List of Trinidad and Tobago records in swimming

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The Trinidad & Tobago Records in Swimming are the fastest times ever swum by a swimmer representing Trinidad and Tobago. These records are kept/maintained by Trinidad & Tobago's national swimming federation: the Aquatics Sports Association of Trinidad and Tobago (ASATT). Records are recognized for long course (50m) and short course (25m) events:

Long Course (50m)

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Men

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Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
50 m freestyle 21.20 sf, so George Bovell  Trinidad & Tobago 31 July 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy [1]
100 m freestyle 48.16 h Dylan Carter  Trinidad & Tobago 26 July 2023 World Championships Fukuoka, Japan [2]
200 m freestyle 1:47.71 b Dylan Carter  Trinidad & Tobago 6 April 2019 Canadian World Championship Trials Toronto, Canada [3]
400 m freestyle 3:57.45 b Graham Chatoor Mission Viejo Nadadores 18 May 2023 TYR Pro Swim Series Mission Viejo, United States [4]
800 m freestyle 8:16.65 Graham Chatoor Mission Viejo Nadadores 16 April 2023 MVN Fran Crippen Memorial Swim Meet of Champions Mission Viejo, United States [5]
1500 m freestyle 16:07.67 Graham Chatoor Mission Viejo Nadadores 13 April 2023 MVN Fran Crippen Memorial Swim Meet of Champions Mission Viejo, United States [6]
50 m backstroke 24.83 Dylan Carter  Trinidad & Tobago 24 July 2018 CAC Games Barranquilla, Colombia [7]
100 m backstroke 54.03 h Dylan Carter  Trinidad & Tobago 22 July 2019 World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [8]
200 m backstroke 2:04.48 h Liam Carrington  Trinidad & Tobago 24 August 2025 World Junior Championships Otopeni, Romania [9]
50m breaststroke 28.22 George Bovell Club Wolverine June 2013 Canada Cup Montreal, Canada [1]
100m breaststroke 1:03.47 h Abraham McLeod  Trinidad and Tobago 28 July 2013 World Championships Barcelona, Spain [10]
200m breaststroke 2:23.29 Tariq Lashley  Trinidad & Tobago 20 April 2017 Eastern Canadian Championships Etobicoke, Canada [11]
50m butterfly 22.85 Dylan Carter  Trinidad and Tobago 19 June 2022 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [12]
100m butterfly 52.36 h Dylan Carter  Trinidad and Tobago 29 July 2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan [13]
200m butterfly 2:05.03 h Kael Yorke  Trinidad and Tobago 12 October 2018 Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires, Argentina [14]
200m individual medley 1:58.80 George Bovell  Trinidad and Tobago 19 August 2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece [1]
400m individual medley 4:29.52 George Bovell  Trinidad and Tobago 17 September 2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia [1]
4×50m freestyle relay 1:34.46
 Trinidad & Tobago 9 April 2023 CARIFTA Championships Willemstad, Curaçao [15]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:20.65
 Trinidad and Tobago 10 August 2025 Junior Pan American Games Asunción, Paraguay [16]
4×200m freestyle relay 7:54.27
 Trinidad and Tobago 1 July 2016 CISC Nassau, The Bahamas [17]
4×100m medley relay 3:54.84
 Trinidad and Tobago 2 July 2017 CCCAN Couva, Trinidad and Tobago [18]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by ASATT; 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; tt – time trial

Women

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Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
50m freestyle 25.39 tt Cherelle Thompson Eagles Aquatics International 19 January 2020 TYR Pro Swim Series Knoxville, United States [19]
100m freestyle 56.40 h Isabella Dieffenthaller Saint Petersburg Aquatics 3 June 2025 USA Championships Indianapolis, United States [20]
200m freestyle 2:02.01 h Isabella Dieffenthaller Saint Petersburg Aquatics 4 June 2025 USA Championships Indianapolis, United States [21]
400m freestyle 4:24.17 b Giselle Gursoy  Trinidad & Tobago 6 August 2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru [22]
800m freestyle 9:14.78 Samantha Rahael  Trinidad & Tobago 3 April 2010 CARIFTA Championships Kingston, Jamaica [23]
1500m freestyle 18:48.65 Zara Persico  Trinidad & Tobago 21 April 2025 CARIFTA Championships Couva, Trinidad and Tobago [24]
50m backstroke 29.18 Zuri Ferguson  Trinidad and Tobago 19 April 2025 CARIFTA Championships Couva, Trinidad and Tobago [25]
100m backstroke 1:01.62 Zuri Ferguson Bluefish 11 July 2024 New England Senior Championships Providence, United States [26]
200m backstroke 2:13.73 Zuri Ferguson Bluefish 11 July 2025 NE CS Senior Championships Providence, United States [27]
50m breaststroke 33.06 Tyla Ho-A-Shu RWB Aquatic Academy 17 May 2025 National Championships Couva, Trinidad and Tobago [28]
100m breaststroke 1:12.33 Alexandria Donahue  Trinidad & Tobago March 2013 CARIFTA Championships Kingston, Jamaica [1]
200m breaststroke 2:36.01 Cerian Gibbs  Trinidad & Tobago August 1995 Pan Pacs Atlanta, United States [1]
50m butterfly 28.05 Sharntelle McLean  Trinidad & Tobago July 2004 CISC Kingston, Jamaica [1]
100m butterfly 1:02.76 Siobhan Cropper  Trinidad & Tobago 23 August 1999 Pan Pacs Sydney, Australia [1]
200m butterfly 2:19.06 Tyla Martin Pine Crest July 2013 Southern Zone
 Senior Championships 		Plantation, United States [1]
200m individual medley 2:23.61 Samantha Rahael  Trinidad & Tobago 5 April 2010 CARIFTA Kingston, Jamaica [1]
400m individual medley 5:04.59 Samantha Rahael  Trinidad & Tobago 8 August 2010 Central American
 & Caribbean Games 		Mayagüez, Puerto Rico [1]
4×50m freestyle relay 1:52.76
 Trinidad and Tobago 23 April 2019 CARIFTA Championships Bridgetown, Barbados [29]
4×100m freestyle relay 4:07.43
 Trinidad and Tobago 29 June 2017 CCCAN Couva, Trinidad and Tobago [30]
4×200m freestyle relay 9:48.18
 Trinidad and Tobago 1 July 2017 CCCAN Couva, Trinidad and Tobago [31]
4×100m medley relay 4:27.26
  • Zuri Ferguson
     (1:03.70)
  • T. Ho A Shu
     (1:16.26)
  • L. Browne
     (1:06.32)
  • A. Ash
     (1:00.98)
  Trinidad and Tobago 2 April 2024 CARIFTA Championships Nassau, The Bahamas [32]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by ASATT; 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; tt – time trial

Mixed relay

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Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
4×50 m freestyle relay 1:36.61
 Trinidad and Tobago 29 June 2016 CISC Nassau, The Bahamas [33]
4×100 m freestyle relay 3:47.98 h
 Trinidad and Tobago 11 August 2025 Junior Pan American Games Asunción, Paraguay [34]
4×50 m medley relay
4×100 m medley relay 4:16.73 h
 Trinidad and Tobago 12 August 2025 Junior Pan American Games Asunción, Paraguay [35]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by ASATT; WR – World record; AM – Americas record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

Short Course (25m)

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Men

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Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
50m freestyle 20.70 h Dylan Carter  Trinidad & Tobago 16 December 2022 World Championships Melbourne, Australia [36]
100m freestyle 46.02 Dylan Carter Unattached 11 November 2022 National Championships Couva, Trinidad and Tobago [37]
200m freestyle 1:42.48 Dylan Carter  Trinidad and Tobago 7 December 2016 World Championships Windsor, Canada [38]
400m freestyle 3:50.05 Dylan Carter unattached December 2013 ASATT Short Course Trials Trinidad and Tobago [1]
800m freestyle 8:21.16 Nikoli Blackman Marlins 17 November 2021 ASATT National Age Group Swimming Championships Couva, Trinidad and Tobago
1500m freestyle 15:55.23 George Bovell Flying Fish May 1999 Trinidad 25m Nationals Trinidad and Tobago [1]
50m backstroke 22.72 CR Dylan Carter  Trinidad & Tobago 4 November 2022 World Cup Indianapolis, United States [39]
100m backstroke 49.91 Dylan Carter LA Current 22 November 2020 International Swimming League Budapest, Hungary [40]
200m backstroke 1:59.43 Nicholas Bovell CNPPO 15 February 2007 Canada Eastern Championships Montreal, Canada [1]
50m breaststroke 26.81 George Bovell  Trinidad & Tobago 1 November 2014 World Cup Singapore, Singapore [41]
100m breaststroke 59.35 h Abraham McLeod  Trinidad & Tobago 12 December 2012 Short Course Worlds Istanbul, Turkey [42]
200m breaststroke 2:15.15 Abraham McLeod Atlantis November 2012 Trinidad 25m Nationals Trinidad and Tobago [1]
50m butterfly 21.98 Dylan Carter  Trinidad & Tobago 20 December 2021 World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [43]
100m butterfly 49.87 sf Dylan Carter  Trinidad & Tobago 17 December 2021 World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [44]
200m butterfly 2:03.49 Christian Homer   November 2009 ASA Southwest Regional United Kingdom [1]
100m individual medley 51.15 George Bovell  Trinidad & Tobago 7 August 2013 World Cup Eindhoven, Netherlands [45]
200m individual medley 1:53.93 George Bovell Auburn University 25 March 2004 NCAA Championships East Meadow, United States [1]
400m individual medley 4:21.83 George Bovell Auburn University January 2004   Auburn, United States [1]
4×100m freestyle relay
4×200m freestyle relay
4×100m medley relay
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by ASATT;
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

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Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
50 m freestyle 24.89 Cherelle Thompson Eagles International 10 November 2019 ASATT National Age Group Swimming Championships Couva, Trinidad and Tobago [46]
100 m freestyle 55.53 Siobhan Cropper Stanford University 20 March 2000 NCAA Championships Indianapolis, United States [1]
200 m freestyle 2:06.54 Kimberlee John-Williams BDS 11 July 2009 Trinidad Championships Trinidad and Tobago [1]
400 m freestyle 4:28.83 Kimberlee John-Williams BDS November 2009 Trinidad Open Trinidad and Tobago [1]
800 m freestyle 9:13.95 Kimberlee John-Williams BDS 19 November 2009 Trinidad Open Trinidad and Tobago [1]
1500 m freestyle 18:02.90 Syriah David Tide Water 8 November 2013 Trinidad Open San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago [1]
50m backstroke 27.83 h Zuri Ferguson  Trinidad & Tobago 12 December 2024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [47]
100m backstroke 1:00.12 h Zuri Ferguson  Trinidad & Tobago 10 December 2024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [48]
200m backstroke 2:10.62 h Zuri Ferguson  Trinidad & Tobago 15 December 2024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [49]
50m breaststroke 32.62 Tyla Ho-A-Shu Rwa Aquatic Academy 11 November 2023 National Championships Couva, Trinidad and Tobago [50]
100m breaststroke 1:12.55 Cerian Gibbes   March 1997   [1]
200m breaststroke 2:37.05 Cerian Gibbes   May 1995   [1]
50m butterfly 27.88 Sharntelle McLean Torpedoes 9 November 2012 Trinidad & Tobago Open Trinidad and Tobago [1]
100m butterfly 1:01.72 Siobhan Cropper Stanford University 19 March 2000 NCAA Championships Indianapolis, United States [1]
200m butterfly 2:23.60 Ayeisha Collymore PIR March 2005 Trinidad & Tobago Nationals Trinidad and Tobago [1]
100m individual medley 1:10.06 DeNicha Lewis Flying Fish 11 November 2018 National Open Championships Couva, Trinidad and Tobago [51]
200m individual medley 2:22.86 Cerian Gibbes Bolles Sharks 3 December 1998 U.S. Open College Station, United States [1]
400m individual medley 5:07.50 Cerian Gibbes March 1996 [1]
4×100m freestyle relay
4×200m freestyle relay
4×100m medley relay
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by ASATT;
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

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