# List of Canadian records in swimming

This is a list of national swimming records for Canada. They are the fastest time ever recorded in each event by a swimmer representing Canada and are ratified by Swimming Canada.
All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

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

| Event | Time | | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location |
| 50m freestyle | 21.48 | | Joshua Liendo | North York Aquatic Club | 18 May 2024 | Canadian Trials | Toronto, Canada |
| 100m freestyle | 47.27 | | Brent Hayden | Canada | 30 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy |
| 200m freestyle | 1:46.40 | h | Brent Hayden | Canada | 10 August 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China |
| 400m freestyle | 3:43.46 | | Ryan Cochrane | Canada | 24 July 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom |
| 800m freestyle | 7:41.86 | | Ryan Cochrane | Canada | 27 July 2011 | World Championships | Shanghai, China |
| 1500m freestyle | 14:39.63 | | Ryan Cochrane | Canada | 4 August 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom |
| 50m backstroke | 24.90 | | Javier Acevedo | Ajax Aquatic Club | 29 March 2023 | Canadian Trials | Toronto, Canada |
| 100m backstroke | 53.35 | | Markus Thormeyer | UBCSC | 3 April 2019 | Canadian Trials | Toronto, Canada |
| 200m backstroke | 1:56.74 | | Blake Tierney | Saskatoon Goldfins | 17 May 2024 | Canadian Trials | Toronto, Canada |
| 50m breaststroke | 27.45 | h | Scott Dickens | Canada | 28 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy |
| 100m breaststroke | 59.85 | h | Scott Dickens | Canada | 28 July 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom |
| 200m breaststroke | 2:08.84 | sf | Mike Brown | Canada | 13 August 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China |
| 50m butterfly | 23.25 | sf | Finlay Knox | Canada | 11 February 2024 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar |
| 100m butterfly | 49.99 | CR | Joshua Liendo | Canada | 3 August 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France |
| 200m butterfly | 1:52.80 | CR | Ilya Kharun | Canada | 31 July 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France |
| 200m individual medley | 1:56.07 | | Finlay Knox | Scarborough | 18 May 2024 | Canadian Trials | Toronto, Canada |
| 400m individual medley | 4:11.41 | h | Brian Johns | Canada | 9 August 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China |
| 4×50m freestyle relay | 1:31.54 | | Mirando Jarry (23.03)Jonathan McGarrell (23.17)Karl Krug (22.17)Antoine Bernard-Lalonde (23.17) | Club Aquatique Montreal | 20 February 2016 | Speedo Eastern Canadian Open | Montreal, Canada |
| 4×100m freestyle relay | 3:10.82 | | Brent Hayden (47.99)Joshua Liendo (47.51)Yuri Kisil (47.15)Markus Thormeyer (48.17) | Canada | 26 July 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan |
| 4×200m freestyle relay | 7:05.77 | | Colin Russell (1:46.89)Brian Johns (1:47.61)Brent Hayden (1:44.42)Andrew Hurd (1:46.85) | Canada | 13 August 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China |
| 4×50m medley relay | 1:41.03 | | Chris RenaudRussell PatrickCurtis MydenEtienne Caron | University Of Calgary Swim Club | 5 August 1998 | Canadian Championships | Etobicoke, Canada |
| 4×100m medley relay | 3:31.02 | h | Pascal Wollach (53.90)Mathieu Bois (58.86)Joe Bartoch (51.39)Brent Hayden (46.87) | Canada | 2 August 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy |

### Women

| Event | Time | | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location |
| 50m freestyle | 24.26 | | Taylor Ruck | Canada | 7 April 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia |
| 100m freestyle | 52.59 | | Penny Oleksiak | Canada | 30 July 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan |
| 200m freestyle | 1:53.65 | | Summer McIntosh | Canada | 26 July 2023 | World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan |
| 400m freestyle | 3:56.08 | AM | Summer McIntosh | Unattached | 28 March 2023 | Canadian Trials | Toronto, Canada |
| 800m freestyle | 8:09.86 | CR | Summer McIntosh | Sarasota Sharks | 13 February 2025 | Southern Zone South Sectional Championships | Plantation, United States |
| 1500m freestyle | 15:57.15 | | Brittany MacLean | Canada | 24 August 2014 | Pan Pacific Championships | Gold Coast, Australia |
| 50m backstroke | 27.18 | | Kylie Masse | Toronto Swim Club | 6 April 2022 | Canadian Trials | Victoria, Canada |
| 100m backstroke | 57.70 | | Kylie Masse | Toronto Swim Club | 19 June 2021 | Canadian Olympic Trials | Toronto, Canada |
| 200m backstroke | 2:05.42 | | Kylie Masse | Canada | 31 July 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan |
| 50m breaststroke | 30.23 | | Amanda Reason | Etobicoke Swim Club | 8 July 2009 | Canadian World Championship Trials | Montreal, Canada |
| 100m breaststroke | 1:05.74 | | Annamay Pierse | UBC Dolphins Swim Club | 9 July 2009 | Canadian World Championship Trials | Montreal, Canada |
| 200m breaststroke | 2:20.12 | sf | Annamay Pierse | Canada | 30 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy |
| 50m butterfly | 25.62 | | Penny Oleksiak | Canada | 29 July 2017 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary |
| 100m butterfly | 55.59 | CR | Margaret MacNeil | Canada | 26 July 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan |
| 200m butterfly | 2:03.03 | CR, AM | Summer McIntosh | Canada | 1 August 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France |
| 200m individual medley | 2:06.56 | CR | Summer McIntosh | Canada | 3 August 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France |
| 400m individual medley | 4:24.38 | WR | Summer McIntosh | Unattached | 16 May 2024 | Canadian Trials | Toronto, Canada |
| 4×50m freestyle relay | 1:40.46 | | Sandrine Mainville (25.71)Chantal Van Landeghem (24.51)Michelle Toro (24.77)Penny Oleksiak (25.47) | Canada | 20 February 2016 | Speedo Eastern Canadian Open | Montreal, Canada |
| 4×100m freestyle relay | 3:31.78 | | Kayla Sanchez (53.72)Taylor Ruck (52.19)Penny Oleksiak (52.69)Margaret MacNeil (53.18) | Canada | 21 July 2019 | World Championships | Gwangju, South Korea |
| 4×200m freestyle relay | 7:43.77 | | Summer McIntosh (1:55.74)Rebecca Smith (1:57.30)Kayla Sanchez (1:55.59)Penny Oleksiak (1:55.14) | Canada | 29 July 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan |
| 4×50m medley relay | 1:53.30 | | Julia Wilkinson (29.56)Annamay Pierse (31.13)Audrey Lacroix (27.71)Erica Morningstar (24.90) | Canada | 20 July 2008 | Canadian Summer Nationals | Winnipeg, Canada |
| 4×100m medley relay | 3:52.60 | | Kylie Masse (57.90)Sydney Pickrem (1:07.17)Maggie MacNeil (55.27)Penny Oleksiak (52.26) | Canada | 1 August 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan |

### Mixed relay

| Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref |
| 4×100m freestyle relay | 3:20.61 | Joshua Liendo (48.02)Javier Acevedo (47.96)Kayla Sanchez (52.52)Penny Oleksiak (52.11) | Canada | 24 June 2022 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | |
| 4×100m medley relay | 3:41.25 | Kylie Masse (58.22)Richard Funk (59.14)Penny Oleksiak (56.18)Yuri Kisil (47.71) | Canada | 26 July 2017 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | |

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

| Event | Time | | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location |
| 50m freestyle | 20.76 | | Joshua Liendo | Canada | 19 December 2021 | World Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| 100m freestyle | 45.56 | | Brent Hayden | Canada | 14 November 2009 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany |
| 200m freestyle | 1:40.80 | | Brent Hayden | Canada | 15 November 2009 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany |
| 400m freestyle | 3:39.10 | | Ryan Cochrane | Canada | 6 August 2009 | British Gas Grand Prix | Leeds, United Kingdom |
| 800m freestyle | 7:38.44 | † | Ryan Cochrane | Canada | 7 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar |
| 1500m freestyle | 14:23.35 | | Ryan Cochrane | Canada | 7 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar |
| 50m backstroke | 23.03 | sf | Finlay Knox | Canada | 12 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary |
| 100m backstroke | 49.39 | | Blake Tierney | Canada | 11 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary |
| 200m backstroke | 1:49.74 | | Javier Acevedo | Canada | 3 November 2022 | World Cup | Indianapolis, United States |
| 50m breaststroke | 26.30 | h | Finlay Knox | Canada | 14 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary |
| 100m breaststroke | 57.10 | | Paul Kornfeld | Canada | 7 August 2009 | British Gas Grand Prix | Leeds, United Kingdom |
| 200m breaststroke | 2:03.26 | | Paul Kornfeld | Canada | 9 August 2009 | British Gas Grand Prix | Leeds, United Kingdom |
| 50m butterfly | 21.67 | CR, AM | Ilya Kharun | Canada | 11 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary |
| 100m butterfly | 49.03 | | Ilya Kharun | Canada | 18 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia |
| 200m butterfly | 1:48.24 | CR, AM | Ilya Kharun | Canada | 12 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary |
| 100m individual medley | 51.05 | =CR | Javier Acevedo | Canada | 16 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia |
| 200m individual medley | 1:50.90 | | Finlay Knox | Canada | 10 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary |
| 400m individual medley | 4:00.57 | | Tristan Jankovics | Canada | 14 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary |
| 4×50m freestyle relay | 1:26.94 | | Andrew Poznikoff (22.16)David Hibberd (21.16)Steven Hibberd (21.81)Ben Berg (21.81) | Simon Fraser Aquatics | 1 August 2014 | SFU Grand Prix | Burnaby, Canada |
| 4×100m freestyle relay | 3:07.10 | | Ruslan Gaziev (47.08)Yuri Kisil (46.41)Javier Acevedo (46.18)Ilya Kharun (47.43) | Canada | 13 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia |
| 4×200m freestyle relay | 6:51.05 | | Colin Russell (1:43.60)Stefan Hirniak (1:43.41)Brent Hayden (1:41.49)Joel Greenshields (1:42.55) | Canada | 7 August 2009 | British Gas Grand Prix | Leeds, United Kingdom |
| 4×50m medley relay | 1:37.24 | | Markus Thormeyer (24.48)Jaren Lefranc (27.80)Josiah Binnema (23.17)Alex Loginov (21.79) | The University of British Columbia | 3 November 2018 | Odlum Brown Colleges Cup Pacific | Vancouver, Canada |
| 4×100m medley relay | 3:21.17 | | Blake Tierney (49.87)Finlay Knox (56.71)Ilya Kharun (48.66)Yuri Kisil (45.93) | Canada | 15 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary |

### Women

| Event | Time | | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location |
| 50m freestyle | 23.71 | | Kayla Sanchez | Energy Standard | 24 November 2019 | International Swimming League | London, United Kingdom |
| 100m freestyle | 51.45 | | Kayla Sanchez | HPC Ontario | 14 December 2018 | Swim England Winter Championships | Sheffield, United Kingdom |
| 200m freestyle | 1:51.49 | AM | Mary-Sophie Harvey | Canada | 15 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary |
| 400m freestyle | 3:50.25 | WR | Summer McIntosh | Canada | 10 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary |
| 800m freestyle | 8:07.12 | | Summer McIntosh | Canada | 5 November 2022 | World Cup | Indianapolis, United States |
| 1500m freestyle | 15:58.93 | | Emma Finlin | Edmonton Keyano | 14 December 2023 | OSC JP Fiset Invitational | Edmonton, Canada |
| 50m backstroke | 25.25 | CR | Margaret MacNeil | Canada | 16 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia |
| 100m backstroke | 55.22 | | Kylie Masse | Canada | 17 December 2021 | World Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| 200m backstroke | 1:59.96 | | Summer McIntosh | Canada | 15 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary |
| 50m breaststroke | 29.96 | | Amanda Reason | Etobicoke | 11 March 2009 | Canadian Spring Nationals | Toronto, Canada |
| 100m breaststroke | 1:04.22 | | Kelsey Wog | University Of Manitoba Bisons | 8 December 2023 | Prairie Winter Invitational | Winnipeg, Canada |
| 200m breaststroke | 2:16.83 | | Annamay Pierse | Canada | 7 August 2009 | British Gas Grand Prix | Leeds, United Kingdom |
| 50m butterfly | 24.64 | CR | Margaret MacNeil | Canada | 14 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia |
| 100m butterfly | 54.05 | CR | Maggie Mac Neil | Canada | 18 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia |
| 200m butterfly | 1:59.32 | WR | Summer McIntosh | Canada | 12 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary |
| 100m individual medley | 57.04 | CR | Mary-Sophie Harvey | Canada | 13 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary |
| 200m individual medley | 2:04.00 | | Sydney Pickrem | London Roar | 21 November 2020 | International Swimming League | Budapest, Hungary |
| 400m individual medley | 4:15.48 | WR | Summer McIntosh | Canada | 14 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary |
| 4×50m freestyle relay | 1:35.00 | | Michelle Williams (24.07)Sandrine Mainville (23.62)Taylor Ruck (23.77)Penny Oleksiak (23.54) | Canada | 11 December 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada |
| 4×100m freestyle relay | 3:28.06 | | Rebecca Smith (52.68)Taylor Ruck (51.49)Maggie Mac Neil (51.11)Katerine Savard (52.78) | Canada | 13 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia |
| 4×200m freestyle relay | 7:32.96 | | Summer McIntosh (1:54.30)Kayla Sanchez (1:52.97)Katerine Savard (1:54.01)Rebecca Smith (1:51.68) | Canada | 20 December 2021 | World Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| 4×50m medley relay | 1:43.56 | | Kylie Masse (25.84)Sydney Pickrem (29.69)Maggie MacNeil (24.40)Taylor Ruck (23.63) | Canada | 17 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia |
| 4×100m medley relay | 3:46.22 | | Ingrid Wilm (55.36)Sydney Pickrem (1:04.42)Maggie MacNeil (54.59)Taylor Ruck (51.85) | Canada | 18 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia |

### Mixed relay

| Event | Time | | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location |
| 4×50 m freestyle relay | 1:28.55 | | Joshua Liendo (20.94)Yuri Kisil (20.99)Kayla Sanchez (23.51)Maggie MacNeil (23.11) | Canada | 17 December 2021 | World Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| 4×50 m medley relay | 1:35.94 | CR | Kylie Masse (25.87)Finlay Knox (25.53)Ilya Kharun (20.73)Ingrid Wilm (23.81) | Canada | 11 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary |
| 4×100 m medley relay | 3:31.97 | CR, not officially ratified | Ingrid Wilm (55.82)Finlay Knox (56.39)Ilya Kharun (48.27)Mary-Sophie Harvey (51.49) | Canada | 14 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary |