# List of Bahamian records in swimming

This is a list of national swimming records for The Bahamas. These are the fastest times ever swum by a Bahamian swimmer which are recognised and ratified by Bahamas Aquatics.
All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

## Long Course (50 m)
### Men

| Event | Time | | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location |
| 50m freestyle | 22.13 | | Lamar Taylor | Bahamas | 24 October 2023 | Pan American Games | Santiago, Chile |
| 100m freestyle | 48.84 | h | Lamar Taylor | Bahamas | 30 July 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France |
| 200m freestyle | 1:53.05 | | Jeremy Knowles | Swift | 27 June 2008 | – | Nassau, The Bahamas |
| 400m freestyle | 3:59.01 | | Jeremy Knowles | – | 11 July 2003 | – | Nassau, The Bahamas |
| 800m freestyle | 8:22.31 | | Matthew Lowe | Bahamas | 19 February 2016 | BSF Last Chance Meet | Nassau, The Bahamas |
| 1500m freestyle | 16:07.53 | h | Matthew Lowe | Bahamas | 3 August 2013 | World Championships | Barcelona, Spain |
| 50m backstroke | 25.08 | | Lamar Taylor | Bahamas | 28 June 2023 | CAC Games | San Salvador, El Salvador |
| 100m backstroke | 56.39 | h | Lamar Taylor | Bahamas | 25 October 2023 | Pan American Games | Santiago, Chile |
| 200m backstroke | 2:08.86 | | Jeremy Knowles | SwimMac | 8 June 2008 | Charlotte UltraSwim | Charlotte, United States |
| 50m breaststroke | 27.60 | h | Izaak Bastian | Barracuda Swim Club | 26 June 2021 | Bahamian Championships | Nassau, The Bahamas |
| 100m breaststroke | 1:00.87 | h | Izaak Bastian | Barracuda Swim Club | 27 June 2021 | Bahamian Championships | Nassau, The Bahamas |
| 200m breaststroke | 2:15.14 | | Izaak Bastian | Barracuda Swim Club | 24 June 2021 | Bahamian Championships | Nassau, The Bahamas |
| 50m butterfly | 23.74 | h | Elvis Burrows | Bahamas | 26 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy |
| 100m butterfly | 53.51 | h | Elvis Burrows | Bahamas | 31 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy |
| 100m butterfly | 53.51 | = | Elvis Burrows | – | January 2011 | – | |
| 200m butterfly | 1:58.25 | h | Jeremy Knowles | Bahamas | 17 August 2006 | Pan Pacific Championships | Victoria, Canada |
| 200m individual medley | 2:01.35 | h | Jeremy Knowles | Bahamas | 13 August 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China |
| 400m individual medley | 4:22.04 | | Jeremy Knowles | Bahamas | 12 August 2003 | Pan American Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| 4×50m freestyle relay | 1:34.33 | | N'Nhyn FernanderIzaak BastianGershwin GreeneKohen Kerr | Barracuda Swim Club | 22 June 2017 | – | Nassau, The Bahamas |
| 4×100m freestyle relay | 3:28.22 | | Jared Fitzgerald (51.52)Gershwin Greene (52.37)N'Nhyn Fernander (51.67)Davante Carey (52.66) | Bahamas | 6 August 2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru |
| 4×200m freestyle relay | 7:58.58 | | Jeremy KnowlesChris VythoulkasKristoph CareyTravano McPhee | Bahamas | 12 August 2003 | Pan American Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| 4×50m medley relay | 1:46.12 | | Davante CareyKierro StubbsIan PinderKohen Kerr | Mako Aquatics Club | 22 June 2019 | Bahamas Nationals | Nassau, The Bahamas |
| 4×100m medley relay | 3:49.83 | | Matthew Lowe (1:01.05)Dustin Tynes (1:02.21)Vereance Burrows (54.84)Armando Moss (51.73) | Bahamas | 2 July 2016 | CISC | Nassau, The Bahamas |

### Women

| Event | Time | | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location |
| 50m freestyle | 24.31 | h | Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace | Bahamas | 17 July 2015 | Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada |
| 100m freestyle | 53.73 | h | Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace | Bahamas | 1 August 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom |
| 200m freestyle | 1:58.03 | | Joanna Evans | Bahamas | 21 July 2018 | CAC Games | Barranquilla, Colombia |
| 400m freestyle | 4:07.33 | | Joanna Evans | Longhorn Aquatic Club | 20 May 2021 | Longhorn Elite Invite | Austin, United States |
| 800m freestyle | 8:31.18 | | Joanna Evans | Bahamas | 25 August 2017 | Universiade | Taipei, Taiwan |
| 1500m freestyle | 17:23.39 | | Joanna Evans | SWIFT-BA | 2 November 2013 | Family Guardian Invitational | Nassau, The Bahamas |
| 50m backstroke | 29.40 | | Alana Dilette | Swift | 20 June 2011 | Bahamian Championships | Nassau, The Bahamas |
| 100m backstroke | 1:02.56 | h | Alana Dillette | Bahamas | 10 August 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China |
| 200m backstroke | 2:20.22 | | McKayla Lightbourne | Swift | 10 June 2007 | – | Nassau, The Bahamas |
| 50m breaststroke | 32.06 | | Lilly Higgs | Unattached | 26 June 2021 | Bahamian Championships | Nassau, The Bahamas |
| 100m breaststroke | 1:09.52 | h | Lilly Higgs | Unattached | 6 December 2019 | U.S. Open | Atlanta, United States |
| 200m breaststroke | 2:26.91 | tt | Laura Morley | Mako Aquatics Club | 27 June 2021 | Bahamian Championships | Nassau, The Bahamas |
| 50m butterfly | 25.53 | | Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace | Bahamas | 27 July 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom |
| 100m butterfly | 58.87 | | Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace | SwimMAC Carolina | 15 May 2015 | Arena Pro Series | Charlotte, United States |
| 200m butterfly | 2:21.67 | | Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace | Bahamas | 9 April 2007 | CARIFTA Championships | Kinston, Jamaica |
| 200m individual medley | 2:17.45 | | Joanna Evans | Bahamas | 24 July 2018 | CAC Games | Barranquilla, Colombia |
| 400m individual medley | 4:50.38 | | Joanna Evans | Bahamas | 23 July 2018 | CAC Games | Barranquilla, Colombia |
| 4×50m freestyle relay | 1:48.06 | | Arianna Vanderpool-WallaceAlicia LightbourneAshley ButlerAriel Weech | Bahamas | 30 March 2008 | CARIFTA Championships | Savaneta, Aruba |
| 4×100m freestyle relay | 3:47.40 | | Alana DilletteArianna Vanderpool-WallaceAriel WeechAlicia Lightbourne | Bahamas | 29 March 2012 | – | Montreal, Canada |
| 4×200m freestyle relay | 8:36.28 | | Alana DilletteTeisha LightbourneJenna ChaplinArianna Vanderpool-Wallace | Bahamas | 18 July 2010 | CAC Games | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico |
| 4×50m medley relay | 1:58.81 | | Alana DilletteMcKayla LightbourneArianna Vanderpool-WallaceAshley Butler | – | 20 June 2011 | Bahamian Championships | Nassau, The Bahamas |
| 4×100m medley relay | 4:15.59 | h | Alana Dillette (1:03.40)Alicia Lightbourne (1:12.28)Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace (1:00.45)Teisha Lightbourne (59.46) | Bahamas | 1 August 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy |

### Mixed relay

| Event | Time | | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location |
| 4×50 m freestyle relay | 1:39.90 | | Elvis Burrows (25.17)Joanna Evans (24.94)Armando Moss (23.48)Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace (26.31) | Bahamas | 29 June 2016 | CISC | Nassau, The Bahamas |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | 3:41.86 | h | Jared Fitzgerald (51.23)Gershwin Greene (52.42)Ariel Weech (59.61)Albury Higgs (58.60) | Bahamas | 7 August 2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru |
| 4×50 m medley relay | 1:59.21 | | Davante CareyJamilah HepburnIan PinderLaura Morley | Mako Aquatics Club | 22 June 2019 | Bahamas Nationals | Nassau, The Bahamas |
| 4×100 m medley relay | 4:03.98 | h | Lamar Taylor (55.03)Rhanishka Gibbs (1:15.42)Dawanted Carey (54.80)Zaylie Thompson (58.73) | Bahamas | 26 July 2023 | World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan |

## Short Course (25 m)
### Men

| Event | Time | | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location |
| 50m freestyle | 21.45 | h | Lamar Taylor | Bahamas | 16 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia |
| 100m freestyle | 46.34 | sf | Lamar Taylor | Bahamas | 11 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary |
| 200m freestyle | 1:51.31 | h | Luke Thompson | Bahamas | 18 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia |
| 400m freestyle | 3:56.22 | h | Luke Thompson | Bahamas | 15 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia |
| 800m freestyle | | | | | |
| 1500m freestyle | 15:50.70 | | Jeremy Knowles | - | 1998 | | |
| 50m backstroke | 23.51 | h | Lamar Taylor | Bahamas | 12 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary |
| 100m backstroke | 57.10 | | Chris Vythoulkas | - | 2006 | | |
| 200m backstroke | 2:06.60 | | Jeremy Knowles | - | 1998 | | |
| 50m breaststroke | 27.24 | h | Izaak Bastian | Bahamas | 20 December 2021 | World Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| 100m breaststroke | 59.61 | h | Izaak Bastian | Bahamas | 16 December 2021 | World Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| 200m breaststroke | 2:10.49 | h | Emmanuel Gadson | Bahamas | 13 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary |
| 50m butterfly | 23.24 | h | Lamar Taylor | Bahamas | 10 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary |
| 100m butterfly | 52.89 | h | Jeremy Knowles | Bahamas | 9 April 2008 | World Championships | Manchester, United Kingdom |
| 200m butterfly | 1:54.31 | | Jeremy Knowles | Bahamas | 13 April 2008 | World Championships | Manchester, United Kingdom |
| 100m individual medley | 57.40 | h | Lamar Taylor | Bahamas | 3 November 2022 | World Cup | Indianapolis, United States |
| 200m individual medley | 1:56.78 | | Jeremy Knowles | Bahamas | 11 April 2008 | World Championships | Manchester, United Kingdom |
| 400m individual medley | 4:13.92 | | Jeremy Knowles | 2004 | | |
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### Women

| Event | Time | | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location |
| 50m freestyle | 23.93 | | Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace | Bahamas | 7 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar |
| 100m freestyle | 52.34 | | Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace | Bahamas | 5 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar |
| 200m freestyle | 1:54.36 | | Joanna Evans | DC Trident | 26 November 2021 | International Swimming League | Eindhoven, Netherlands |
| 400m freestyle | 4:00.14 | | Joanna Evans | DC Trident | 29 September 2021 | International Swimming League | Naples, Italy |
| 800m freestyle | 8:38.07 | | Joanna Evans | Bahamas | 4 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar |
| 1500m freestyle | | | | | |
| 50m backstroke | 28.36 | h | Alana Kathryn Dillette | Bahamas | 18 December 2010 | World Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| 100m backstroke | 1:01.33 | h | Alana Kathryn Dillette | Bahamas | 15 December 2010 | World Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| 200 m backstroke | | | | | |
| 50m breaststroke | 31.38 | h | Lillian Higgs | Bahamas | 16 December 2021 | World Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| 100m breaststroke | 1:07.87 | h | Lillian Higgs | Bahamas | 19 December 2021 | World Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| 200m breaststroke | | | | | |
| 50m butterfly | 26.22 | h | Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace | Bahamas | 4 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar |
| 100m butterfly | 58.21 | h | Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace | Bahamas | 18 December 2010 | World Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| 200m butterfly | | | | | |
| 100m individual medley | 1:02.88 | h | Alana Kathryn Dillette | Bahamas | 16 December 2010 | World Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
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