List of Trinidad and Tobago records in swimming
The Trinidad & Tobago Records in Swimming are the fastest times ever swum by a swimmer representing Trinidad and Tobago . These records are kept/maintained by Trinidad & Tobago's national swimming federation: the Aquatics Sports Association of Trinidad and Tobago (ASATT). Records are recognized for long course (50m) and short course (25m) events:
Long Course (50m)
Men
Event
Time
Name
Club
Date
Meet
Location
Ref
50m freestyle
21.20
sf, so
George Bovell
Trinidad & Tobago
31 July 2009
World Championships
Rome , Italy
[ 1]
100m freestyle
48.16
h
Dylan Carter
Trinidad & Tobago
26 July 2023
World Championships
Fukuoka , Japan
[ 2]
200m freestyle
1:47.71
b
Dylan Carter
Trinidad & Tobago
6 April 2019
Canadian World Championship Trials
Toronto , Canada
[ 3]
400m freestyle
3:58.41
h
Dylan Carter
Trinidad & Tobago
24 July 2014
Commonwealth Games
Glasgow , United Kingdom
[ 4]
800m freestyle
8:24.27
Graham Chatoor
Trinidad & Tobago
28 June 2023
CAC Games
San Salvador , El Salvador
[ 5]
1500m freestyle
16:19.43
Sebastien Paddington
Blue Dolphins
February 1996
[ 1]
50m backstroke
24.83
Dylan Carter
Trinidad & Tobago
24 July 2018
CAC Games
Barranquilla , Colombia
[ 6]
100m backstroke
54.03
h
Dylan Carter
Trinidad & Tobago
22 July 2019
World Championships
Gwangju , South Korea
[ 7]
200m backstroke
2:05.22
Nicholas Bovell
Trinidad & Tobago
14 August 2003
Pan Am Games
Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic
[ 1]
50m breaststroke
28.22
George Bovell
Club Wolverine
June 2013
Canada Cup
Montreal , Canada
[ 1]
100m breaststroke
1:03.47
h
Abraham McLeod
Trinidad and Tobago
28 July 2013
World Championships
Barcelona , Spain
[ 8]
200m breaststroke
2:23.29
Tariq Lashley
Trinidad & Tobago
20 April 2017
Eastern Canadian Championships
Etobicoke , Canada
[ 9]
50m butterfly
22.85
Dylan Carter
Trinidad and Tobago
19 June 2022
World Championships
Budapest , Hungary
[ 10]
100m butterfly
52.36
h
Dylan Carter
Trinidad and Tobago
29 July 2021
Olympic Games
Tokyo , Japan
[ 11]
200m butterfly
2:05.20
b
Kael Yorke
Trinidad and Tobago
20 July 2018
CAC Games
Barranquilla , Colombia
[ 12]
200m individual medley
1:58.80
George Bovell
Trinidad and Tobago
19 August 2004
Olympic Games
Athens , Greece
[ 1]
400m individual medley
4:29.52
George Bovell
Trinidad and Tobago
17 September 2000
Olympic Games
Sydney , Australia
[ 1]
4×50m freestyle relay
1:34.46
Trinidad & Tobago
9 April 2023
CARIFTA Championships
Willemstad , Curaçao
[ 13]
4×100m freestyle relay
3:22.33
Trinidad and Tobago
25 June 2023
CAC Games
San Salvador , El Salvador
[ 14]
4×200m freestyle relay
7:54.27
Trinidad and Tobago
1 July 2016
CISC
Nassau , The Bahamas
[ 15]
4×100m medley relay
3:54.84
Trinidad and Tobago
2 July 2017
CCCAN
Couva , Trinidad and Tobago
[ 16]
Legend:
# – Record awaiting ratification by ASATT ; 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
25.39
tt
Cherelle Thompson
Eagles Aquatics International
19 January 2020
TYR Pro Swim Series
Knoxville , United States
[ 17]
100m freestyle
56.71
Siobhan Cropper
Trinidad & Tobago
July 1997
CCCAN
Havana , Cuba
[ 1]
200m freestyle
2:07.09
h
Karen Dieffenthaler
Trinidad & Tobago
20 September 1988
Olympic Games
Seoul , South Korea
[ 1]
400m freestyle
4:31.26
Tyla Martin
Trinidad & Tobago
April 2012
CARIFTA Championships
Nassau , The Bahamas
[ 1]
800m freestyle
9:14.78
Samantha Rahael
Trinidad & Tobago
3 April 2010
CARIFTA Championships
Kingston , Jamaica
[ 18]
1500m freestyle
18:55.39
Syriah David
Tidal Wave
30 May 2013
Trinidad Nationals
Diego Martin , Trinidad and Tobago
[ 1]
50m backstroke
29.84
Kristin Julien
Trinidad & Tobago
22 April 2014
CARIFTA Championships
Savaneta , Aruba
[ 19]
50m backstroke
29.20
'#'
Zuri Ferguson
Trinidad and Tobago
18 June 2024
CCCAN Championships
Monterrey , Mexico
[citation needed ]
100m backstroke
1:02.82
Zuri Ferguson
Trinidad and Tobago
2 April 2024
CARIFTA Championships
Nassau , The Bahamas
[ 20]
100m backstroke
1:02.23
'#'
Zuri Ferguson
Trinidad and Tobago
19 June 2024
CCCAN Championships
Monterrey , Mexico
[citation needed ]
200m backstroke
2:16.04
Zuri Ferguson
Trinidad and Tobago
2 April 2024
CARIFTA Championships
Nassau , The Bahamas
[ 21]
50m breaststroke
33.26
Tyla Ho-A-Shu
Trinidad and Tobago
1 April 2024
CARIFTA Championships
Nassau , The Bahamas
[ 22]
100m breaststroke
1:12.33
Alexandria Donahue
Trinidad & Tobago
March 2013
CARIFTA Championships
Kingston , Jamaica
[ 1]
200m breaststroke
2:36.01
Cerian Gibbs
Trinidad & Tobago
August 1995
Pan Pacs
Atlanta , United States
[ 1]
50m butterfly
28.05
Sharntelle McLean
Trinidad & Tobago
July 2004
CISC
Kingston , Jamaica
[ 1]
100m butterfly
1:02.76
Siobhan Cropper
Trinidad & Tobago
23 August 1999
Pan Pacs
Sydney , Australia
[ 1]
200m butterfly
2:19.06
Tyla Martin
Pine Crest
July 2013
Southern Zone Senior Championships
Plantation , United States
[ 1]
200m individual medley
2:23.61
Samantha Rahael
Trinidad & Tobago
5 April 2010
CARIFTA
Kingston , Jamaica
[ 1]
400m individual medley
5:04.59
Samantha Rahael
Trinidad & Tobago
8 August 2010
Central American & Caribbean Games
Mayagüez , Puerto Rico
[ 1]
4×50m freestyle relay
1:52.76
Trinidad and Tobago
23 April 2019
CARIFTA Championships
Bridgetown , Barbados
[ 23]
4×100m freestyle relay
4:07.43
Trinidad and Tobago
29 June 2017
CCCAN
Couva , Trinidad and Tobago
[ 24]
4×200m freestyle relay
9:48.18
Trinidad and Tobago
1 July 2017
CCCAN
Couva , Trinidad and Tobago
[ 25]
4×100m medley relay
4:27.26
Zuri Ferguson (1:03.70)
T. Ho A Shu (1:16.26)
L. Browne (1:06.32)
A. Ash (1:00.98)
Trinidad and Tobago
2 April 2024
CARIFTA Championships
Nassau , The Bahamas
[ 26]
Legend:
# – Record awaiting ratification by ASATT ; 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
Mixed relay
Event
Time
Name
Club
Date
Meet
Location
Ref
4×50m freestyle relay
1:36.61
Trinidad and Tobago
29 June 2016
CISC
Nassau , The Bahamas
[ 27]
4×100 m freestyle relay
4×50 m medley relay
4×100 m medley relay
Short Course (25m)
Men
Event
Time
Name
Club
Date
Meet
Location
Ref
50m freestyle
20.70
h
Dylan Carter
Trinidad & Tobago
16 December 2022
World Championships
Melbourne , Australia
[ 28]
100m freestyle
46.02
Dylan Carter
Unattached
11 November 2022
National Championships
Couva , Trinidad and Tobago
[ 29]
200m freestyle
1:42.48
Dylan Carter
Trinidad and Tobago
7 December 2016
World Championships
Windsor , Canada
[ 30]
400m freestyle
3:50.05
Dylan Carter
unattached
December 2013
ASATT Short Course Trials
Trinidad and Tobago
[ 1]
800m freestyle
8:21.16
Nikoli Blackman
Marlins
17 November 2021
ASATT National Age Group Swimming Championships
Couva , Trinidad and Tobago
1500m freestyle
15:55.23
George Bovell
Flying Fish
May 1999
Trinidad 25m Nationals
Trinidad and Tobago
[ 1]
50m backstroke
22.72
CR
Dylan Carter
Trinidad & Tobago
4 November 2022
World Cup
Indianapolis , United States
[ 31]
100m backstroke
49.91
Dylan Carter
LA Current
22 November 2020
International Swimming League
Budapest , Hungary
[ 32]
200m backstroke
1:59.43
Nicholas Bovell
CNPPO
15 February 2007
Canada Eastern Championships
Montreal , Canada
[ 1]
50m breaststroke
26.86
George Bovell
Trinidad & Tobago
5 November 2013
World Cup
Singapore
[ 33]
100m breaststroke
59.35
h
Abraham McLeod
Trinidad & Tobago
12 December 2012
Short Course Worlds
Istanbul , Turkey
[ 34]
200m breaststroke
2:15.15
Abraham McLeod
Atlantis
November 2012
Trinidad 25m Nationals
Trinidad and Tobago
[ 1]
50m butterfly
21.98
Dylan Carter
Trinidad & Tobago
20 December 2021
World Championships
Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates
[ 35]
100m butterfly
49.87
sf
Dylan Carter
Trinidad & Tobago
17 December 2021
World Championships
Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates
[ 36]
200m butterfly
2:03.49
Christian Homer
November 2009
ASA Southwest Regional
United Kingdom
[ 1]
100m individual medley
51.15
George Bovell
Trinidad & Tobago
7 August 2013
World Cup
Eindhoven , Netherlands
[ 37]
200m individual medley
1:53.93
George Bovell
Auburn University
25 March 2004
NCAA Championships
East Meadow , United States
[ 1]
400m individual medley
4:21.83
George Bovell
Auburn University
January 2004
Auburn , United States
[ 1]
4×100m freestyle relay
4×200m freestyle relay
4×100m medley relay
Legend:
# – Record awaiting ratification by ASATT ; 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
24.89
Cherelle Thompson
Eagles International
10 November 2019
ASATT National Age Group Swimming Championships
Couva , Trinidad and Tobago
[ 38]
100m freestyle
55.53
Siobhan Cropper
Stanford University
20 March 2000
NCAA Championships
Indianapolis , United States
[ 1]
200m freestyle
2:06.54
Kimberlee John-Williams
BDS
11 July 2009
Trinidad Championships
Trinidad and Tobago
[ 1]
400m freestyle
4:28.83
Kimberlee John-Williams
BDS
November 2009
Trinidad Open
Trinidad and Tobago
[ 1]
800m freestyle
9:13.95
Kimberlee John-Williams
BDS
19 November 2009
Trinidad Open
Trinidad and Tobago
[ 1]
1500m freestyle
18:02.90
Syriah David
Tide Water
8 November 2013
Trinidad Open
San Fernando , Trinidad and Tobago
[ 1]
50m backstroke
27.83
h
Zuri Ferguson
Trinidad & Tobago
12 December 2024
World Championships
Budapest , Hungary
[ 39]
100m backstroke
1:00.12
h
Zuri Ferguson
Trinidad & Tobago
10 December 2024
World Championships
Budapest , Hungary
[ 40]
200m backstroke
2:10.63
h
Zuri Ferguson
Trinidad & Tobago
15 December 2024
World Championships
Budapest , Hungary
[ 41]
50m breaststroke
33.19
Tyla Ho-A-Shu
Rwa Aquatic Academy
30 October 2022
Tidal Wave Interzone Schools Meet
Couva , Trinidad and Tobago
[citation needed ]
100m breaststroke
1:12.55
Cerian Gibbes
March 1997
[ 1]
200m breaststroke
2:37.05
Cerian Gibbes
May 1995
[ 1]
50m butterfly
27.88
Sharntelle McLean
Torpedoes
9 November 2012
Trinidad & Tobago Open
Trinidad and Tobago
[ 1]
100m butterfly
1:01.72
Siobhan Cropper
Stanford University
19 March 2000
NCAA Championships
Indianapolis , United States
[ 1]
200m butterfly
2:23.60
Ayeisha Collymore
PIR
March 2005
Trinidad & Tobago Nationals
Trinidad and Tobago
[ 1]
100m individual medley
1:10.06
DeNicha Lewis
Flying Fish
11 November 2018
National Open Championships
Couva , Trinidad and Tobago
[ 42]
200m individual medley
2:22.86
Cerian Gibbes
Bolles Sharks
3 December 1998
U.S. Open
College Station , United States
[ 1]
400m individual medley
5:07.50
Cerian Gibbes
March 1996
[ 1]
4×100m freestyle relay
4×200m freestyle relay
4×100m medley relay
Legend:
# – Record awaiting ratification by ASATT ; 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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