List of United States Virgin Islands records in swimming
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The United States Virgin Islands Records in Swimming are the fastest times ever swam by a swimmer representing U.S. Virgin Islands. These records are kept/maintained by the Virgin Islands Swimming Federation (VISF). Records are recognized for long course (50m)[1] and short course (25m) swims,[2] in the following 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: 100 (short course only), 200 and 400;
- Relay (long course only): 200 & 400 Free and Medley.
Long course (50m)
Men
| Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle | 23.12 | Josh Laban | unattached | June 19, 2008 | FGC A Invitational | Coral Springs, United States | [1] | |
| 100 m freestyle[3] | 51.27 | h | Branden Whitehurst |  Virgin Islands |
July 29, 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [1][4] |
| 200 m freestyle | 1:51.59 | h | Branden Whitehurst | Virgin Islands |
July 27, 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [1] |
| 400 m freestyle | 4:01.00 | Scott Newkirk | August 1980 | [1] | ||||
| 800 m freestyle | 8:18.80 | Scott Newkirk | August 1980 | [1] | ||||
| 1500 m freestyle | 16:08.36 | Scott Newkirk | Virgin Islands |
July 7, 1979 | Pan Am Games | San Juan, Puerto Rico | [1] | |
| 50 m backstroke | 25.54 | Maximilian Wilson | US Virgin Islands |
18 June 2024 | CCCAN Championships | Monterrey, Mexico | [5] | |
| 100 m backstroke | 54.31 | Maximilian Wilson | US Virgin Islands |
12 August 2025 | Junior Pan American Games | Asunción, Paraguay | [6] | |
| 200 m backstroke | 1:59.14 | h | Rexford Tullius | US Virgin Islands |
10 August 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | [7] |
| 50m breaststroke | 28.31 | Adriel Sanes | US Virgin Islands |
29 April 2021 | UANA Tokyo Qualifier | Clermont, United States | [8][9] | |
| 100m breaststroke | 1:02.41 | h | Adriel Sanes | US Virgin Islands |
30 April 2021 | UANA Tokyo Qualifier | Clermont, United States | [10][11] |
| 200m breaststroke | 2:14.45 | Adriel Sanes | US Virgin Islands |
1 May 2021 | UANA Tokyo Qualifier | Clermont, United States | [12][13] | |
| 50m butterfly | 25.37 | Adriel Sanes | US Virgin Islands |
29 June 2017 | CCCAN | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | [14] | |
| 100m butterfly | 55.46 | h | Branden Whitehurst | Virgin Islands |
July 31, 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [1] |
| 200m butterfly | 2:03.47 | h | Matthew Mays | US Virgin Islands |
23 July 2019 | World Championships | Gwangju, South Korea | [15] |
| 200m individual medley | 2:06.05 | h | Branden Whitehurst | Virgin Islands |
July 29, 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [1] |
| 400m individual medley | 4:39.89 | Maximilian Wilson | US Virgin Islands |
17 April 2022 | CARIFTA Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | [16] | |
| 4×50m freestyle relay |
1:38.89 |
|
US Virgin Islands |
19 April 2022 | CARIFTA Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | [17] | |
| 4×100m freestyle relay |
3:30.70 |
|
Virgin Islands |
August 12, 2003 | Pan Am Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | [1] | |
| 4×200m freestyle relay |
7:51.71 |
|
Virgin Islands |
July 17, 2007 | Pan Am Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | [1] | |
| 4×50m medley relay |
1:54.05 |
|
Virgin Islands |
April 13, 2002 | CARIFTA Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | [1] | |
| 4×100m medley relay |
3:55.00 | Virgin Islands |
August 17, 2003 | Pan Am Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | [1] | ||
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Virgin Islands Swimming Federation; 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 | 26.31 | b | Reagan Uszenski | US Virgin Islands |
28 July 2026 | CAC Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | [18] |
| 100m freestyle | 57.46 | b | Reagan Uszenski | US Virgin Islands |
29 July 2026 | CAC Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | [19] |
| 200m freestyle | 2:05.26 | b | Audrey Moore | unattached | 26 July 2021 | US Swimming Futures Championships | Santa Clarita, United States | [20] |
| 400m freestyle | 4:39.42 | h | Natalia Kuipers | US Virgin Islands |
25 July 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | [21] |
| 400m freestyle | 4:29.94 | h, # | Natalia Kuipers | US Virgin Islands |
22 June 2024 | Spanish Olympic Trials | Gran Canaria, Spain | [citation needed] |
| 800m freestyle | 9:29.10 | h | Audrey Moore | July 12, 2019 | LA Invite | Los Angeles, United States | [22] | |
| 1500m freestyle | 19:26.80 | Shelly Cramer | August 1980 | - | [1] | |||
| 1500m freestyle | 18:16.30 | '#' | Natalia Kuipers | US Virgin Islands |
11 July 2022 | CCCAN Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | [citation needed] |
| 50m backstroke | 29.90 | b | Reagan Uszenski | US Virgin Islands |
30 July 2026 | CAC Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | [23] |
| 100m backstroke | 1:07.19 | h | Caylee Watson | US Virgin Islands |
7 August 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | [24] |
| 200m backstroke | 2:32.27 | Caylee Watson | - | 2014 | ||||
| 50m breaststroke | 35.49 | Brigitte Rasmussen | Virgin Islands |
March 12, 2011 | FPN Cup 2011 #2 | Ponce, Puerto Rico | [1] | |
| 100m breaststroke | 1:17.87 | Brigitte Rasmussen | Virgin Islands |
April 26, 2011 | CARIFTA | Wildey, Barbados | [1] | |
| 200m breaststroke | 2:49.51 | Jamie Shufflebarger | Virgin Islands |
April 13, 2002 | CARIFTA | Bridgetown, Barbados | [1] | |
| 50m butterfly | 28.49 | b | Reagan Uszenski | US Virgin Islands |
1 August 2026 | CAC Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | [25] |
| 100m butterfly | 1:03.51 | Shelly Cramer | Virgin Islands |
July 5, 1979 | Pan Am Games | San Juan, Puerto Rico | [1] | |
| 200m butterfly | 2:17.88 | Shelly Cramer | Virgin Islands |
July 7, 1979 | Pan Am Games | San Juan, Puerto Rico | [1] | |
| 200m individual medley | 2:24.94 | Reagan Uszenski | US Virgin Islands |
28 July 2026 | CAC Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | [26] | |
| 400m individual medley | 5:09.68 | Jodie Lawaetz | August 1982 | [1] | ||||
| 4×50m freestyle relay | 1:58.93 |
|
US Virgin Islands |
19 April 2022 | CARIFTA Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | [27] | |
| 4×100m freestyle relay | 4:14.95 |
|
Virgin Islands |
July 2002 | CISCs | Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles | [1] | |
| 4×200m freestyle relay | 9:37.89 | - | 2017 | |||||
| 4×50m medley relay | 2:17.41 |
|
March 1988 | [1] | ||||
| 4×100m medley relay | 4:48.83 |
|
Virgin Islands |
July 2002 | CISCs | Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles | [1] | |
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Virgin Islands Swimming Federation; 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 | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | ||||||||
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | 4:13.02 |
|
U.S. Virgin Islands |
24 June 2023 | CAC Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | [28] |
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Virgin Islands Swimming Federation;
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 | 22.22 | Josh Laban | Univ. of Georgia | March 25, 2004 | NCAA Championships | East Meadow, United States | [2] | |
| 100m freestyle | 50.54 | = | Josh Laban | Univ. of Georgia | December 5, 2003 | Georgia Fall Invitational | Athens, United States | [2] |
| 100m freestyle | 50.54 | = | Maximilian Wilson | US Virgin Islands |
29 October 2021 | Puerto Rico International Open | Puerto Rico | [29] |
| 200m free | 1:47.69 | p | George Gleason | US Virgin Islands |
April 3, 2002 | Short Course Worlds | Moscow, Russia | [2] |
| 400m free | 4:05.28 | Kieran Locke | Univ. of Bath | November 19, 2006 | BUCS 25m Champs. | Sheffield, United Kingdom | [2] | |
| 1500m free | 17:36.37 | Adrian Smith | Marlins | February 1, 1999 | [2] | |||
| 50m backstroke | 23.81 | h | Maximilian Wilson | US Virgin Islands |
12 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [30] |
| 100m backstroke | 51.37 | h | Maximilian Wilson | US Virgin Islands |
10 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [31] |
| 200m backstroke | 1:58.99 | h | Matthew Mays | US Virgin Islands |
December 16, 2018 | World Championships | Hangzhou, China | [32] |
| 50m breaststroke | 28.25 | h, † | Adriel Sanes | US Virgin Islands |
16 December 2021 | World Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | [33] |
| 100m breaststroke | 1:00.59 | h | Adriel Sanes | US Virgin Islands |
16 December 2021 | World Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | [34] |
| 200m breaststroke | 2:12.71 | h | Adriel Sanes | US Virgin Islands |
18 December 2021 | World Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | [35] |
| 50m fly | 26.79 | p | Scott Hensley | US Virgin Islands |
October 9, 2004 | Short Course Worlds | Indianapolis, United States | [2] |
| 100m fly | 55.60 | Josh Laban | Univ. of Georgia | December 5, 2003 | Georgia Fall Invitational | Athens, United States | [2] | |
| 200m fly | 2:12.28 | Bryson Mays | St. Croix S.A. | December 11, 2010 | VISF 25m Champs. | Red Hook, U.S. Virgin Islands | [2] | |
| 100m individual medley | 54.53 | h | Rexford Tullius | United States Virgin Islands |
December 6, 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [36] |
| 200m individual medley | 2:02.29 | p | George Gleason | United States Virgin Islands |
April 5, 2002 | Short Course Worlds | Moscow, Russia | [2] |
| 400m individual medley | 4:42.83 | Bryson Mays | St. Croix S.A. | December 11, 2010 | VISF 25m Champs. | Red Hook, U.S. Virgin Islands | [2] | |
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Virgin Islands Swimming Federation; 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 | 27.14 | h | Riley Miller | US Virgin Islands |
14 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [37] |
| 100m freestyle | 58.87 | h | Riley Miller | US Virgin Islands |
11 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [38] |
| 200m freestyle | 2:13.65 | h, † | Natalia Kuipers | US Virgin Islands |
December 14, 2018 | World Championships | Hangzhou, China | [39] |
| 400m freestyle | 4:35.11 | h | Natalia Kuipers | US Virgin Islands |
December 14, 2018 | World Championships | Hangzhou, China | [40] |
| 800m freestyle | 9:46.97 | Nicole Hutchins | Marlins | December 6, 2003 | Puerto Rican Championships | Puerto Rico | [2] | |
| 1500m freestyle | ||||||||
| 50m backstroke | 28.92 | h | Caylee Watson | US Virgin Islands |
9 December 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada | [41] |
| 100m backstroke | 1:02.22 | h | Caylee Watson | St. Croix S.A. | December 3, 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [42] |
| 200m backstroke | 2:31.33 | Caylee Watson | St. Croix S.A. | October 16, 2010 | Beeston Hill | Beeston Hill, U.S. Virgin Islands | [2] | |
| 50m breaststroke | 34.91 | p | Tina Woodward | US Virgin Islands |
October 7, 2004 | Short Course Worlds | Indianapolis, United States | [2] |
| 100m breaststroke | 1:16.24 | p | Tina Woodward | US Virgin Islands |
October 9, 2004 | Short Course Worlds | Indianapolis, United States | [2] |
| 200m breaststroke | 2:45.82 | p | Tina Woodward | US Virgin Islands |
October 11, 2004 | Short Course Worlds | Indianapolis, United States | [2] |
| 50m butterfly | 28.44 | h | Caylee Watson | US Virgin Islands |
8 December 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada | [43] |
| 100m butterfly | 1:02.48 | h | Caylee Watson | St. Croix S.A. | December 6, 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [44] |
| 200m butterfly | 2:29.24 | h | Natalia Kuipers | US Virgin Islands |
12 December 2018 | World Championships | Hangzhou, China | [45] |
| 100m individual medley | 1:10.05 | p | Tina Woodward | US Virgin Islands |
October 8, 2004 | World Championships | Indianapolis, United States | [2] |
| 200m individual medley | 2:33.56 | Keri Whitehurst | Marlins | November 22, 2003 | November meet | U.S. Virgin Islands | [2] | |
| 400m individual medley | 5:28.30 | Jamie Shufflebarger | St. Croix S.A. | December 13, 2003 | VISF 25m Champs. | U.S. Virgin Islands | [2] | |
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Virgin Islands Swimming Federation; 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;