List of Bolivian records in swimming
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The Bolivian Records in swimming are the fastest times ever swum by an individual from Bolivia. These records are maintained by Bolivia's national swimming federation: la Federación Boliviana de Natación (FEBONA).[1]
FEBONA keeps records for both for men (varones) and women (damas), for events in long course (50m, Piscina Larga) and short course (25m, Piscina Corta) courses. Records are kept in the following events (by stroke):
- freestyle (libre): 50, 100, 200, 400, 800 and 1500;
- backstroke (espalda): 50, 100 and 200;
- breaststroke (pecho): 50, 100 and 200;
- butterfly (mariposa): 50, 100 and 200;
- individual medley (combinado): 100 (25m only), 200 and 400;
- relays: 4x50 free, 4x100 free, 4x200 free, 4x50 medley, and 4 × 100 medley.
Long course (50m)
Men
| Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle | 23.13 | José Quintanilla | Santa Cruz | 14 March 2018 | Bolivian Championships | Cochabamba, Bolivia | ||
| 100 m freestyle | 52.18 | h | Yatsen Soza | 16 April 2026 | South American Youth Games | Panama City, Panama | [2] | |
| 200 m freestyle | 1:55.93 | Yatsen Soza | 24 November 2025 | Bolivarian Games | Lima, Peru | [3] | ||
| 400 m freestyle | 4:10.41 | h | Remington Angerer | 19 April 2026 | South American Youth Games | Panama City, Panama | [4] | |
| 800 m freestyle | 8:40.12 | Luis Medina | - | 1990 | - | Lima, Peru | ||
| 1500 m freestyle | 16:38.17 | Rodrigo Caballero | 21 January 2019 | Bolivian Club Championships | Cochabamba, Bolivia | |||
| 50 m backstroke | 26.43 | Gabriel Castillo | 19 December 2020 | Paraguayan Open Championships | Asunción, Paraguay | [5] | ||
| 100 m backstroke | 57.30 | h | Gabriel Castillo | 27 May 2021 | Grand Prix SYC | Asunción, Paraguay | [6] | |
| 200 m backstroke | 2:09.88 | Sebastian Cariaga | Team New Brunswick | 21 June 2024 | Mel Zajac Jr. International Meet | Vancouver, Canada | [7] | |
| 50m breaststroke | 28.91 | Santiago Cavanagh | Santa Cruz | 5 July 2018 | Bolivian Club Championships | Cochabamba, Bolivia | ||
| 100m breaststroke | 1:03.41 | h | Esteban Nuñez | 19 June 2024 | Spanish Championships | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | [8] | |
| 200m breaststroke | 2:21.39 | Esteban Nuñez | Sport Motion SC | 10 July 2025 | National Interclub League A | Trinidad, Bolivia | [9] | |
| 50m butterfly | 24.87 | † | Jose Quintanilla | Samix Santa Cruz | 3 April 2021 | Bolivian Championships | Trinidad, Bolivia | |
| 50m butterfly | 24.85 | not ratified | Esteban Nuñez | 11 May 2024 | Grand Prix Pardubice | Pardubice, Czech Republic | [10] | |
| 100m butterfly | 54.13 | Esteban Nuñez | CN Antibes | 5 May 2024[a] | Gones Open | Lyon, France | [11] | |
| 200m butterfly | 2:09.36 | Augustin Gongora | SPMSC | 24 March 2023 | Selectivo Nacional | |||
| 200m individual medley | 2:04.56 | Esteban Nuñez | 12 May 2024[b] | Grand Prix Pardubice | Pardubice, Czech Republic | [12] | ||
| 400m individual medley | 4:37.34 | Esteban Nuñez | 24 November 2022 | Julio Maglione Cup | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | [13] | ||
| 4x50m freestyle relay |
1:38.92 |
|
Medley Santa Cruz | 14 September 2022 | Bolivian Club Championships | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | ||
| 4x100m freestyle relay |
3:36.39 |
|
4 October 2022 | South American Games | Asunción, Paraguay | [14] | ||
| 4x200m freestyle relay |
8:16.11 |
|
Medley Santa Cruz | 14 February 2020 | Bolivian Club Championships | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | [15] | |
| 4x50m medley relay |
1:48.00 |
|
Santa Cruz | 18 October 2017 | - | Lima, Peru | ||
| 4x100m medley relay |
3:58.85 |
|
29 May 2018 | South American Games | Cochabamba, Bolivia | [16] | ||
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FEBONA;
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; so – swim-off; tt – time trial
Records not set in finals: h – heat;
Women
| Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50m freestyle | 25.00 | Karen Torrez | 22 November 2017 | Bolivarian Games | Santa Marta, Colombia | [17] | ||
| 100m freestyle | 56.14 | Karen Torrez | 21 November 2017 | Bolivarian Games | Santa Marta, Colombia | [18] | ||
| 200m freestyle | 2:05.74 | Karen Torrez | C.N. Barcelona | 22 July 2014 | Catalonian Open Junior Championships | Mataró, Spain | [19] | |
| 400m freestyle | 4:31.88 | Karen Torrez | 17 April 2016 | Danish Open | Copenhagen, Denmark | [20] | ||
| 800m freestyle | 9:25.62 | Karen Torrez | LA Paz | 24 April 2019 | Bolivian Championships | Clausura, Bolivia | [21] | |
| 1500m freestyle | 18:25.11 | Karen Torrez | Cochabamba | 27 January 2016 | Bolivian Championships | Clausura, Bolivia | [22] | |
| 50m backstroke | 30.87 | Maria Jose Ribera | Medley Santa Cruz | 13 July 2022 | Bolivian Club Championships | Cochabamba, Bolivia | ||
| 100m backstroke | 1:07.90 | h | Karen Torrez | 27 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [23] | |
| 200m backstroke | 2:26.63 | Mariana Zavalla | Santa Cruz | 20 May 2011 | Bolivian Championships | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | [24] | |
| 50m breaststroke | 33.06 | Maria Jose Ribera | 3 March 2024 | Bolivian Championships | ||||
| 100m breaststroke | 1:14.31 | Naiara Roca | 16 September 2023 | South American Junior Championships | Santo Tomé, Argentina | |||
| 200m breaststroke | 2:44.28 | Naiara Roca | 7 November 2024 | XLII Pacific Cup | ||||
| 200m breaststroke | 2:35.86 | ratified, but later rescinded | Katerine Moreno | January 1989 | Bolivarian Games | Maracaibo, Venezuela | ||
| 50m butterfly | 27.37 | Maria Jose Ribera | 3 March 2024 | Bolivian Championships | ||||
| 100m butterfly | 1:00.96 | Karen Torrez | 27 May 2018 | South American Games | Cochabamba, Bolivia | [25] | ||
| 200m butterfly | 2:23.23 | Alexis Margett | 9 November 2018 | South American Championships | Trujillo, Peru | [26] | ||
| 200m individual medley | 2:26.60 | Alexis Margett | Santa Cruz | 23 April 2019 | Bolivian Championships | Cochabamba, Bolivia | ||
| 400m individual medley | 5:24.01 | Karen Torrez | Hipico LA Paz | 22 February 2019 | Bolivian Club Championships | Cochabamba, Bolivia | ||
| 4x50m freestyle relay |
1:48.58 |
|
Medley Santa Cruz | 14 September 2022 | Bolivian Club Championships | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | ||
| 4x100m freestyle relay |
3:58.97 |
|
Medley Santa Cruz | 14 September 2022 | Bolivian Club Championships | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | ||
| 4x200m freestyle relay |
9:07.25 |
|
27 May 2018 | South American Games | Cochabamba, Bolivia | [27] | ||
| 4x50m medley relay |
2:03.30 |
|
Medley Santa Cruz | 14 September 2022 | Bolivian Club Championships | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | ||
| 4x100m medley relay |
4:29.72 |
|
Medley Santa Cruz | 14 September 2022 | Bolivian Club Championships | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | ||
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FEBONA; 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; so – swim-off; tt – time trial
Records not set in finals: h – heat;
Mixed relay
| Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×50 m freestyle relay | 1:44.66 |
|
Medley Santa Cruz | 12 July 2023 | ||||
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | 3:45.07 |
|
Medley Santa Cruz | 14 September 2022 | Bolivian Club Championships | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | ||
| 4×50 m medley relay | 1:54.96 |
|
Medley Santa Cruz | 12 July 2023 | ||||
| 4×100 m medley relay | 4:11.30 |
|
Medley Santa Cruz | 14 September 2022 | Bolivian Club Championships | Santa Cruz, Bolivia |
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FEBONA; WR – World record; AM – Americas record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; so – swim-off
Records not set in finals: h – heat;
Short course (25m)
Men
| Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50m freestyle | 22.43 | José Alberto Quintanilla | Santa Cruz | 26 October 2016 | Bolivian Championships | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | [28] | |
| 100m freestyle | 50.47 | José Alberto Quintanilla | Santa Cruz | 28 November 2018 | Bolivian Championships | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | ||
| 200m freestyle | 1:51.37 | José Alberto Quintanilla | Santa Cruz | 26 May 2022 | Bolivian Club Meet | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | ||
| 400m freestyle | 4:02.53 | Yatsen Soza | Medley Santa Cruz | 28 February 2024 | Bolivian Club Championships | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | [29] | |
| 800m freestyle | 8:38.61 | Yatsen Soza | Medley Santa Cruz | 2 March 2024 | Bolivian Club Championships | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | [30] | |
| 800m freestyle | 8:32.87 | h, †, not ratified | Walter Caballero Quilla | 10 December 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada | [31] | |
| 1500m freestyle | 16:10.91 | h | Walter Caballero Quilla | 10 December 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada | [32] | |
| 50m backstroke | 25.14 | Gabriel Castillo | Santa Cruz | 26 November 2018 | Bolivian Championships | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | ||
| 100m backstroke | 55.28 | Gabriel Castillo | Santa Cruz | 27 November 2018 | Bolivian Championships | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | ||
| 200m backstroke | 2:01.61 | Sebastian Cariaga | Mount Allison Mounties | 25 February 2024 | Subway AUS Championships | Halifax, Canada | ||
| 50m breaststroke | 27.32 | Santiago Cavanagh | Santa Cruz | 14 December 2017 | Bolivian Championships | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | ||
| 100m breaststroke | 1:00.53 | Santiago Cavanagh | Santa Cruz | 16 December 2017 | Bolivian Championships | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | ||
| 200m breaststroke | 2:16.39 | h | Esteban Nuñez | 11 October 2025 | World Cup | Carmel, United States | [33] | |
| 50m butterfly | 24.16 | José Alberto Quintanilla | Santa Cruz | 26 October 2016 | Bolivian Championships | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | [34] | |
| 100m butterfly | 53.68 | h | Esteban Nuñez | 3 November 2022 | World Cup | Indianapolis, United States | [35] | |
| 100m butterfly | 52.82 | h, # | Esteban Nuñez | 10 October 2025 | World Cup | Carmel, United States | [36] | |
| 200m butterfly | 2:02.76 | José Alberto Quintanilla | Santa Cruz | 14 September 2022 | Bolivian Club Championships | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | ||
| 100m individual medley | 55.39 | Esteban Nuñez | CN Antibes | 26 November 2023 | Lyon Metropole Meeting | Lyon, France | [37] | |
| 100m individual medley | 54.73 | h, # | Esteban Nuñez | 10 October 2025 | World Cup | Carmel, United States | [38] | |
| 200m individual medley | 2:01.44 | h | Esteban Nuñez | 13 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [39] | |
| 200m individual medley | 2:01.38 | h, # | Esteban Nuñez | 11 October 2025 | World Cup | Carmel, United States | [40] | |
| 400m individual medley | 4:26.13 | h | Andrew Rutherfurd | 13 December 2012 | World Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | [41] | |
| 4x50m freestyle relay |
1:35.78 | Samix Santa Cruz | 6 July 2016 | Bolivian Club Championships League B | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | |||
| 4x100m freestyle relay |
3:33.07 |
|
Sportmotion SC | 29 February 2024 | Bolivian Club Championships | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | [42] | |
| 4x200m freestyle relay |
7:49.26 |
|
Sportmotion SC | 18 September 2024 | Bolivian Club Championships | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | [43] | |
| 4x50m medley relay |
1:44.81 | Samix Santa Cruz | 6 July 2016 | Bolivian Club Championships League B | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | |||
| 4x100m medley relay |
3:49.36 |
|
Sportmotion SC | 2 March 2024 | Bolivian Club Championships | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | [44] | |
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FEBONA;
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; so – swim-off; tt – time trial
Records not set in finals: h – heat;
Women
| Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle | 24.86 | María José Ribera | Medley Santa Cruz | 28 February 2024 | Bolivian Club Championships | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | [45] | |
| 100 m freestyle | 55.25 | h | Karen Torrez | 7 December 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada | [46] | |
| 200 m freestyle | 2:01.03 | Karen Torrez | 6 September 2018 | Copa España | Santiago, Chile | [47] | ||
| 400 m freestyle | 4:20.22 | Karen Torrez | C.N. Barcelona | 22 November 2014 | Trofeo Félix Serra Santamans | Manresa, Spain | [48] | |
| 800 m freestyle | 9:06.08 | † | Karen Torrez | C.N. Barcelona | 22 November 2014 | Trofeo Félix Serra Santamans | Manresa, Spain | |
| 1500 m freestyle | 18:21.54 | Mariana Zavalla | - | 3 November 2012 | Argentinian Championships | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| 50m backstroke | 28.74 | Maria Jose Ribera | Medley Santa Cruz | 26 May 2022 | Bolivian Club Meet | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | ||
| 100m backstroke | 1:05.66 | h | Karen Torrez | 15 December 2010 | World Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | [49] | |
| 200m backstroke | 2:22.68 | Lorie Aldana Rojas | Santa Cruz | 28 February 2024 | Bolivian Club Championships | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | [50] | |
| 50m breaststroke | 32.15 | María José Ribera | Medley Santa Cruz | 29 February 2024 | Bolivian Club Championships | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | [51] | |
| 100m breaststroke | 1:12.78 | h | María José Ribera | Medley Santa Cruz | 1 March 2024 | Bolivian Club Championships | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | [52] |
| 200m breaststroke | 2:37.92 | Alexis Margett | Sportmotion SC | 21 September 2024 | Bolivian Club Championships | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | [53] | |
| 50m butterfly | 26.99 | Maria Jose Ribera | Medley Santa Cruz | 1 March 2024 | Bolivian Club Championships | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | [54] | |
| 100m butterfly | 1:00.55 | Karen Torrez | 6 September 2018 | Copa España Internacional | ||||
| 200m butterfly | 2:24.03 | Karen Torrez | La Paz | 22 March 2017 | Bolivian Championships | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | [55] | |
| 100m individual medley | 1:04.27 | h | Karen Torrez | 8 December 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada | [56] | |
| 200m individual medley | 2:21.17 | Alexis Margett | Sportmotion SC | 21 September 2024 | Bolivian Club Championships | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | [57] | |
| 200m individual medley | 2:20.06 | h, # | Alexis Margett | 10 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [58] | |
| 400m individual medley | 5:09.53 | Karen Torrez | La Paz | 16 December 2017 | Bolivian Championships | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | ||
| 4x50m free relay |
1:48.58 |
|
Medley Santa Cruz | 14 September 2022 | Bolivian Club Championships | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | ||
| 4x100m free relay |
3:58.97 |
|
Medley Santa Cruz | 15 September 2022 | Bolivian Club Championships | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | ||
| 4x200m free relay |
8:44.69 |
|
Medley Santa Cruz | 15 September 2022 | Bolivian Club Championships | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | ||
| 4x50m medley relay |
2:03.30 |
|
Medley Santa Cruz | 16 September 2022 | Bolivian Club Championships | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | ||
| 4x100m medley relay |
4:28.10 |
|
Medley Santa Cruz | 2 March 2024 | Bolivian Club Championships | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | [59] | |
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FEBONA;
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; so – swim-off; tt – time trial
Records not set in finals: h – heat;
Mixed relay
| Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | 3:45.07 |
|
Medley Santa Cruz | 14 September 2022 | Bolivian Club Championships | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | ||
| 4×100 m medley relay | 4:11.30 |
|
Medley Santa Cruz | 15 September 2022 | Bolivian Club Championships | Santa Cruz, Bolivia |
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FEBONA; WR – World record; AM – Americas record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; so – swim-off
Records not set in finals: h – heat;