| Swimming at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games | |
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| Venue | Aquatic Complex |
| Location |  Barranquilla |
| Dates | 20–29 July |
The swimming competition at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games was held at the Aquatic Complex in Barranquilla, Colombia from 20 to 25 July. Open water swimming events were held on 28 and 29 July at Puerto Velero.
a Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay |  MexicoJorge Iga (49.53) Liliana Ibáñez (54.81) Monika González (57.55) Long Gutiérrez (49.77) Daniel Ramírez [b] Tayde Revilak [b] | 3:31.66 GR, NR | Colombia Cardenio Fernández (50.66) Isabella Arcila (55.29) Sirena Rowe (56.83) Esnaider Reales (51.10) David Arias [b] Daniela Gutiérrez [b] | 3:33.88 NR | Not awarded | |
 Venezuela Bryan Chávez (50.32) Andrea Santander (57.72) Jeserik Pinto (56.22) Alberto Mestre (49.62) Carla González [b] | 3:33.88 NR | |||||
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | Mexico Fernanda González (1:02.07) Mauro Castillo (59.90) Long Gutiérrez (52.88) Liliana Ibáñez (54.76) Andy Song [b] Miriam Guevara [b] | 3:49.61 GR, NR | Colombia Omar Pinzón (55.30) Jorge Murillo (59.97) Valentina Becerra (1:00.76) Isabella Arcila (54.37) Sirena Rowe [b] | 3:50.40 NR | Venezuela Robinson Molina (56.90) Carlos Claverie (1:00.92) Isabella Paez (59.75) Jeserik Pinto (56.01) Carla González [b] | 3:53.58 NR |
b Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
* Host nation (Colombia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico (MEX) | 16 | 19 | 11 | 46 |
| 2 | Colombia (COL)* | 7 | 5 | 4 | 16 |
| 3 | Venezuela (VEN) | 3 | 8 | 10 | 21 |
| 4 |  Bahamas (BAH) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 |  Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 |  Puerto Rico (PUR) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 |  Jamaica (JAM) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 |  El Salvador (ESA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Guatemala (GUA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 |  Panama (PAN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Suriname (SUR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 |  Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 13 |  Aruba (ARU) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Dominican Republic (DOM) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 15 |  Costa Rica (CRC) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 |  Guadeloupe (GLP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (16 entries) | 42 | 43 | 41 | 126 | |
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