List of Gibraltarian records in swimming

The Gibraltarian records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of swimmers from Gibraltar, which are recognised and ratified by the Gibraltar Amateur Swimming Association (GASA).

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Long Course (50 m)

Men

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	24.72	h	James Sanderson	Gibraltar	9 April 2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia
100m freestyle	54.02	rh	James Sanderson	Gibraltar	6 April 2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia
200m freestyle	1:59.98	h	Colin Bensadon	Gibraltar	17 March 2006	Commonwealth Games	Melbourne, Australia
400m freestyle	4:12.31	h	Colin Bensadon	Gibraltar	26 July 2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy
800m freestyle	9:04.57		Colin Bensadon	Gibraltar	11 November 2017	Provinciales	Cadiz, Spain
1500m freestyle	17:32.69		Colin Bensadon	Gibraltar	4 August 2002	Commonwealth Games	Manchester, United Kingdom
50m backstroke	28.19	h	Jordan Gonzalez	Gibraltar	7 April 2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia
100m backstroke	1:01.38	h	Jordan Gonzalez	Gibraltar	5 April 2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia
200m backstroke	2:18.25	h	Colin Bensadon	Gibraltar	13 May 2006	Provinciales	Cadiz, Spain
50m breaststroke	31.62	h	Jamie Zammitt	Gibraltar	19 March 2006	Commonwealth Games	Melbourne, Australia
100m breaststroke	1:09.07	h	Jamie Zammitt	Gibraltar	17 March 2006	Commonwealth Games	Melbourne, Australia
200m breaststroke	2:35.55	h	Jamie Zammitt	Gibraltar	4 August 2002	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom
50m butterfly	25.84	h	Aidan Carroll	Gibraltar	29 July 2022	Commonwealth Games	Birmingham, United Kingdom	[1]
100m butterfly	57.16	h	James Sanderson	Gibraltar	16 July 2013	Island Games	Devonshire, Bermuda	[2] [3]
200m butterfly	2:10.50	h	John Paul Balloqui	Gibraltar	31 July 2022	Commonwealth Games	Birmingham, United Kingdom	[4]
200m individual medley	2:13.74	h	Colin Bensadon	Gibraltar	29 July 2014	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom
400m individual medley	4:30.97		Colin Bensadon	Gibraltar	16 July 2013	Island Games	Devonshire, Bermuda	[3] [5]
4×50m freestyle relay	1:45.51		John Paul Balloqui David Hitchcock Matt Savitz Colin Bensadon	Gibraltar	23 April 2017	Provinciales	Cadiz, Spain
4×100m freestyle relay	3:48.65		Oliver Quick John Paul Llanelo Colin Bensadon James Sanderson	Gibraltar	2 June 2012	Small States of Europe Championships	Andorra, Andorra
4×200m freestyle relay	8:08.83		Matt Savitz  (2:01.67) Jordan Gonzalez  (2:04.87) Aidan Carroll  (2:01.58) John Paul Balloqui  (2:00.71)	Gibraltar	1 August 2022	Commonwealth Games	Birmingham, United Kingdom	[6]
4×50m medley relay	1:56.23		Jordan Gonzalez John Paul Llanello Matt Savitz Colin Bensadon	Gibraltar	10 April 2016	Provinciales	Cadiz, Spain
4×100m medley relay	4:08.07	h	Jordan Gonzalez  (1:02.96) James Sanderson  (1:11.29) Aidan Carroll  (58.20) Matt Savitz  (55.62)	Gibraltar	10 April 2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Gibraltar Amateur Swimming Association;WR – World record;ER – European 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	28.68	h	Christina Linares	Gibraltar	6 April 2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia
100m freestyle	1:01.29	h	Christina Linares	Gibraltar	8 April 2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia
200m freestyle	2:14.24		Elaine Reyes	Gibraltar	5 July 2005	Provinciales	Cadiz, Spain
400m freestyle	4:41.60		Asia Kent	Gibraltar	29 July 2023	-	Gibraltar, Gibraltar	[ citation needed ]
800m freestyle	9:59.88		Rachel Fortunato	-	23 June 2001	-	Millfield, England
1500m freestyle	20:12.14		Ruby Randall	Gibraltar	11 November 2023	Provinciales	Cadiz, Spain	[ citation needed ]
50m backstroke	33.38	h	Rachel Fortunato	Gibraltar	19 March 2006	Commonwealth Games	Melbourne, Australia
100m backstroke	1:11.85	h	Rachel Fortunato	Gibraltar	17 March 2006	Commonwealth Games	Melbourne, Australia
200m backstroke	2:36.03		Rachel Fortunato	-	2 July 2005	Provinciales	Cadiz, Spain
50m breaststroke	33.18	h	Asia Kent	-	4 May 2024	Swim England South West Regional Summer Championships	Plymouth, United Kingdom	[ citation needed ]
100m breaststroke	1:12.86		Asia Kent	Gibraltar	8 August 2023	Youth Commonwealth Games	Couva, Trinidad and Tobago	[7]
200m breaststroke	2:37.26	h	Asia Kent	Gibraltar	6 August 2023	Youth Commonwealth Games	Couva, Trinidad and Tobago	[8]
50m butterfly	31.27	h	Christina Linares	Gibraltar	7 September 2015	Commonwealth Youth Games	Apia, Samoa
100m butterfly	1:09.10		Kyrene Cumbo	Gibraltar	10 June 2010	Provinciales	San Fernando, Spain
200m butterfly	2:36.19		Kyrene Cumbo	-	5 August 2000	-	Coventry, United Kingdom
200m individual medley	2:36.19		Elaine Reyes	-	14 April 2002	-	Sheffield, United Kingdom
400m individual medley	5:40.59		Elaine Reyes	Gibraltar	9 June 2001	Provinciales	Los Barrios, Spain
4×50m freestyle relay	1:58.78		Elaine Reyes Rachel Jackson Maxine Pardo Rachel Fortunato	Gibraltar	3 July 2005	Provinciales	Cadiz, Spain
4×100m freestyle relay	4:22.96		Elaine Reyes Rachel Jackson Maxine Pardo Rachel Fortunato	Gibraltar	2 July 2005	Provinciales	Cadiz, Spain
4×200 m Freestyle relay	9:43.05		Elaine Reyes Rachel Jackson Maxine Pardo Rachel Fortunato	Gibraltar	2 July 2005	Provinciales	Cadiz, Spain
4×50m medley relay	2:13.71		Rachel Fortunato Asha Kylie Andrew Elaine Reyes Maxine Pardo	Gibraltar	2 July 2005	Provinciales	Cadiz, Spain
4×100m medley relay	4:56.46		Rachel Fortunato Asha Kylie Andrew Elaine Reyes Maxine Pardo	Gibraltar	3 July 2005	Provinciales	Cadiz, Spain

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Gibraltar Amateur Swimming Association;WR – World record;ER – European 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	23.44	h	James Sanderson	Gibraltar	28 October 2018	British Championships	Sheffield, United Kingdom
100m freestyle	52.17	h	James Sanderson	Gibraltar	28 June 2017	Island Games	Visby, Sweden	[9]
200m freestyle	1:54.02	h	Matt Savitz	Gibraltar	17 December 2022	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia
400m freestyle	4:04.78		Colin Bensadon	Gibraltar	2 July 2009	Island Games	Åland, Sweden	[10]
800m freestyle	8:43.85		Colin Bensadon	-	17 November 2007	BUCSA Championships	Sheffield, United Kingdom
1500m freestyle	16:53.08		Colin Bensadon	Gibraltar	16 November 2002	Provinciales	Algeciras, Spain
50m backstroke	26.52		Jordan Gonzalez	Gibraltar	8 July 2019	Island Games	Gibraltar, Gibraltar	[11]
100m backstroke	56.68		Jordan Gonzalez	Gibraltar	11 July 2019	Island Games	Gibraltar, Gibraltar	[12]
200m backstroke	2:11.84		Colin Bensadon	Gibraltar	4 April 2009	Provinciales	Los Barrios, Spain
50m breaststroke	30.86		Colin Bensadon	Gibraltar	15 July 2013	Island Games	Bermuda, Bermuda	[13]
100m breaststroke	1:05.58		Colin Bensadon	Gibraltar	15 July 2013	Island Games	Bermuda, Bermuda	[14]
200m breaststroke	2:22.12		Colin Bensadon	Gibraltar	18 July 2013	Island Games	Bermuda, Bermuda	[15]
50m butterfly	25.72		James Sanderson	-	28 October 2017	-	Sheffield, United Kingdom
100m butterfly	56.02	h	Aidan Carroll	Gibraltar	17 December 2022	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia
200m butterfly	2:08.07	h	John Balloqui	Gibraltar	12 December 2021	World Championships	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	[16]
100m individual medley	59.94	h	James Sanderson	-	27 October 2017	-	Sheffield, United Kingdom
200m individual medley	2:07.88	h	Colin Bensadon	Gibraltar	14 December 2012	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[17]
400m individual medley	4:30.97		Colin Bensadon	Gibraltar	16 July 2013	Island Games	Bermuda, Bermuda	[18]
4×50m freestyle relay	1:36.81		Elijah Cruz Jordan Gonzalez David Hitchcock James Sanderson	Gibraltar	9 July 2019	Island Games	Gibraltar, Gibraltar	[19]
4×100m freestyle relay	3:28.52		Colin Bensadon Elijah Cruz Jordan Gonzalez James Sanderson	Gibraltar	11 July 2019	Island Games	Gibraltar, Gibraltar	[20]
4×200m freestyle relay	7:49.06	h	David Hitchcock  (1:58.84) Colin Bensadon  (1:55.61) Jim Sanderson  (1:57.01) Matt Savitz  (1:57.60)	Gibraltar	9 December 2016	World Championships	Windsor, Canada	[21]
4×50m medley relay	1:45.63		Colin Bensadon Aidan Carroll Jordan Gonzalez James Sanderson	Gibraltar	8 July 2019	Island Games	Gibraltar, Gibraltar	[22]
4×100m medley relay	3:54.10		Jordan Gonzalez Colin Bensadon John Paul Balloqui James Sanderson	Gibraltar	10 July 2019	Island Games	Gibraltar	[23]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Gibraltar Amateur Swimming Association;WR – World record;ER – European 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	27.95	h	Christina Linares	Gibraltar	11 December 2016	World Championships	Windsor, Canada	[24]
100 m freestyle	58.90		Elaine Reyes	Gibraltar	14 July 2005	Island Games	Shetland, United Kingdom
200 m freestyle	2:06.11		Elaine Reyes	Gibraltar	11 July 2005	Island Games	Shetland, United Kingdom
400 m freestyle	4:38.31		Elaine Reyes	Gibraltar	2 July 2003	Island Games	Guernsey, Guernsey
800 m freestyle	9:42.97		Rachel Fortunato	Gibraltar	29 June 1999	Island Games	Gotland, Sweden
1500 m freestyle	18:31.36		Elaine Reyes	Gibraltar	30 May 2005	-	Gibraltar, Gibraltar
50 m backstroke	31.71	h	Rachel Fortunato	Gibraltar	14 July 2005	Island Games	Shetland, United Kingdom
100 m backstroke	1:08.37	h	Rachel Fortunato	Gibraltar	14 July 2005	Island Games	Shetland, United Kingdom
200 m backstroke	2:28.53		Rachel Fortunato	Gibraltar	2 July 2003	Island Games	Guernsey, Guernsey
50 m breaststroke	32.61	h	Asia Kent	Mount Kelly	16 December 2023	Swim England National Winter Championships	Sheffield, United Kingdom	[25]
100 m breaststroke	1:11.22		Asia Kent	Mount Kelly	23 October 2023	CWSC + Millfield International Open	Millfield, United Kingdom	[26]
200 m breaststroke	2:33.12		Asia Kent	Mount Kelly	22 October 2023	CWSC + Millfield International Open	Millfield, United Kingdom	[27]
50 m butterfly	30.64	h	Christina Linares	Gibraltar	30 June 2015	Island Games	Jersey, Jersey
100 m butterfly	1:07.46		Kyrene Cumbo	Gibraltar	23 June 1999	-	Gibraltar, Gibraltar
200 m butterfly	2:27.77		Kyrene Cumbo	Gibraltar	1 July 1999	Island Games	Gotland, Sweden
100 m individual medley	1:07.18	h	Asia Kent	Gibraltar	13 July 2023	Island Games	Guernsey, Guernsey
200 m individual medley	2:28.99		Asia Kent	Gibraltar	19 November 2022	Provinciales	Los Barrios, Spain
400 m individual medley	5:20.38		Kyrene Cumbo	Gibraltar	24 April 1999	Provinciales	Algeciras, Spain
4×50 m freestyle relay	1:57.12		Elaine Reyes Asha Kylie Andrew Rachel Jackson Rachel Fortunato	Gibraltar	11 July 2005	Island Games	Shetland, United Kingdom
4×100 m freestyle relay	4:15.54		Rachel Fortunato Elaine Reyes Arianne Falero Rebecca Fortunato	Gibraltar	30 June 1999	Island Games	Gotland, Sweden
4×200 m freestyle relay	9:26.70		Elaine Reyes Arianne Sanguinetti Rachel Fortunato Kyrene Cumbo	Gibraltar	8 January 2000	Provinciales	Algeciras, Spain
4×50 m medley relay	2:10.39		Rachel Fortunato Arianne Sanguinetti Kyrene Cumbo Rebecca Fortunato	Gibraltar	28 June 1999	Island Games	Gotland, Sweden
4×100 m medley relay	4:43.47		Rachel Fortunato Asha Kylie Andrew Elaine Reyes Maxine Pardo	Gibraltar	14 July 2005	Island Games	Shetland, United Kingdom

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Gibraltar Amateur Swimming Association;WR – World record;ER – European 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

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
4×50m freestyle relay	1:45.92		David Hitchcock Christina Linares Rachel Sanders Matt Savitz	Gibraltar	11 July 2019	Island Games	Gibraltar	[28]
4×50m medley relay

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Gibraltar Amateur Swimming Association;WR – World record;ER – European record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

References

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External links

• GASA official website