List of Jamaican records in swimming
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The Jamaican Records in Swimming are the fastest times ever swum by a swimmer representing Jamaica. These records are kept by Jamaica's national swimming federation: the Amateur Swimming Association of Jamaica (ASAJ).
Records are recognized for males and females in the following long course (50m) and short course (25m) events:
- freestyle: 50, 100, 200, 400, 800 and 1500;
- backstroke: 50, 100 and 200;
- breaststroke: 50, 100 and 200;
- butterfly: 50, 100 and 200;
- individual medley (I.M.): 100 (25m only), 200 and 400;
- relays: 4x50 free (25m only), 4x100 free, 4x200 free, 4x50 medley (25m only), and 4x100 medley.
All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.
Men
| Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle | 22.77 | Justin Plaschka |  Jamaica |
2 July 2016 | CISC | Nassau, The Bahamas | [1] | |
| 100 m freestyle | 50.09 | h | Sion Brinn | Jamaica |
22 July 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | |
| 200 m freestyle | 1:50.00 | h | Michael Gunning | Jamaica |
24 July 2017 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [2] |
| 400 m freestyle | 3:55.00 | h | Michael Gunning | London Aquatics | 14 April 2015 | British Championships | London, United Kingdom | [3] |
| 800 m freestyle | 8:54.16 | Dominic Walter | Jamaica |
20 July 2010 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | [4] | |
| 1500 m freestyle | 16:40.15 | Dominic Walter | Jamaica |
30 June 2010 | Caribbean Island Swimming Championships | Havana, Cuba | ||
| 50m backstroke | 26.47 | Timothy Wynter | Jamaica |
29 June 2016 | CISC | Nassau, The Bahamas | [5] | |
| 100m backstroke | 55.78 | Keanan Dols | Jamaica |
25 July 2018 | 23rd CAC-Barranquilla Games | Colombia | ||
| 200m backstroke | 2:03.05 | Keanan Dols | Jamaica |
2 July 2016 | CISC | Nassau, The Bahamas | [6] | |
| 50m breaststroke | 27.99 | h | Kito Campbell | Unattached | 2 May 2025 | TYR Pro Swim Series | Fort Lauderdale, United States | [7] |
| 100m breaststroke | 1:01.53 | Collin McKenzie | Jamaica |
10 August 2025 | Junior Pan American Games | Asunción, Paraguay | [8] | |
| 200m breaststroke | 2:16.67 | h | Collin McKenzie | Jamaica |
12 August 2025 | Junior Pan American Games | Asunción, Paraguay | [9] |
| 50m butterfly | 24.21 | Justin Plaschka | Jamaica |
30 June 2016 | CISC | Nassau, The Bahamas | [10] | |
| 100m butterfly | 53.24 | h | Josh Kirlew | Enfield Swim Squad | 17 April 2026 | British Championships | London, United Kingdom | [11] |
| 200m butterfly | 1:58.55 | Michael Gunning | Stockport | 27 July 2016 | British Championships | United Kingdom | ||
| 200m individual medley | 2:03.10 | b | Keanan Dols | Jamaica |
11 April 2021 | TYR Pro Swim Series | Mission Viejo, United States | [12] |
| 200m individual medley | 2:02.15 | tt, # | Keanan Dols | Gator Swim Club | 9 April 2021 | TYR Pro Swim Series | Mission Viejo, United States | [citation needed] |
| 400m individual medley | 4:27.98 | Andrew Phillips | Jamaica |
30 July 1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | ||
| 4×50m freestyle relay | 1:37.59 | Jamaica |
19 April 2022 | CARIFTA Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | [13] | ||
| 4×100m freestyle relay | 3:30.61 |
|
Jamaica |
30 June 2016 | CISC | Nassau, The Bahamas | [14] | |
| 4×200m freestyle relay | 7:57.76 | Jamaica
|
28 July 2006 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Cartagena, Colombia, Colombia | |||
| 4×100m medley relay | 3:58.77 |
|
Jamaica |
2 July 2016 | CISC | Nassau, The Bahamas | [15] |
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by ASAJ; 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;
Women
| Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50m freestyle | 25.47 | Alia Atkinson | Jamaica |
25 July 2018 | CAC Games | Barranquilla, Colombia | [16] | |
| 100m freestyle | 55.35 | Alia Atkinson | South Florida Aquatic Club | 28 January 2015 | FGC Championships | Coral Springs, United States | ||
| 200m freestyle | 2:01.11 | h | Janelle Atkinson | – | 3 August 1999 | Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | |
| 400m freestyle | 4:08.79 | h | Janelle Atkinson | – | 17 September 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | |
| 800m freestyle | 8:34.51 | h | Janelle Atkinson | – | 21 September 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | |
| 1500m freestyle | 16:22.12 | Janelle Atkinson | BSST | 22 June 2000 | Santa Clara Invitational | Santa Clara, United States | ||
| 50m backstroke | 29.77 | h | Carolyn Levy-Powell | Jamaica |
19 April 2025 | CARIFTA Championships | Couva, Trinidad and Tobago | [17] |
| 100m backstroke | 1:04.04 | Alia Atkinson | South Florida Aquatic Club | 12 March 2016 | Southern Sectional Championships | Plantation, United States | ||
| 200m backstroke | 2:23.58 | Solana Capalbo | – | 27 April 2019 | Puerto Rico International Swimming Open | Puerto Rico | ||
| 50m breaststroke | 30.11 | Alia Atkinson | Jamaica |
9 August 2015 | World Championships | Kazan, Russia | [18] | |
| 100m breaststroke | 1:05.93 | Alia Atkinson | Jamaica |
6 November 2015 | World Cup | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | [19] | |
| 200m breaststroke | 2:25.48 | Alia Atkinson | South Florida Aquatic Club | 26 July 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | [20] | |
| 50m butterfly | 26.54 | h | Alia Atkinson | Jamaica |
21 July 2018 | CAC Games | Barranquilla, Colombia | [21] |
| 100m butterfly | 59.94 | Alia Atkinson | South Florida Aquatic Club | 7 July 2017 | Southern Zone South Sectional Championships | Barranquilla, Colombia | [22] | |
| 200m butterfly | 2:18.78 | Janelle Atkinson | – | 7 July 2001 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | ||
| 200m individual medley | 2:14.75 | Alia Atkinson | – | 18 October 2011 | Pan American Games | Guadalajara, Mexico | ||
| 400m individual medley | 4:53.62 | Zara Bailey | – | 27 June 2013 | British Championships | United Kingdom | ||
| 4×50m freestyle relay | 1:47.91 |
|
Jamaica |
19 April 2022 | CARIFTA Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | [23] | |
| 4×100m freestyle relay | 3:53.58 | Jamaica
|
13 August 2003 | Pan American Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |||
| 4×200m freestyle relay | 8:41.81 | Jamaica
|
4 July 2004 | – | ||||
| 4×100m medley relay | 4:14.58 |
|
Jamaica |
18 July 2015 | Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | [24] |
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by ASAJ; 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 | 1:43.47 |
|
Jamaica |
29 June 2016 | CISC | Nassau, The Bahamas | [25] | |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | 3:39.31 |
|
Jamaica |
11 August 2025 | Junior Pan American Games | Asunción, Paraguay | [26] | |
| 4×50 m medley relay | ||||||||
| 4×100 m medley relay | 4:01.90 |
|
Jamaica |
20 July 2018 | CAC Games | Barranquilla, Colombia | [27] |
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by ASAJ; 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 (25 m)
Men
| Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50m freestyle | 22.06 | h | Nathaniel Thomas | Jamaica |
14 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [28] |
| 100m freestyle | 48.66 | h | Sion Brinn | Jamaica |
19 April 1997 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | |
| 200m freestyle | 1:48.28 | Michael Gunning | East London | 11 November 2017 | BUCS Championships | Sheffield, United Kingdom | [29] | |
| 400m freestyle | 3:53.08 | Michael Gunning | - | 18 November 2017 | Stockport Metro Open Meet | Stockport, United Kingdom | ||
| 400m freestyle | 3:50.17 | not ratified or later rescinded | Michael Gunning | - | 6 December 2016 | Manchester International Meet | Manchester, United Kingdom | |
| 800m freestyle | 8:42.60 | Dominic Walter | - | 25 January 2015 | ||||
| 1500m freestyle | 15:58.43 | Dominic Walter | - | 12 February 2016 | Ontario Universities Championships | |||
| 50m backstroke | 25.01 | h | Justin Plaschka | Jamaica |
8 December 2016[a] | World Championships | Windsor, Canada | [30] |
| 100m backstroke | 55.39 | h | Keanan Dols | Jamaica |
6 December 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada | [31] |
| 200m backstroke | 2:03.72 | Cameron Chow | - | 21 February 2015 | Speedo CIS Championships | |||
| 200m backstroke | 1:59.43 | h, not ratified or later rescinded | Keanan Dols | Jamaica |
11 December 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada | [32] |
| 50m breaststroke | 28.82 | h | Benjamin Davis | Jamaica |
14 December 2025 | Swim England National Winter Championships | Sheffield, United Kingdom | [33] |
| 100m breaststroke | 1:07.20 | h | Dominic Lee | Jamaica |
7 October 2004 | World Championships | Indianapolis, United States | [34] |
| 200m breaststroke | 2:42.67 | Brad Hamilton | Tornadoes | 25 October 2003 | ||||
| 50m butterfly | 23.92 | h | Justin Plaschka | Jamaica |
9 December 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada | [35] |
| 100m butterfly | 52.31 | h | Justin Plaschka | Jamaica |
7 December 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada | [36] |
| 200m butterfly | 2:00.07 | Michael Gunning | - | 18 November 2017 | Stockport Metro Open Meet | Stockport, United Kingdom | ||
| 200m butterfly | 1:58.60 | h, not ratified or later rescinded | Michael Gunning | - | 6 December 2014 | London Winter Championship | London, United Kingdom | [37] |
| 100m individual medley | 57.45 | h | Keanan Dols | Jamaica |
8 December 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada | [38] |
| 100m individual medley | 57.33 | not ratified or later rescinded | Sion Brinn | Jamaica |
1997 | World Cup | Beijing, China | [39] |
| 200m individual medley | 2:02.06[b] | h | Keanan Dols | Jamaica |
6 December 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada | [40] |
| 400m individual medley | 4:29.83 | Dominic Walter | - | 7 February 2013 | Ontario Universities Championships | |||
| 4×50m freestyle relay | 1:43.94 |
|
Y Speedos | 26 October 2002 | ||||
| 4×100m freestyle relay | ||||||||
| 4×200m freestyle relay | ||||||||
| 4×50m medley relay | 1:54.94 |
|
Y Speedos | 27 October 2002 | ||||
| 4×100m medley relay |
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by ASAJ; 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;
Women
| Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle | 24.65 | Alia Atkinson | Jamaica |
29 September 2014 | World Cup | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | [41] | |
| 100 m freestyle | 56.41 | Janelle Atkinson | - | 5 December 1998 | US OPEN | United States | ||
| 100 m freestyle | 56.16 | h, not ratified or later rescinded | Alia Atkinson | Jamaica |
27 August 2016 | World Cup | Chartres, France | [42] |
| 200 m freestyle | 2:00.90 | Janelle Atkinson | - | 4 December 1998 | US OPEN | United States | ||
| 400 m freestyle | 4:07.91 | Janelle Atkinson | - | 3 December 1998 | US OPEN | United States | ||
| 800 m freestyle | 8:31.29 | Janelle Atkinson | - | 5 December 1998 | US OPEN | United States | ||
| 1500 m freestyle | ||||||||
| 50m backstroke | 27.37 | Alia Atkinson | Jamaica |
29 September 2014 | World Cup | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | [43] | |
| 100m backstroke | 1:04.18 | h | Leanna Wainwright | Jamaica |
10 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [44] |
| 200m backstroke | 2:43.20 | Tracey Hill | Y Speedos | 26 October 2003 | ||||
| 50m breaststroke | 28.56 | AM, CR | Alia Atkinson | Jamaica |
6 October 2018 | World Cup | Budapest, Hungary | [45] |
| 100m breaststroke | 1:02.36 | =, =WR | Alia Atkinson | Jamaica |
6 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [46] |
| 100m breaststroke | 1:02.36 | =, =WR | Alia Atkinson | Jamaica |
26 August 2016 | World Cup | Chartres, France | [47] |
| 200m breaststroke | 2:17.84 | Alia Atkinson | Jamaica |
2 November 2014 | World Cup | Singapore, Singapore | [48] | |
| 50m butterfly | 25.86 | Alia Atkinson | Jamaica |
31 August 2016 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | [49] | |
| 100m butterfly | 57.13 | Alia Atkinson | London Roar | 14 November 2020 | International Swimming League | Budapest, Hungary | [50] | |
| 200m butterfly | 2:14.56 | Vanessa Treasure | - | 20 February 2015 | ||||
| 100m individual medley | 57.84 | Alia Atkinson | Jamaica |
27 August 2016 | World Cup | Chartres, France | [51] | |
| 200m individual medley | 2:07.30 | Alia Atkinson | Jamaica |
20 October 2013 | World Cup | Doha, Qatar | [52] | |
| 400m individual medley | 4:39.83 | Vanessa Treasure | Jamaica |
19 February 2015 | - | |||
| 4×50m freestyle relay | 2:02.55 | Tornadoes | 10 October 2003 | |||||
| 4×100m freestyle relay | ||||||||
| 4×200m freestyle relay | ||||||||
| 4×50m medley relay | 2:15.57 | Y Speedos | 26 October 2002 | |||||
| 4×100m medley relay |
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by ASAJ; WR – World record; AM – Americas record; CR – Commonwealth 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;
