List of Mexican records in swimming
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The Mexican Records in Swimming are the fastest times ever swum by a swimmer from Mexico. These records are kept/maintained by Mexico's national swimming federation: la Federación Mexicana de Natación (FMN). FMN recognizes records in both long course (50m) and short course (25m) pools,[1] in the following events:
- freestyle (libre): 50, 100, 200, 400, 800 and 1500;
- backstroke (dorso): 50, 100 and 200;
- breaststroke (pecho): 50, 100 and 200;
- butterfly (mariposa): 50, 100 and 200;
- individual medley (I.M.) (combinado, C.I.): 200 and 400;
- relays (relevos): 200 free, 400 free, 800 free, and 400 medley.
Men
| Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50m freestyle | 21.67 | h | Gabriel Castaño | Texas Ford Aquatics | 13 April 2024 | TYR Pro Swim Series | San Antonio, United States | [2] |
| 100m freestyle | 48.14 | Andres Dupont |  Mexico |
12 August 2025 | Junior Pan American Games | Asunción, Paraguay | [3] | |
| 200m freestyle | 1:46.32 | h | Jorge Iga | Mexico |
18 June 2024 | CCCAN Championships | Monterrey, Mexico | [4] |
| 400m freestyle | 3:51.52 | Ricardo Vargas | Mexico |
23 July 2018 | CAC Games | Barranquilla, Colombia | [5] | |
| 800m freestyle | 7:56.78 | not ratified | Ricardo Vargas | Mexico |
8 August 2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | [6] |
| 1500m freestyle | 15:11.53 | h | Ricardo Vargas | Mexico |
12 August 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | [7] |
| 50m backstroke | 24.98 | h | Marcus Reyes-Gentry | Mexico |
2 August 2025 | World Championships | Singapore, Singapore | [8] |
| 100m backstroke | 54.04 | rh | Marcus Reyes-Gentry | Mexico |
3 August 2025 | World Championships | Singapore, Singapore | [9] |
| 200m backstroke | 1:57.44 | Humberto Nájera | Mexico |
11 August 2025 | Junior Pan American Games | Asunción, Paraguay | [10] | |
| 50m breaststroke | 27.23 | h | Andres Puente | Estado de México | 23 April 2025 | Selective International Events | Tijuana, Mexico | [11] |
| 100m breaststroke | 1:00.14 | Miguel de Lara | Acuatica Nelson Vargas EMEX | 5 April 2023 | Mexican National Qualifier Meet | Monterrey, Mexico | [12] | |
| 200m breaststroke | 2:09.60 | Miguel de Lara | Acuatica Nelson Vargas EMEX | 9 April 2023 | Mexican National Qualifier Meet | Monterrey, Mexico | [13] | |
| 50m butterfly | 23.99 | h, = | Jorge Iga | Acuatica Nelson Vargas EMEX | 6 April 2023 | Mexican National Qualifier Meet | Monterrey, Mexico | [14] |
| 50m butterfly | 23.99 | = | Andres Dupont | Alto Swim Club | 18 May 2025 | Arizona Sun Devil Open | Tempe, United States | [15] |
| 100m butterfly | 52.22 | b | Long Gutiérrez | California | 8 August 2015 | US Championships | San Antonio, United States | [16] |
| 200m butterfly | 1:56.89 | not ratified | Héctor Ruvalcaba | Aggie Swim Club | 25 June 2021 | Fran Crippen Swim Meet of Champions | Mission Viejo, United States | [17] |
| 200m individual medley | 1:59.78 | not ratified | José Martínez | Aggie Swim Club | 22 May 2021 | Longhorn Elite Invite | Austin, United States | [18] |
| 400m individual medley | 4:19.01 | not ratified | Héctor Ruvalcaba | Mexico |
30 April 2021 | UANA Tokyo Qualifier | Clermont, United States | [19][20] |
| 4×50m freestyle relay |
1:35.10 | Estado de México | April 2004 | National Olympiad | Ciudad Obregón, Mexico | [21] | ||
| 4×50m freestyle relay |
1:34.11 | '#' |
|
Itesm Campus Monterrey | 23 February 2024 | 1a Copa Querétaro Internacional | Queretaro, Mexico | [citation needed] |
| 4×100m freestyle relay |
3:17.70 | not ratified |
|
Mexico |
6 August 2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | [22] |
| 4×200m freestyle relay |
7:15.76 | h |
|
Mexico |
16 February 2024 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [23] |
| 4×100m medley relay |
3:35.81 | h |
|
Mexico |
3 August 2025 | World Championships | Singapore, Singapore | [24] |
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FMN; 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 | 25.15 | Liliana Ibáñez | Mexico |
25 July 2018 | CAC Games | Barranquilla, Colombia | [25] | |
| 100 m freestyle | 55.39 | Liliana Ibáñez | Mexico |
22 July 2018 | CAC Games | Barranquilla, Colombia | [26] | |
| 200 m freestyle | 1:59.98 | María Mata | Mexico |
25 June 2023 | CAC Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | [27] | |
| 400 m freestyle | 4:11.99 | h | Susana Escobar | Mexico |
10 August 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | |
| 800 m freestyle | 8:33.51 | h | Susana Escobar | Mexico |
14 August 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | |
| 1500 m freestyle | 16:26.36 | h | Patricia Castañeda | Mexico |
25 July 2011 | World Championships | Shanghai, China | [28] |
| 50m backstroke | 27.88 | = | Celia Pulido | Mexico |
5 March 2026 | TYR Pro Swim Series | Westmont, United States | [29] |
| 50m backstroke | 27.88 | = | Celia Pulido | Code Guanajuato | 9 April 2026 | Selective International Events | Boca del Río, Mexico | [30] |
| 100m backstroke | 1:00.02 | Miranda Grana | Indiana University | 22 April 2025 | Selective International Events | Tijuana, Mexico | [31] | |
| 200m backstroke | 2:10.72 | Daniela Linares | La Loma Queretaro | 11 April 2026 | Selective International Events | Boca del Río, Mexico | [32] | |
| 50m breaststroke | 31.20 | Melissa Rodríguez | Mexico |
22 July 2018 | CAC Games | Barranquilla, Colombia | [33] | |
| 100m breaststroke | 1:07.32 | not ratified | Melissa Rodríguez | Mexico |
13 June 2019 | TYR Pro Swim Series | Clovis, United States | [34] |
| 200m breaststroke | 2:25.54 | not ratified | Melissa Rodríguez | Mexico |
14 June 2019 | TYR Pro Swim Series | Clovis, United States | [35] |
| 50m butterfly | 26.40 | h | Celia Pulido | Mexico |
1 August 2025 | World Championships | Singapore, Singapore | [36] |
| 100m butterfly | 59.31 | Miriam Guevara | Mexico |
23 July 2018 | CAC Games | Barranquilla, Colombia | [37] | |
| 200m butterfly | 2:09.31 | María Mata | Mexico |
26 June 2023 | CAC Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | [38] | |
| 200m individual medley | 2:13.97 | Monika Gonzalez-Hermosillo | Mexico |
1 May 2021 | UANA Tokyo Qualifier | Clermont, United States | [39][40] | |
| 400m individual medley | 4:47.18 | h | Susana Escobar | Mexico |
4 August 2013 | World Championships | Barcelona, Spain | [41] |
| 4×50m freestyle relay |
1:49.79 | CHUH | 2014 | - | Veracruz, Mexico | |||
| 4×100m freestyle relay |
3:44.90 |
|
Mexico |
21 October 2023 | Pan American Games | Santiago, Chile | [42] | |
| 4×200m freestyle relay |
8:11.56 | h |
|
Mexico |
1 August 2013 | World Championships | Barcelona, Spain | [43] |
| 4×100m medley relay |
4:08.26 |
|
Mexico |
18 July 2015 | Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | [44] | |
| 4×100m medley relay |
4:04.73 |
|
Mexico |
25 October 2023 | Pan American Games | Santiago, Chile | [45] | |
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FMN; 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 | 1:39.76 |
|
Mexico |
9 July 2022 | CCCAN | Bridgetown, Barbados | [46] | |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | 3:28.87 |
|
Mexico |
22 October 2023 | Pan American Games | Santiago, Chile | [47] | |
| 4×100 m medley relay | 3:49.34 | h |
|
Mexico |
30 July 2025 | World Championships | Singapore, Singapore | [48] |
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FMN; WR – World record; AM – Americas record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; so – swim-off
Records not set in finals: h – heat;
