List of Bahamian records in swimming

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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.

Men

Event Time NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
50 m freestyle 22.05 r, †, =Lamar Taylor Makos 22 June 2025Bahamian Championships Nassau, The Bahamas [1]
50 m freestyle 22.05 h, =Lamar Taylor  Bahamas 1 August 2025World Championships Singapore, Singapore [2]
100 m freestyle 48.51 Lamar Taylor  Bahamas 12 August 2025Junior Pan American Games Asunción, Paraguay [3]
200 m freestyle 1:53.05 Jeremy Knowles Swift 27 June 2008– Nassau, The Bahamas
400 m freestyle 3:59.01 Jeremy Knowles – 11 July 2003– Nassau, The Bahamas
800 m freestyle 8:22.31 Matthew Lowe  Bahamas 19 February 2016BSF Last Chance Meet Nassau, The Bahamas [4]
1500 m freestyle 16:07.53 hMatthew Lowe  Bahamas 3 August 2013World Championships Barcelona, Spain [5]
50 m backstroke 25.08 Lamar Taylor  Bahamas 28 June 2023CAC Games San Salvador, El Salvador [6]
100 m backstroke 56.22 rhLamar Taylor  Bahamas 14 August 2025Junior Pan American Games Asunción, Paraguay [7]
200 m backstroke 2:08.05 bDavante Carey Unattached 2 May 2021UANA Tokyo Qualifier Orlando, United States [8]
50 m breaststroke 27.60 hIzaak Bastian Barracuda Swim Club 26 June 2021Bahamian Championships Nassau, The Bahamas [9]
100 m breaststroke 1:00.87 hIzaak Bastian Barracuda Swim Club 27 June 2021Bahamian Championships Nassau, The Bahamas [10]
200 m breaststroke 2:15.14 Izaak Bastian Barracuda Swim Club 24 June 2021Bahamian Championships Nassau, The Bahamas [11]
50m butterfly 23.74 hElvis Burrows  Bahamas 26 July 2009World Championships Rome, Italy [12]
100m butterfly 53.51 hElvis Burrows  Bahamas 31 July 2009World Championships Rome, Italy [13]
100m butterfly 53.51 =Elvis Burrows – January 2011–
200m butterfly 1:58.25 hJeremy Knowles  Bahamas 17 August 2006Pan Pacific Championships Victoria, Canada
200m individual medley 2:01.35 hJeremy Knowles  Bahamas 13 August 2008Olympic Games Beijing, China
400m individual medley 4:22.04 Jeremy Knowles  Bahamas 12 August 2003Pan American Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
4×50m freestyle relay 1:34.33
Barracuda Swim Club 22 June 2017 – Nassau, The Bahamas
4×100m freestyle relay 3:24.86
 Bahamas 10 August 2025 Junior Pan American Games Asunción, Paraguay [14]
4×200m freestyle relay 7:58.58
 Bahamas 12 August 2003 Pan American Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
4×50m medley relay 1:46.12
Mako Aquatics Club 22 June 2019 Bahamas Nationals Nassau, The Bahamas
4×100m medley relay 3:45.26 h
 Bahamas 14 August 2025 Junior Pan American Games Asunción, Paraguay [15]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by BSF; 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 NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
50m freestyle 24.31 hArianna Vanderpool-Wallace  Bahamas 17 July 2015Pan American Games Toronto, Canada [16]
100m freestyle 53.73 hArianna Vanderpool-Wallace  Bahamas 1 August 2012Olympic Games London, United Kingdom [17]
200m freestyle 1:58.03 Joanna Evans  Bahamas 21 July 2018CAC Games Barranquilla, Colombia [18]
400m freestyle 4:07.33 Joanna Evans Longhorn Aquatic Club 20 May 2021Longhorn Elite Invite Austin, United States [19]
800m freestyle 8:31.18 Joanna Evans  Bahamas 25 August 2017Universiade Taipei, Taiwan [20]
1500m freestyle 17:23.39 Joanna Evans SWIFT-BA 2 November 2013Family Guardian Invitational Nassau, The Bahamas
50m backstroke 29.40 Alana Dillette Swift 20 June 2011Bahamian Championships Nassau, The Bahamas
100m backstroke 1:02.56 hAlana Dillette  Bahamas 10 August 2008Olympic Games Beijing, China
200m backstroke 2:20.22 McKayla Lightbourne Swift 10 June 2007– Nassau, The Bahamas
200m backstroke 2:19.25 b, not ratifiedMcKayla Lightbourne  Bahamas 20 October 2011Pan American Games Zapopan, Mexico [citation needed]
50m breaststroke 32.06 Lilly Higgs Unattached 26 June 2021Bahamian Championships Nassau, The Bahamas [21]
100m breaststroke 1:09.52 hLilly Higgs Unattached 6 December 2019U.S. Open Atlanta, United States [22]
200m breaststroke 2:26.91 ttLaura Morley Mako Aquatics Club 27 June 2021Bahamian Championships Nassau, The Bahamas [23]
50m butterfly 25.53 Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace  Bahamas 27 July 2014Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom [24]
100m butterfly 58.87 Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace SwimMAC Carolina 15 May 2015Arena Pro Series Charlotte, United States [25]
200m butterfly 2:21.67 Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace  Bahamas 9 April 2007CARIFTA Championships Kinston, Jamaica
200m individual medley 2:17.45 Joanna Evans  Bahamas 24 July 2018CAC Games Barranquilla, Colombia [26]
400m individual medley 4:50.38 Joanna Evans  Bahamas 23 July 2018CAC Games Barranquilla, Colombia [27]
4×50m freestyle relay 1:48.06
 Bahamas 30 March 2008 CARIFTA Championships Savaneta, Aruba
4×100m freestyle relay 3:47.40
 Bahamas 29 March 2012 – Montreal, Canada
4×200m freestyle relay 8:36.28
 Bahamas 18 July 2010 CAC Games Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
4×50m medley relay 1:58.81
– 20 June 2011 Bahamian Championships Nassau, The Bahamas
4×100m medley relay 4:15.59 h
 Bahamas 1 August 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by BSF; 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 NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
4×50 m freestyle relay 1:39.90
 Bahamas 29 June 2016 CISC Nassau, The Bahamas [28]
4×100 m freestyle relay 3:37.23
 Bahamas 11 August 2025 Junior Pan American Games Asunción, Paraguay [29]
4×50 m medley relay 1:59.21
Mako Aquatics Club 22 June 2019 Bahamas Nationals Nassau, The Bahamas
4×100 m medley relay 4:03.98 h
 Bahamas 26 July 2023 World Championships Fukuoka, Japan [30]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by BSF; WR – World record; AM – Americas record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

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