List of Costa Rican records in swimming

This is a list of national swimming records for Costa Rica. These are the fastest times ever swum by a Costa Rican swimmer.

These records are kept by Costa Rica's national swimming federation: Federación Costarricense de Natación (FECONA).

Long Course (50 m)

Men

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	23.72		Blanco, EstebánEstebán Blanco	ANAHE	21 September 2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia
100m freestyle	50.40	h	Montoya, MarioMario Montoya	BELEN	29 July 2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy	[1]
200m freestyle	1:51.30	h	Montoya, MarioMario Montoya	BELEN	27 July 2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy	[2]
400m freestyle	4:00.20		Lipszyc, JaimeJaime Lipszyc	ACANA	November 1993	Central American and Caribbean Games	Ponce, Puerto Rico
800m freestyle	8:23.58		Montoya, MarioMario Montoya	Turabo	12 April 2011	Justas de Campeonato	Ponce, Puerto Rico
1500m freestyle	15:47.92		Lipszyc, JaimeJaime Lipszyc	ACANA	November 1993	Central American and Caribbean Games	Ponce, Puerto Rico
50m backstroke	27.82		Montoya, MarioMario Montoya	BELEN	24 April 2008	Copa Latina	San Marino, San Marino
100m backstroke	59.97		Montoya, MarioMario Montoya	BELEN	29 June 2009	26th CCCAN Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela
200m backstroke	2:11.06		Greenwood, ErickErick Greenwood	UCR	November 1993	Central American and Caribbean Games	Ponce, Puerto Rico
50m breaststroke	29.92		Madrigal, Juan JoséJuan José Madrigal	CAAR	4 May 2003	Costa Rican Championships	San Jose, Costa Rica
100m breaststroke	1:05.14		Madrigal, Juan JoséJuan José Madrigal	ANAHE	16 September 2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia
200m breaststroke	2:19.91		Lagier, JoaquinJoaquin Lagier	CARIARI	August 1991	Pan Pacific Championships	Alberta, Canada
50m butterfly	25.61		Arce, Jorge ArturoJorge Arturo Arce	BELEN	24 April 2008	Copa Latina	San Marino, San Marino
100m butterfly	55.88		Arce, Jorge ArturoJorge Arturo Arce	BELEN	24 April 2008	Copa Latina	San Marino, San Marino
200m butterfly	2:04.38		Arce, Jorge ArturoJorge Arturo Arce	BELEN	25 March 2007	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia
200m individual medley	2:08.63		Aguilar, AndreyAndrey Aguilar	TENNIS CLUB	August 1982	-	Guayaquil, Ecuador
400m individual medley	4:31.52	h	Araya, EstebanEsteban Araya	Costa Rica	16 July 2015	Pan American Games	Toronto, Canada	[3]
4×100m freestyle relay
4×200m freestyle relay
4×100m medley relay

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FECONA; 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
50 m freestyle	26.32		Poll, SilviaSilvia Poll	Caria	July 1981	-
100 m freestyle	55.52		Poll, SilviaSilvia Poll	-	11 August 1987	Pan American Games	Indianapolis, United States
200 m freestyle	1:57.48		Poll, ClaudiaClaudia Poll	Caria	10 August 1997	Pan Pacific Championships	Fukuoka, Japan
400 m freestyle	4:09.61		Poll, ClaudiaClaudia Poll	Caria	12/15 August 1993	Pan Pacific Championships	Kobe, Japan
800 m freestyle	8:33.80		Poll, ClaudiaClaudia Poll	Caria	12/15 August 1993	Pan Pacific Championships	Kobe, Japan
1500 m freestyle	19:10.65		Rodríguez, JohannaJohanna Rodríguez	Anahe	24 March 2006	Torneo Clasificatario
50 m backstroke	30.15		Poll, SilviaSilvia Poll	-	July 1989	Bellinzonia
100 m backstroke	1:01.86		Poll, SilviaSilvia Poll	Caria	14 August 1987	Pan American Games	Indianapolis, United States
200 m backstroke	2:11.66		Poll, SilviaSilvia Poll	Caria	31 July 1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain
50 m breaststroke	35.05		Gómez, NataliaNatalia Gómez	-	16 April 2010	9th Juegos Doportivos Centroamericano
100 m breaststroke	1:15.20		Niehaus, SigridSigrid Niehaus	Indor	June 1988	-
200 m breaststroke	2:39.38		Arroyo, SandraSandra Arroyo	Caria	November 1993	-
50m butterfly	28.09		Meza, Mary LauraMary Laura Meza	Sjose	16 November 2014	CAC Games	Veracruz, Mexico	[4]
100m butterfly	1:00.89		Meza, MarieMarie Meza	Costa Rica	16 July 2015	Pan American Games	Toronto, Canada	[5]
200 m butterfly	2:16.60		Mata, MelissaMelissa Mata	Belen	August 1998	-
200 m individual medley	2:18.37		Poll, ClaudiaClaudia Poll	Caria	18 February 1993	-
400 m individual medley	4:50.35		Poll, ClaudiaClaudia Poll	Caria	July 1992	-
4×100 m freestyle relay
4×200 m freestyle relay
4×100 m medley relay

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FECONA; 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

Short Course (25 m)

Men

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	23.29	h	Montoya, JoséJosé Montoya	Costa Rica	13 December 2012	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[6]
100m freestyle	51.14	h	Montoya, JoséJosé Montoya	Costa Rica	15 December 2012	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[7]
200m freestyle	1:52.50	h	Montoya, MarioMario Montoya	Costa Rica	9 April 2008	World Championships	Manchester, United Kingdom
400m freestyle
800m freestyle
1500m freestyle
50m backstroke
100m backstroke
200m backstroke
50m breaststroke	29.46	h	Herrera, ArnoldoArnoldo Herrera	Costa Rica	6 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[8]
100m breaststroke	1:03.18	h	Herrera, ArnoldoArnoldo Herrera	Costa Rica	3 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[9]
200m breaststroke	2:15.44	h	Herrera, ArnoldoArnoldo Herrera	Costa Rica	October 2014	Costa Rican Championships	Belén, Costa Rica
50m butterfly	25.43	h	Arce, Jorge ArturoJorge Arturo Arce	Costa Rica	11 April 2008	World Championships	Manchester, United Kingdom
100m butterfly	56.09	h	Arce, Jorge ArturoJorge Arturo Arce	Costa Rica	9 April 2008	World Championships	Manchester, United Kingdom
200m butterfly	2:03.73	h	Arce, Jorge ArturoJorge Arturo Arce	Costa Rica	13 April 2008	World Championships	Manchester, United Kingdom
200m individual medley
400m individual medley
4x50m  freestyle relay
4x100m  freestyle relay
4x200m  freestyle relay
4x50m  medley relay
4x100m  medley relay

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FECONA; 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	27.22	h	Meza, MarieMarie Meza	Costa Rica	18 December 2010	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
100m freestyle	59.12	h	Meza, MarieMarie Meza	Costa Rica	16 December 2010	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
200m freestyle	2:08.63	h	Meza, MarieMarie Meza	Costa Rica	13 April 2008	World Championships	Manchester, United Kingdom
400m freestyle
800m freestyle
1500m freestyle
50m backstroke	33.31	h	-	12 April 2008	World Championships	Manchester, United Kingdom
100m backstroke	1:05.43	h	Hidalgo, MariangelMariangel Hidalgo	Costa Rica	12 December 2012	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[10]
200m backstroke
50m breaststroke
100m breaststroke
200m breaststroke
50m butterfly	27.99	h	Meza, MarieMarie Meza	Costa Rica	4 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[11]
100m butterfly	1:01.85	h	Meza, MarieMarie Meza	Costa Rica	6 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[12]
200m butterfly
100m individual medley	1:07.09	h	Hidalgo, MariangelMariangel Hidalgo	Costa Rica	13 December 2012	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[13]
200m individual medley	2:23.78	h	Hidalgo, MariangelMariangel Hidalgo	Costa Rica	15 December 2012	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[14]
400m individual medley
4x50m  freestyle relay
4x100m  freestyle relay
4x200m  freestyle relay
4x50m  medley relay
4x100m  medley relay

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FECONA; 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

Notes

1. "Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 2009-07-29. Retrieved 2011-06-08.
2. "Men's 200m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 2009-07-27. Retrieved 2011-06-08.
3. "Men's 400m IM Heats Results" (PDF). results.toronto2015.org. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
4. "Women's 50m Butterfly Results". info.veracruz2014.mx. 16 November 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
5. "Women's 100m Butterfly Final A Results" (PDF). results.toronto2015.org. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
6. "Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Results". Omega Timing. 13 December 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
7. "Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results". Omega Timing. 15 December 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
8. "Men's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 6 December 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
9. "Men's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
10. "Women's 100m Backstroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
11. "Women's 50m Butterfly Heats Results". Omega Timing. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
12. "Women's 100m Butterfly Heats Results". Omega Timing. 6 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
13. "Women's 100m IM Heats Results". Omega Timing. 13 December 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
14. "Women's 200m IM Heats Results". Omega Timing. 15 December 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2013.

External links

• FECONA website
• Costa Rican Long Course Records