series | Budapest, Hungary | [13] | ||
| 100m butterfly | 50.65 | sf | Albert Subirats | 31 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [14] | |
| 200m butterfly | 1:53.92 | Kaio de Almeida | 8 May 2009 | Maria Lenk Trophy | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | [15] | ||
| 200m individual medley | 1:55.55 | Thiago Pereira | 30 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [16] | ||
| 400m individual medley | 4:08.86 | = | Thiago Pereira | 30 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [17] | |
| 400m individual medley | 4:08.86 | = | Thiago Pereira | 28 July 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | [18] | |
| 4×50m freestyle relay | 1:26.12 | (EC Pinheiros) | 18 December 2009 | Maria Lenk Trophy | São Paulo, Brazil | [19] | ||
| 4×100m freestyle relay | 3:10.34 |
| 23 July 2017 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [20] | ||
| 4×200m freestyle relay | 7:04.69 |
| 23 June 2022 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [21] | ||
| 4×50m medley relay | 1:40.33 | (CR Flamengo) | 11 June 2011 | Rio de Janeiro's State Championship | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | [22] | ||
| 4×100m medley relay | 3:29.16 |
| 2 August 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [23] |
| Event | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50m freestyle | 24.45 | sf | Etiene Medeiros | 12 August 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | [24] | |
| 100m freestyle | 53.87 | Stephanie Balduccini | 23 April 2025 | Maria Lenk Trophy | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | [25] | ||
| 200m freestyle | 1:56.06 | Maria Fernanda Costa | 1 August 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | [26] | ||
| 400m freestyle | 4:02.86 | Maria Fernanda Costa | 11 February 2024 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [27] | ||
| 800m freestyle | 8:24.33 | Delfina Pignatiello | 11 June 2019 | Mare Nostrum | Canet-en-Roussillon, France | [28] | ||
| 1500m freestyle | 15:51.68 | Delfina Pignatiello | 15 June 2019 | Mare Nostrum | Barcelona, Spain | [29] | ||
| 50m backstroke | 27.14 | Etiene Medeiros | 27 July 2017 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [30] | ||
| 100m backstroke | 59.61 | Etiene Medeiros | 17 July 2015 | Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | [31] | ||
| 200m backstroke | 2:10.36 | Malena Santillan | 11 August 2025 | Junior Pan American Games | Asunción, Paraguay | [32] | ||
| 50m breaststroke | 30.28 | sf | Jhennifer Conceição | 24 June 2022 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [33] | |
| 100m breaststroke | 1:06.69 | h | Macarena Ceballos | 24 July 2023 | World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | [34] | |
| 200m breaststroke | 2:24.92 | Julia Sebastian | 17 April 2019 | Maria Lenk Trophy | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | [35] | ||
| 50m butterfly | 25.85 | sf | Daynara de Paula | 31 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [36] | |
| 100m butterfly | 56.94 | Gabriella Silva | 27 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [37] | ||
| 200m butterfly | 2:09.22 | Joanna Maranhão | 4 May 2017 | Maria Lenk Trophy | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | [38] | ||
| 200m individual medley | 2:11.24 | sf | Joanna Maranhão | 23 July 2017 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [39] | |
| 400m individual medley | 4:34.34 | Agostina Hein | 19 August 2025 | World Junior Championships | Otopeni, Romania | [40] | ||
| 4×50m freestyle relay | 1:40.63 | (EC Pinheiros) | 3 September 2009 | José Finkel Trophy | Palhoça, Brazil | |||
| 4×100m freestyle relay | 3:37.39 |
| 14 July 2015 | Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | [41] | ||
| 4×200m freestyle relay | 7:52.71 |
| 15 February 2024 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [42] | ||
| 4×50m medley relay | 1:58.27 | (EC Pinheiros) | 11 September 2009 | XII Mercosul Cup | Curitiba, Brazil | [43] | ||
| 4×100m medley relay | 3:58.49 | h |
| 1 August 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [44] |
| Event | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | 3:23.78 |
| 22 October 2023 | Pan American Games | Santiago, Chile | [45] | ||
| 4×100 m medley relay | 3:45.51 |
| 25 April 2021 | Brazilian Olympic Selection Trials | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | [46] |
| Event | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50m freestyle | 20.51 | César Cielo Filho | 17 December 2010 | World Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | [47] | ||
| 100m freestyle | 45.47 | Guilherme Caribé | 12 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [48] | ||
| 200m freestyle | 1:41.32 | Fernando Scheffer | 16 September 2022 | José Finkel Trophy | Recife, Brazil | [49] | ||
| 400m freestyle | 3:39.06 | Alfonso Mestre | 16 December 2021 | World Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | [50] | ||
| 800m freestyle | 7:41.23 | Guilherme Costa | 17 September 2022 | José Finkel Trophy | Recife, Brazil | [51] | ||
| 1500m freestyle | 14:39.42 | Guilherme Costa | 14 September 2022 | José Finkel Trophy | Recife, Brazil | [52] | ||
| 50m backstroke | 22.55 | Guilherme Guido | 26 October 2019 | International Swimming League | Budapest, Hungary | [53] | ||
| 100m backstroke | 48.95 | Guilherme Guido | 3 September 2021 | International Swimming League | Naples, Italy | [54] | ||
| 200m backstroke | 1:50.88 | Omar Pinzón | 7 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [55] | ||
| 50m breaststroke | 25.63 | AM | Felipe França Silva | 7 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [56] | |
| 100m breaststroke | 56.25 | AM | Felipe França Silva | 4 September 2014 | José Finkel Trophy | Guaratinguetá, Brazil | [57] | |
| 200m breaststroke | 2:02.58 | Thiago Simon | 13 September 2016 | José Finkel Trophy | Santos, Brazil | [58] | ||
| 50m butterfly | 21.75 | Nicholas Santos | 6 October 2018 | World Cup | Budapest, Hungary | [59] | ||
| 100m butterfly | 49.44 | Kaio Almeida | 11 November 2009 | World Cup | Stockholm, Sweden | [60] | ||
| 200m butterfly | 1:49.11 | AM | Kaio Almeida | 10 November 2009 | World Cup | Stockholm, Sweden | [61] | |
| 100m individual medley | 51.35 | Caio Pumputis | 13 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [62] | ||
| 200m individual medley | 1:52.06 | Leonardo Coelho Santos | 15 November 2020 | International Swimming League | Budapest, Hungary | [63] | ||
| 400m individual medley | 4:00.63 | Thiago Pereira | 17 November 2007 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | [64] | ||
| 4×50m freestyle relay | 1:25.28 | AM |
| (CR Flamengo) | 20 August 2012 | José Finkel Trophy | São Paulo, Brazil | [65] |
| 4×100m freestyle relay | 3:04.84 |
| 10 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [66] | ||
| 4×200m freestyle relay | 6:46.81 |
| 14 December 2018 | World Championships | Hangzhou, China | [67] | ||
| 4×50m medley relay | 1:30.51 |
| 4 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [68] | ||
| 4×100m medley relay | 3:21.14 |
| 7 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [69] |
| Event | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle | 23.76 | AM | Etiene Medeiros | 16 December 2018 | World Championships | Hangzhou, China | [70] | |
| 100 m freestyle | 52.45 | Larissa Oliveira | 26 August 2018 | José Finkel Trophy | São Paulo, Brazil | [71] | ||
| 200 m freestyle | 1:54.22 | r | Maria Fernanda Costa | 12 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [72] | |
| 400 m freestyle | 3:59.33 | Maria Fernanda Costa | 13 August 2024 | José Finkel Trophy | Florianópolis, Brazil | [73] | ||
| 800 m freestyle | 8:08.02 | Kristel Köbrich | 14 November 2009 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | [74] | ||
| 1500 m freestyle | 15:48.32 | Delfina Pignatiello | 21 July 2018 | Murrays All Saints Preparation Meet | Gold Coast, Australia | [75] | ||
| 50m backstroke | 25.67 | AM | Etiene Medeiros | 7 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [76] | |
| 100m backstroke | 57.13 | sf | Etiene Medeiros | 4 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [77] | |
| 200m backstroke | 2:05.06 | h | Andrea Berrino | 5 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [78] | |
| 50m breaststroke | 29.87 | Jhennifer Conceição | 15 September 2022 | José Finkel Trophy | Recife, Brazil | [79] | ||
| 100m breaststroke | 1:05.06 | Julia Sebastian | 22 November 2020 | International Swimming League | Budapest, Hungary | [80] | ||
| 200m breaststroke | 2:20.51 | Julia Sebastian | 21 November 2020 | International Swimming League | Budapest, Hungary | [81] | ||
| 50m butterfly | 25.54 | sf | Daynara de Paula | 4 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [82] | |
| 100m butterfly | 56.31 | Daiene Dias | 16 December 2018 | World Championships | Hangzhou, China | [83] | ||
| 200m butterfly | 2:04.01 | Joanna Maranhão | 7 November 2009 | World Cup | Moscow, Russia | [84] | ||
| 100m individual medley | 59.21 | Stefanía Gómez | 21 December 2024 | Spanish Club Cup Division of Honor | Sabadell, Spain | [85] | ||
| 200m individual medley | 2:09.03 | Joanna Maranhão | 6 November 2009 | World Cup | Moscow, Russia | [86] | ||
| 400m individual medley | 4:26.98 | Joanna Maranhão | 6 November 2009 | World Cup | Moscow, Russia | [87] | ||
| 4×50m freestyle relay | 1:38.78 |
| 7 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [88] | ||
| 4×100m freestyle relay | 3:33.93 |
| 5 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [89] | ||
| 4×200m freestyle relay | 7:46.76 |
| 12 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [90] | ||
| 4×50m medley relay | 1:46.47 |
| 5 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [91] | ||
| 4×100m medley relay | 3:57.00 |
| | 15 September 2016 | José Finkel Trophy | Santos, Brazil | [92] |
| Event | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×50 m freestyle relay | 1:29.17 |
| 6 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [93] | ||
| 4×50 m medley relay | 1:37.26 |
| 4 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [94] |