List of Jamaican records in swimming

The Jamaican Records in Swimming are the fastest times ever swum by a swimmer representing Jamaica. These records are kept by Jamaica's national swimming federation: the Amateur Swimming Association of Jamaica (ASAJ).

Records are recognized for males and females in the following long course (50m) and short course (25m) 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 (I.M.): 100 (25m only), 200 and 400;
• relays: 4x50 free (25m only), 4x100 free, 4x200 free, 4x50 medley (25m only), and 4x100 medley.

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Long Course (50 m)

Men

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	22.83	h	Atkinson, JevonJevon Atkinson	-	14 August 2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China
100m freestyle	50.09	h	Brinn, SionSion Brinn	-	22 July 1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States
200m freestyle	1:53.95	h	Campbell, NicoNico Campbell	Hatfield SC	6 August 2014	BG ASA Youth & MC Open Championships	Sheffield, United Kingdom
400m freestyle	4:09.78		Walter, DominicDominic Walter	-	26 June 2013	Canada Cup	Montreal, Canada
800m freestyle	8:54.16		Walter, DominicDominic Walter	-	20 July 2010	Central American and Caribbean Games	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	[1]
1500m freestyle	16:40.15		Walter, DominicDominic Walter	-	30 June 2010	Caribbean Island Swimming Championships	Havana, Cuba
50m backstroke	26.71		Wynter, TimothyTimothy Wynter	Jamaica	28 August 2013	World Youth Championships
100m backstroke	57.31		Wynter, TimothyTimothy Wynter	-	15 June 2012	Bahamian Championships	The Bahamas
200m backstroke	2:06.54		Dols, KeananKeanan Dols	Sarasota YMCA Sharks	29 July 2014	Southern Zone Age Group Championships	San Antonio, United States	[2]
50m breaststroke	29.38		Hamilton, BradBrad Hamilton	-	19 July 2010	Central American and Caribbean Games	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
100m breaststroke	1:07.30		Hamilton, BradBrad Hamilton	-	10 April 2007	CARIFTA Championships	Kingston, Jamaica
200m breaststroke	2:26.88		Lee, DominicDominic Lee	-	3 July 2004	Caribbean Island Swimming Championships	Kingston, Jamaica
50m butterfly	25.27		Anderson, JordanJordan Anderson	-	15 July 2010	Pacific Northwest King Invitational	Seattle, United States
100m butterfly	55.56		Plaschka, JustinJustin Plaschka	Team Suffolk	25 July 2014	Buffalo Sectional	Buffalo, United States	[3]
200m butterfly	2:06.72		Hamilton, BradBrad Hamilton	-	28 June 2006	Caribbean Island Swimming Championships	Salinas, Puerto Rico
200m individual medley	2:05.60		Phillips, AndrewAndrew Phillips	-	4 August 1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States
400m individual medley	4:27.98		Phillips, AndrewAndrew Phillips	-	30 July 1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States
4×100m freestyle relay	3:34.12		Dominic Lee Jonathan Wong Travis Forte Brad Hamilton	Jamaica	19 July 2006	Central American and Caribbean Games	Cartagena, Colombia, Colombia
4×200 m freestyle relay	7:57.76		Dominic Lee Brad Hamilton Travis Forte Jonathan Wong	Jamaica	28 July 2006	Central American and Caribbean Games	Cartagena, Colombia, Colombia
4×100 m medley relay	3:59.68		(59.62) Jason Vincent-Adams  (1:07.21) Brad Hamilton  (57.60) Ramon Walton  (55.25) Brian Russell Forte	Jamaica	23 July 2010	Central American and Caribbean Games	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	[4]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by ASAJ; 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	25.69		Moodie, NatashaNatasha Moodie	Jamaica	23 June 2010	-	Mexico
100m freestyle	56.29	h	Atkinson, AliaAlia Atkinson	Jamaica	14 July 2015	Pan American Games	Toronto, Canada	[5]
200m freestyle	2:01.11	h	Atkinson, JanelleJanelle Atkinson	-	3 August 1999	Pan American Games	Winnipeg, Canada
400m freestyle	4:08.79	h	Atkinson, JanelleJanelle Atkinson	-	17 September 2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia
800m freestyle	8:34.51	h	Atkinson, JanelleJanelle Atkinson	-	21 September 2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia
1500m freestyle	16:22.12		Atkinson, JanelleJanelle Atkinson	BSST	22 June 2000	Santa Clara Invitational	Santa Clara, United States
50m backstroke	29.94		Atkinson, AliaAlia Atkinson	South Florida Aquatic Club	23 June 2012	Florida International Invitational	United States
100m backstroke	1:05.49		Nangle, KendeseKendese Nangle	-	2 July 2011	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
200m backstroke	2:24.05		Nangle, KendeseKendese Nangle	-	1 July 2011	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
50m breaststroke	30.11		Atkinson, AliaAlia Atkinson	Jamaica	9 August 2015	World Championships	Kazan, Russia	[6]
100m breaststroke	1:05.93		Atkinson, AliaAlia Atkinson	Jamaica	6 November 2015	World Cup	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[7]
200m breaststroke	2:25.48		Atkinson, AliaAlia Atkinson	South Florida Aquatic Club	26 July 2014	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	[8]
50m butterfly	26.65		Atkinson, AliaAlia Atkinson	South Florida Aquatic Club	20 June 2015	Arena Pro Swim Series	Santa Clara, United States	[9]
100m butterfly	1:01.16		Atkinson, AliaAlia Atkinson	South Florida Aquatic Club	14 March 2014	Southern Zone Sectionals	Plantation, United States	[10]
200m butterfly	2:18.78		Atkinson, JanelleJanelle Atkinson	-	7 July 2001	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
200m individual medley	2:14.75		Atkinson, AliaAlia Atkinson	-	18 October 2011	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, Mexico
400m individual medley	4:53.62		Bailey, ZaraZara Bailey	-	27 June 2013	British Championships	United Kingdom
4×100m freestyle relay	3:53.58		Alia Atkinson Janelle Atkinson Angela Chuck Tamara Swaby	Jamaica	13 August 2003	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
4×200m freestyle relay	8:41.81		Janelle Atkinson Tamara Swaby Amelia Thompson Angela Chuck	Jamaica	4 July 2004	-
4×100m medley relay	4:14.58		(1:05.89) Danielle Boothe  (1:07.05) Alia Atkinson  (1:04.30) Trudian Patrick  (57.34) Breanna Roman	Jamaica	18 July 2015	Pan American Games	Toronto, Canada	[11]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by ASAJ; 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	22.75	h	Atkinson, JevonJevon Atkinson	Jamaica	4 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[12]
100m freestyle	50.57	h	Atkinson, JevonJevon Atkinson	Jamaica	6 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[13]
200m freestyle	1:49.63	h	Campbell, NicoNico Campbell	Jamaica	3 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[14]
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke	25.98	h	Wynter, TimothyTimothy Wynter	Jamaica	14 December 2012	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[15]
100m backstroke	55.55	h	Wynter, TimothyTimothy Wynter	Jamaica	12 December 2012	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[16]
200 m backstroke
50 m breaststroke
100 m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke
50m butterfly	24.74	h	Wynter, TimothyTimothy Wynter	Jamaica	14 December 2012	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[17]
100m butterfly	56.37	h	Campbell, NicoNico Campbell	Jamaica	4 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[18]
200 m butterfly
100 m individual medley
200 m individual medley
400 m individual medley
4×50 m freestyle relay
4×100 m freestyle relay
4×200 m freestyle relay
4×50 m medley relay
4×100 m medley relay

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by ASAJ; 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
100m freestyle
200m freestyle	2:02.90	h	Ho, Victoria IsabelleVictoria Isabelle Ho	19 December 2010	-	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
400m freestyle	4:27.08	h	Ho, Victoria IsabelleVictoria Isabelle Ho	Jamaica	17 December 2010	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[19]
800m freestyle	9:14.45		Ho, Victoria IsabelleVictoria Isabelle Ho	Jamaica	16 December 2010	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
1500m freestyle
50m backstroke	27.52		Atkinson, AliaAlia Atkinson	Jamaica	31 August 2014	World Cup	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[20]
100m backstroke
200m backstroke
50m breaststroke	28.91		Atkinson, AliaAlia Atkinson	Jamaica	4 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[21]
100m breaststroke	1:02.36	=WR	Atkinson, AliaAlia Atkinson	Jamaica	6 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[22]
200m breaststroke	2:20.08	h	Atkinson, AliaAlia Atkinson	Jamaica	7 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[23]
50m butterfly	26.32	h	Atkinson, AliaAlia Atkinson	Jamaica	1 September 2014	World Cup	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[24]
100m butterfly
200m butterfly
100m individual medley	58.26		Atkinson, AliaAlia Atkinson	Jamaica	1 September 2014	World Cup	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[25]
200m individual medley	2:07.30		Atkinson, AliaAlia Atkinson	Jamaica	20 October 2013	World Cup	Doha, Qatar	[26]
400m individual medley
4×50m freestyle relay
4×100m freestyle relay
4×200m freestyle relay
4×50m medley relay
4×100m medley relay

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by ASAJ; 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

1. "Men's 800m Freestyle Results" (PDF). www.mayaguez2010.com. 2010-07-20. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
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5. "Women's 100m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). results.toronto2015.org. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
6. "Women's 50m Breaststroke Results". Omega Timing. 9 August 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
7. "Women's 100m Breaststroke Results". Omega Timing. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
8. "Commonwealth Games: Fran Halsall Sets Textile Best in 50 Free; Tops 50 Fly Semis". Swimming World Magazine. 26 July 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
9. "Women's 50m Butterfly Results". fastlanetek.com. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
10. "ATKINSON LOWERS BUTTERFLY RECORD" (PDF). www.swimjamaica.com. 27 March 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
11. "Women's 4×100m Medley Relay Results" (PDF). results.toronto2015.org. 18 July 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
12. "Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Results". Omega Timing. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
13. "Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results". Omega Timing. 6 December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
14. "Men's 200m Freestyle Heats Results". Omega Timing. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
15. "Men's 50m Backstroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
16. "Men's 100m Backstroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
17. "Men's 50m Butterfly Heats Results". Omega Timing. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
18. "Men's 100m Butterfly Heats Result". Omega Timing. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
19. "Women's 400m Freestyle Heat Result". Omega Timing. 17 December 2010. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
20. "Women's 50m Backstroke Results". Omega Timing. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
21. "Women's 50m Breaststroke Results". Omega Timing. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
22. "Women's 100m Breaststroke Results". Omega Timing. 6 December 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
23. "Women's 200m Breaststroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 7 December 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
24. "Women's 50m Butterfly Heats Results". Omega Timing. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
25. "Women's 100m IM Result". Omega Timing. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
26. "Women's 200m IM Result". Omega Timing. 20 October 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.

External links

• ASAJ web site
• Jamaican Long Course Records