List of Puerto Rican records in swimming

The Puerto Rican records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of swimmers from Puerto Rico, which are recognised and ratified by the Puerto Rican Swimming Federation: Federación Puertorriqueña de Natación (FPN).

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Long Course (50 m)

Men

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	22.13		Erik Risolvato	Columbus Aquatic Club	22 June 2019	Richard Quick Invitational	Auburn, United States
100m freestyle	49.61	h	Ricardo Busquets	Puerto Rico	22 July 1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States
200m freestyle	1:48.81	h	Douglas Clark Lennox II	Puerto Rico	27 July 2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy
400m freestyle	3:53.61	h	Christian Bayo	Puerto Rico	2 August 2015	World Championships	Kazan, Russia	[1]
800m freestyle	8:06.34		Christian Bayo	PUR	25 April 2019	Puerto Rico International Open	San Juan, Puerto Rico	[2]
1500m freestyle	15:33.61		Jorge Herrera	Puerto Rico	18 August 1991	Pan American Games	Havana, Cuba
50m backstroke	26.18		Roberto J. Perez	-	29 May 2010	-	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
100m backstroke	55.78	h, =	Ricardo Busquets	Puerto Rico	15 January 1998	World Championships	Perth, Australia
100m backstroke	55.78	b, =	Yeziel Morales	Puerto Rico	8 August 2019	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	[3]
200m backstroke	2:00.27		Yeziel Morales	Puerto Rico	7 August 2019	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	[4]
50m breaststroke	28.78		Daniel Vélez	Puerto Rico	19 July 2010	Central American and Caribbean Games	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
100m breaststroke	1:01.80	h	Daniel Vélez	Puerto Rico	9 August 2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China
200m breaststroke	2:16.16		Todd Torres	-	April 1994	USA Spring Nationals	Federal Way, United States
50m butterfly	23.72	tt	Erik Risolvato	Unattached	18 May 2019	Atlanta Classic	Atlanta, United States
100m butterfly	52.39	h	Douglas Clark Lennox II	Puerto Rico	31 July 2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy
200m butterfly	1:57.94	sf	Andrew Livingston	Puerto Rico	16 July 2001	World Championships	Fukuoka, Japan
200m individual medley	2:00.91		Jarod Arroyo	Pitchfork Aquatics	19 January 2020	TYR Pro Swim Series	Knoxville, United States	[5]
400m individual medley	4:16.67		Jarod Arroyo	Pitchfork Aquatics	17 January 2020	TYR Pro Swim Series	Knoxville, United States	[6]
4×50m freestyle relay	1:36.23		Todd Torres Santaella Jorge Herrera Manuel Guzmán	Puerto Rico	6 January 1991	-	Perth, Australia
4×100m freestyle relay	3:25.47			Puerto Rico	March 1995	Pan American Games	Mar del Plata, Argentina
4×200m freestyle relay	7:27.29		(1:51.22) Christian Bayo  (1:51.67) Jarod Arroyo  (1:52.58) Andres Solivan  (1:51.82) Yeziel Morales	Puerto Rico	20 July 2018	CAC Games	Barranquilla, Colombia	[7]
4×50m medley relay	1:49.71		(28.01) Yeziel Morales David Alvarez Andres Solivan William Martinez	Puerto Rico	July 2013	SZS Summer Sectionals	Orlando, United States	[8]
4×100m medley relay	3:45.78		Manuel Guzmán Todd Torres David Monasterio Ricardo Busquets	Puerto Rico	18 August 1991	Pan American Games	Havana, Cuba

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FPN; 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

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	24.94	h	Vanessa García	Puerto Rico	12 August 2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	[9]
100m freestyle	55.00		Vanessa García	-	19 July 2010	Central American and Caribbean Games	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	[10]
200m freestyle	2:04.37	b	Kristen Romano	Puerto Rico	21 July 2018	CAC Games	Barranquilla, Colombia	[11]
400m freestyle	4:17.15		Kristen Romano	Puerto Rico	20 July 2018	CAC Games	Barranquilla, Colombia	[12]
800m freestyle	8:59.31		Michelle Diago	-	August 1999	Pan American Games	Winnipeg, Canada
1500m freestyle	17:42.40		Sonia Álvarez	AOGR	28 May 1994	-
50m backstroke	29.02	h	Miriam Sheehan	Puerto Rico	23 August 2019	World Junior Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[13]
100m backstroke	1:02.47	h	Celismar Guzman	Puerto Rico	21 July 2018	CAC Games	Barranquilla, Colombia	[14]
200m backstroke	2:13.70		Kristen Romano	Puerto Rico	25 July 2018	CAC Games	Barranquilla, Colombia	[15]
50m breaststroke	32.79	h	Patricia Casellas	Puerto Rico	23 July 2010	Central American and Caribbean Games	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	[16]
100m breaststroke	1:11.26		Tryshia Centeno	-	18 March 2012	-	Florida, United States	[17]
200m breaststroke	2:36.85		Tryshia Centeno	-	18 March 2012	-	Florida, United States	[17]
50m butterfly	26.67		Miriam Sheehan	Puerto Rico	23 August 2019	World Junior Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[18]
100m butterfly	1:00.01	sf	Miriam Sheehan	Puerto Rico	24 August 2019	World Junior Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[19]
200m butterfly	2:14.21		Tereysa Lehnertz	-	24 April 2016	Mayagüez International Open	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	[20]
200m individual medley	2:15.15		Kristen Romano	Long Island Aquatics Club	12 August 2017	Speedo Junior National Championships	East Meadow, United States	[21]
400m individual medley	4:46.16	b	Kristen Romano	Ohio State Swim Team	7 July 2018	TYR Pro Swim Series	Columbus, United States	[22]
4×50m freestyle relay	1:52.07		(27.98) Ariana Carrasquillo Yamilka Rios Valerie Mejias Maria Burgos	Puerto Rico	July 2013	SZS Summer Sectionals	Orlando, United States	[8]
4×100m freestyle relay	3:50.53		(58.72) Coral López  (58.49) Alana Berrocal  (58.51) Debra Rodríguez  (54.81) Vanessa García	Puerto Rico	22 July 2010	Central American and Caribbean Games	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	[23]
4×200m freestyle relay	8:37.36		Gretchen Gotay Vanessa Martinez Militza Rios Vanessa García	Puerto Rico	17 July 2006	Central American and Caribbean Games	Cartagena, Colombia
4×50m medley relay	2:04.25		(33.10) Erika Carlo Patricia Casellas Marines Rosario Falan Dorsey	Puerto Rico	July 2013	SZS Summer Sectionals	Orlando, United States	[8]
4×100m medley relay	4:16.57		(1:04.95) Alana Berrocal Patricia Casellas Barbara Caraballo Vanessa García	Puerto Rico	20 July 2010	Central American and Caribbean Games	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	[24]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FPN; 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

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
4×50m freestyle relay	1:40.46		Jan M. Collazo Celismar Guzman Andrew Acosta Liznel Ortiz	Puerto Rico	28 June 2017	CCCAN	Couva, Trinidad and Tobago	[25]
4×100m freestyle relay	3:36.28		(50.30) Armando Flores  (51.42) Louis Ortiz  (57.67) Celismar Guzman  (56.89) Vanessa Garcia	Puerto Rico	23 July 2018	CAC Games	Barranquilla, Colombia	[26]
4×50m medley relay
4×100m medley relay	4:07.20		(57.37) Yeziel Morales  (1:15.63) Marissa Lugo  (55.74) Andres Solivan  (58.46) Vanessa Garcia	Puerto Rico	20 July 2018	CAC Games	Barranquilla, Colombia	[27]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FPN; WR – World record; AM – Americas record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

Short Course (25 m)

Men

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	21.86		Ricardo Busquets	-	20 March 2000	-	Athens, Greece
100m freestyle	48.87		Ricardo Busquets	-	April 1997	-	Hongkong, Hong Kong
200m freestyle	1:50.58		Yeziel Morales	BAY	5 December 2014	-	San Juan, Puerto Rico
400m freestyle	3:50.53	h	Christian Bayo Punter	Puerto Rico	6 December 2016	World Championships	Windsor, Canada	[28]
800m freestyle	8:02.67		Yeziel Morales	-	27 September 2014	-	Salinas, Puerto Rico
1500m freestyle	15:21.63		Yeziel Morales	BAY	4 December 2015	Puerto Rican Championships	San Juan, Puerto Rico	[29]
50m backstroke	25.33		Daniel Santana	HUM	5 December 2015	Puerto Rican Championships	San Juan, Puerto Rico	[30]
100m backstroke	54.26		Eddie Erazo	-	5 December 2009	-	San Juan, Puerto Rico
200m backstroke	1:58.17	h	Yeziel Morales	Puerto Rico	11 December 2016	World Championships	Windsor, Canada	[31]
50m breaststroke	28.43	h	Carrion Eladio	Puerto Rico	15 December 2012	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[32]
100m breaststroke	1:00.64		Todd Torres	AOGR	19 November 1995	-	Salinas, Puerto Rico
200m breaststroke	2:10.10	h	Carrion Eladio	Puerto Rico	14 December 2012	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[33]
50m butterfly	23.90		Ricardo Busquets	-	20 March 2000	-	Athens, Greece
100m butterfly	54.21		Ricardo Busquets	-	April 1997	-	Hongkong, Hong Kong
200m butterfly	1:56.84		Andrew Livingston	-	20 March 2000	-	Athens, Greece
100m individual medley	56.30		Yeziel Morales	BAY	December 2014	-	San Juan, Puerto Rico
200m individual medley	2:00.97	h	Jarod Arroyo	Puerto Rico	11 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	[34]
400m individual medley	4:10.40	h	Jarod Arroyo	Puerto Rico	15 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	[35]
4×50m freestyle relay	1:39.14		G. Guadalupe R. Rodriguez G. Mercado J. Padilla	HUM	2 December 2006	-	Salinas, Puerto Rico
4×100m freestyle relay	3:39.52		A. Colón Yeziel Morales Hernandez Pantojas	BAY	5 December 2014	-	San Juan, Puerto Rico
4×200m freestyle relay
4×50m medley relay	1:49.90		J Solivan L. Carrasquillo A. Martinez H. Ortiz	UCC	5 December 2009	-	Salinas, Puerto Rico
4×100m medley relay	4:07.77		Jorge Rojas Daniel Chevere Luis Ojeda Valances Washington	BAY	6 December 2015	Puerto Rican Championships	San Juan, Puerto Rico	[36]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FPN; 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

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	25.30		Vanessa García	NNDVB	6 December 2013	-	San Juan, Puerto Rico
100m freestyle	55.57		Vanessa García	NNDVB	6 December 2013	-	San Juan, Puerto Rico
200m freestyle	2:05.49		Miriam Sheehan	SJC	28 September 2019	-	Florida, Puerto Rico
400m freestyle	4:20.64		Michelle Diago	NNDVB	19 December 1998	-	Salinas, Puerto Rico
800m freestyle	8:48.83		Michelle Diago	NNDVB	18 December 1998	-	Salinas, Puerto Rico
1500m freestyle	17:26.17		Betsmara Cruz	AOGR	21 November 2010	-	San Juan, Puerto Rico
50m backstroke	27.53		Miriam Sheehan	SJC	17 November 2019	-	San Juan, Puerto Rico
100m backstroke	1:00.23		Miriam Sheehan	SJC	13 October 2019	-	San Juan, Puerto Rico
200m backstroke	2:17.69		Miriam Sheehan	SJC	13 October 2019	-	San Juan, Puerto Rico
50m breaststroke	33.05		Patricia Casellas	CCC	4 December 2010	-	San Juan, Puerto Rico
100m breaststroke	1:11.99		Patricia Casellas	CCC	5 December 2010	-	San Juan, Puerto Rico
200m breaststroke	2:36.70		Maria Burgos	NPL	4 December 2015	Puerto Rican Championships	San Juan, Puerto Rico	[37]
50m butterfly	26.94		Miriam Sheehan	SJC	16 November 2019	-	San Juan, Puerto Rico
100m butterfly	59.91		Miriam Sheehan	SJC	13 Oktober 2019	-	San Juan, Puerto Rico
200m butterfly	2:17.66		Sonia I. Alvarez	AOGR	8 November 1997	-
100m individual medley	1:05.20		Vanessa García	UN-MB	22 October 2016	-	San Juan, Puerto Rico	[38]
200m individual medley	2:20.66		Barbara Caraballo	FPN	4 December 2010	-	San Juan, Puerto Rico
400m individual medley	5:04.84		Joharis Carrion	UNESC	2 December 2016	Puerto Rican Championships	San Juan, Puerto Rico	[39]
4×50m freestyle relay	1:52.49		S. Mójica S. Mójica V. Martinez Sonia I. Alvarez	Puerto Rico	14 September 2002	-	Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico
4×100m freestyle relay	4:18.09		Milena Guzman Nataliea Pinto Andrea Rivera Fatima Tolentino	CAG	5 December 2015	Puerto Rican Championships	San Juan, Puerto Rico	[40]
4×200m freestyle relay
4×50m medley relay	2:07.44		L. Ruiz C. Mójica M. Mójica P. Jiménez	NS	7 December 2003	-	Vega Baja, Puerto Rico
4×100m medley relay	4:46.06		Andrea Rivera Milena Guzman Fatima Tolentino Nataliea Pinto	CAG	6 December 2015	Puerto Rican Championships	San Juan, Puerto Rico	[41]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FPN; 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

References

General

• Puerto Rican Long Course Records 2 September 2018 updated
• Puerto Rican Short Course Records 18 November 2018 updated

Specific

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6. "Men's 400m IM Final Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
7. "Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay Results" (PDF). resultados.elheraldo.co. 20 July 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
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10. "Women's 100m Freestyle Results" (PDF). www.mayaguez2010.com. 19 July 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
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15. "Women's 200m Backstroke Final Results" (PDF). resultados.elheraldo.co. 25 July 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
16. "Women's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results" (PDF). www.mayaguez2010.com. 23 July 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
17. "Women's National Records" (PDF). NatacionPr. 18 August 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
18. "Women's 50m Butterfly Final Results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
19. "Women's 100m Butterfly Semifinals Results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
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23. "Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay Results" (PDF). www.mayaguez2010.com. 22 July 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
24. "Women's 4x100m Medley Relay Results" (PDF). www.mayaguez2010.com. 20 July 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
25. "CCCAN 2017 Full Results" (PDF). Barbados Amateur Swimming Association. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
26. "Mixed 4x100m Freestyle Relay Results" (PDF). resultados.elheraldo.co. 23 July 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
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32. "Men's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 15 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
33. "Men's 200m Breaststroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 14 December 2012. Archived from the original on 18 December 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
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35. "Men's 400m IM Heats Results". Omega Timing. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
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37. "Puerto Rican Championships 2015 Results" (PDF). FPN. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
38. "SC04-16 Abierto Mayores Results" (PDF). FPN. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
39. "SC07-16 Campeonatos Piscina Corta Results" (PDF). FPN. 11 December 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
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External links

• FPN website (in Spanish)