List of Palauan records in swimming

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The Palauan records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of swimmers from Palau, which are recognised and ratified by the Palau Swimming Association.

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Men

Event Time NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
50 m freestyle 24.73 hKazuumi Nestor  Palau 16 December 2025NSW Senior State Age Championships Sydney, Australia [1]
100 m freestyle 54.10 hNoel Keane  Palau 24 July 2019World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [2]
200 m freestyle 1:59.77 Noel Keane  Palau 11 July 2019Pacific Games Apia, Samoa [3]
400 m freestyle 4:18.65 Noel Keane  Palau 13 July 2019Pacific Games Apia, Samoa [4]
800 m freestyle 9:12.19 †Noel Keane  Palau 12 July 2019Pacific Games Apia, Samoa [5]
1500 m freestyle 17:20.61 Noel Keane  Palau 12 July 2019Pacific Games Apia, Samoa [6]
50 m backstroke 28.25 hKazuumi Nestor  Palau 19 December 2025NSW Senior State Age Championships Sydney, Australia [7]
100 m backstroke 1:01.77 hKazuumi Nestor  Palau 19 August 2025World Junior Championships Otopeni, Romania [8]
200 m backstroke 2:26.26 Noel Keane  Palau 24 March 2017SSC International Meet Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands [citation needed]
50 m breaststroke 32.88 hNoel Keane  Palau 11 July 2019Pacific Games Apia, Samoa [9]
100 m breaststroke 1:14.40 hJion Hosei  Palau 23 November 2023Pacific Games Honiara, Solomon Islands [10]
200 m breaststroke 2:40.70 Noel Keane  Palau 9 July 2019Pacific Games Apia, Samoa [11]
50 m butterfly 26.56 hKazuumi Nestor  Palau 27 July 2025World Championships Singapore, Singapore [12]
100 m butterfly 59.85 Noel Keane  Palau 10 July 2019Pacific Games Apia, Samoa [13]
200 m butterfly 2:23.21 - [citation needed]
200 m individual medley 2:16.11 hNoel Keane  Palau 12 July 2019Pacific Games Apia, Samoa [14]
400 m individual medley 4:50.59 Noel Keane  Palau
4×100 m freestyle relay 3:51.72
  • Charlie Gibbons
     (59.25)
  • Travis Sakurai
     (58.60)
  • Jion Hosei
     (57.49)
  • Kazuumi Nestor
     (56.38)
  Palau 23 April 2024 Oceania Championships Gold Coast, Australia [15]
4×200 m freestyle relay 8:45.18
  • Travis Sakurai
     (2:12.01)
  • Kazuumi Nestor
     (2:10.84)
  • Charlie Gibbons
     (2:11.83)
  • Jion Hosei
     (2:10.50)
  Palau 22 April 2024 Oceania Championships Gold Coast, Australia [16]
4×100 m medley relay 4:25.36
  • Kazuumi Nestor
     (1:05.15)
  • Jion Hosei
     (1:14.83)
  • Charlie Gibbons
     (1:07.81)
  • Travis Sakurai
     (57.57)
  Palau 24 April 2024 Oceania Championships Gold Coast, Australia [17]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Palau Swimming Association; WR – World record; OC – Oceanian 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
50 m freestyle 27.99 Nicole Hayes - 2001
100 m freestyle 1:00.40 Nicole Hayes - 2001
200 m freestyle 2:11.01 Nicole Hayes - 2001
400 m freestyle 5:02.28 Osisang Chilton  Palau 28 June 2018Oceania Championships Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea [18]
800 m freestyle 10:28.54 Osisang Chilton  Palau 29 June 2018Oceania Championships Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea [19]
1500 m freestyle 20:06.36 Osisang Chilton  Palau - [citation needed]
50 m backstroke 32.93 Nicole Hayes - - [citation needed]
100 m backstroke 1:16.55 hOsisang Chilton  Palau 22 July 2019World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [20]
200 m backstroke 2:46.60 hOsisang Chilton  Palau 28 July 2017World Championships Budapest, Hungary [21]
50 m breaststroke 38.60 Romellen Maidoo  Palau 14 March 2015SSC International Meet Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands [22]
100 m breaststroke 1:26.54 hHanna Ruluked  Palau 21 August 2025World Junior Championships Otopeni, Romania [23]
200 m breaststroke 3:16.59 Romellen Maidoo  Palau 13 March 2015SSC International Meet Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands [24]
50 m butterfly 30.60 hDirngulbai Misech  Palau 9 July 2019Pacific Games Apia, Samoa [25]
100 m butterfly 1:10.22 Nicole Hayes - 2002
200 m butterfly 2:51.25 Osisang Chilton - 2016
200 m individual medley 2:36.77 Nicole Hayes - - [citation needed]
400 m individual medley 6:09.08 Osisang Chilton  Palau - [citation needed]
4×50 m freestyle relay 2:05.72
 Palau 14 March 2015 SSC International Meet Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands [26]
4×100 m freestyle relay 4:46.19 - 2002
4×200 m freestyle relay 10:29.97 - 2002
4×50 m medley relay 2:25.21
 Palau 13 March 2015 SSC International Meet Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands [27]
4×100 m medley relay 5:25.83
 Palau 12 March 2015 SSC International Meet Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands [28]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Palau Swimming Association; WR – World record; OC – Oceanian 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 1:51.48
 Palau 12 July 2019 Pacific Games Apia, Samoa [29]
4×100 m freestyle relay 4:16.70
 Palau 24 June 2016 Oceania Championships Suva, Fiji [30]
4×50 m medley relay 2:07.23  Palau 13 July 2019 Pacific Games Apia, Samoa [31]
4×100 m medley relay 4:54.60
 Palau 21 June 2016 Oceania Championships Suva, Fiji [32]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Palau Swimming Association; WR – World record; OC – Oceanian record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

Short Course (25 m)

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