List of Cuban records in swimming
The Cuban records in swimming are the fastest times ever swum by a swimmer from Cuba . These records are kept/maintained by Cuba's national swimming federation: Federacion Cubana de Natacion (FCN). Records are recognized for the following events:
freestyle (libre ): 50, 100, 200, 400, 800 and 1500;
backstroke (dorso ): 50, 100 and 200;
breaststroke (pecho ): 50, 100 and 200;
butterfly (mariposa ): 50, 100 and 200;
individual medley (I.M.) (combinado , C.I.): 100, 200 and 400;
relays (relevos ): 400 free, 800 free, and 400 medley.
Long course (50 m)
Men
Event
Time
Name
Club
Date
Meet
Location
Ref
50m freestyle
22.15
Hanser García
Cuba
20 October 2011
Pan American Games
Guadalajara , Mexico
[ 1]
100m freestyle
48.04
sf,=
Hanser García
Cuba
31 July 2012
Olympic Games
London , United Kingdom
[ 2]
100m freestyle
48.04
=
Hanser García
Cuba
1 August 2012
Olympic Games
London , United Kingdom
[ 3]
200m freestyle
1:52.14
René Sáez
Cuba
12 August 1991
Pan American Games
Havana , Cuba
400m freestyle
3:58.78
Pedro Carrio
-
1 Januar 1990
Cuban Championships
Cuba
800m freestyle
8:16.24
Rodolfo Javier Falcon Jr.
Cuba
2 June 2021
Mare Nostrum
Canet-en-Roussillon , France
1500m freestyle
15:39.73
Pedro Carrio
Cuba
18 August 1991
Pan American Games
Havana , Cuba
50m backstroke
25.65
Pedro Medel
-
2 April 2012
Copa "Marcelo Salado"
Cuba
100m backstroke
54.83
h
Neisser Bent
Cuba
23 July 1996
Olympic Games
Atlanta , United States
[ 4]
200m backstroke
1:59.90
h
Rodolfo Falcon
Cuba
8 July 1993
Universiade
Buffalo , United States
50m breaststroke
28.27
h
Julio Calero Suarez
Cuba
1 April 2023
Dominican Republic International Open
Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic
[citation needed ]
100m breaststroke
1:03.05
h
Mario Gonzalez
Cuba
20 July 1996
Olympic Games
Atlanta , United States
200m breaststroke
2:15.11
b
Mario González
Cuba
24 July 1996
Olympic Games
Atlanta , United States
50m butterfly
24.06
=
Alex Hernández
Cuba
24 April 2016
San Juan International Open
San Juan , Puerto Rico
50m butterfly
24.06
=
Alex Hernández
Cuba
21 April 2018
Mayaguez International
Mayaguez , Puerto Rico
100m butterfly
53.81
Alex Hernández
Cuba
6 June 2012
Mare Nostrum
Canet-en-Roussillon , France
200m butterfly
1:58.58
sf
Luis Vega
Cuba
6 April 2021
Russian Championships
Kazan , Russia
[ 5]
200m individual medley
2:04.39
Luis Vega
Cuba
21 July 2018
Central American and Caribbean Games
Barranquilla , Colombia
[ 6]
400m individual medley
4:25.05
Luis Vega Torres
Cuba
9 August 2019
Pan American Games
Lima , Peru
4×100m freestyle relay
3:26.91
Cuba
12 August 1998
Central American and Caribbean Games
Venezuela
4×200m freestyle relay
7:31.56
Cuba
18 August 1991
Pan American Games
Havana , Cuba
4×100m medley relay
3:44.02
Cuba
7 August 1999
Pan American Games
Winnipeg , Canada
Legend:
# – Record awaiting ratification by FCN ; 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
26.00
Elisbet Gámez
Cuba
14 March 2023
Malaysia Open Championships
Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia
[citation needed ]
100m freestyle
55.32
Elisbet Gámez
Cuba
31 March 2023
Dominican Republic International Open
Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic
[citation needed ]
200m freestyle
1:58.55
Elisbet Gámez
Cuba
21 July 2018
CAC Games
Barranquilla , Colombia
[ 7]
400m freestyle
4:13.05
Elisbet Gámez
Cuba
7 November 2019
World Cup
Doha , Qatar
[ 8]
800m freestyle
8:51.42
Elisbet Gámez
Cuba
8 March 2019
Control Swim
Havana , Cuba
1500m freestyle
17:35.28
Mayte Gonzalez
Cuba
30 November 2021
Junior Pan American Games
Cali , Colombia
[ 9]
50m backstroke
30.26
h
Andrea Becali
Cuba
23 August 2019
World Junior Championships
Budapest , Hungary
[ 10]
100m backstroke
1:03.83
Ana Maria Gonzalez
Cuba
4 August 1999
Pan American Games
Winnipeg , Canada
200m backstroke
2:16.70
Ana Maria Gonzalez
Cuba
7 August 1999
Pan American Games
Winnipeg , Canada
50m breaststroke
32.88
Imaday Núñez
Cuba
4 August 2005
CCCAN Championships
Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic
100m breaststroke
1:10.89
Imaday Núñez
Cuba
3 May 2006
Olimpiada Nacional
Havana , Cuba
200m breaststroke
2:34.10
Imaday Núñez
Cuba
13 August 2003
Pan American Games
Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic
50m butterfly
28.37
Imaday Núñez
Cuba
4 August 2005
CCCAN Championships
Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic
100m butterfly
1:02.10
Lorena Gonzalez
Cuba
27 June 2023
CAC Games
San Salvador , El Salvador
[ 11]
200m butterfly
2:14.00
h
Yumisleisy Morales
Cuba
29 July 2009
World Championships
Rome , Italy
200m individual medley
2:22.47
Imaday Núñez
Cuba
30 November 2002
Olimpiada Nacional
Cuba
400m individual medley
5:04.97
Yanelis Labrada Pinedo
Cuba
28 June 2005
ALBA Games
Havana , Cuba
4×50m freestyle relay
4×100m freestyle relay
3:44.97
Cuba
21 October 2023
Pan American Games
Santiago , Chile
[ 12]
4×200m freestyle relay
8:10.47
Cuba
29 June 2023
CAC Games
San Salvador , El Salvador
[ 13]
4×100m medley relay
4:16.59
Cuba
25 October 2023
Pan American Games
Santiago , Chile
[ 14]
Legend:
# – Record awaiting ratification by FCN ; 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
Legend:
# – Record awaiting ratification by FCN ; Records not set in finals: h – heat
Short course (25 m)
Men
Event
Time
Name
Club
Date
Meet
Location
Ref
50m freestyle
22.04
h
Hanser García
Cuba
13 December 2012
World Championships
Istanbul , Turkey
[ 16]
100m freestyle
47.19
Hanser García
Cuba
16 December 2012
World Championships
Istanbul , Turkey
[ 17]
200m freestyle
1:49.54
Pedro Medel
Cuba
15 December 2011
Copa Andres Perez
Cuba
400m freestyle
3:51.16
Pedro Carrio
Cuba
16 March 1991
World Cup
Bonn , Germany
800m freestyle
8:00.99
Pedro Carrio
Cuba
16 February 1990
World Cup
Desenzano , Italy
1500m freestyle
15:16.90
Pedro Carrio
Cuba
2 February 1990
World Cup
Paris , France
50m backstroke
24.32
Rodolfo Falcon Cabrera
Cuba
17 March 2000
World Championships
Athens , Greece
100m backstroke
52.44
Rodolfo Falcon Cabrera
Cuba
4 April 1999
World Championships
Hong Kong , Hong Kong
200m backstroke
1:54.21
Neisser Bent
Cuba
18 April 1997
World Championships
Gothenburg , Sweden
50m breaststroke
28.03
Pedro Manu Hernandez
Cuba
9 February 1990
World Cup
Bonn , Germany
100m breaststroke
1:00.52
Pedro Manu Hernandez
Cuba
9 February 1990
World Cup
Bonn , Germany
200m breaststroke
2:12.52
h
Mario Gonzalez
Cuba
2 December 1993
World Championships
Palma de Mallorca , Spain
50m butterfly
23.98
h
Alex Hernandez Medina
Cuba
14 December 2012
World Championships
Istanbul , Turkey
[ 18]
100m butterfly
53.15
h
Alex Hernandez Medina
Cuba
12 December 2012
World Championships
Istanbul , Turkey
[ 19]
200m butterfly
1:57.45
h
Luis Emigdio Vega Torres
Cuba
11 December 2018
World Championships
Hangzhou , China
[ 20]
100m individual medley
56.04
h
Alex Hernandez Medina
Cuba
15 December 2012
World Championships
Istanbul , Turkey
[ 21]
200m individual medley
2:03.58
h
Luis Emigdio Vega Torres
Cuba
6 December 2016
World Championships
Windsor , Canada
[ 22]
400m individual medley
4:19.27
h
Luis Emigdio Vega Torres
Cuba
15 December 2018
World Championships
Hangzhou , China
[ 23]
4×50m freestyle relay
1:34.05
Cuba
15 December 2009
Copa Andres Perez
Cuba
4×100m freestyle relay
3:29.16
Cuba
9 December 1986
Copa Andres Perez
Cuba
4×200m freestyle relay
7:35.50
Cuba
12 December 1996
Copa Andres Perez
Cuba
4×50m medley relay
1:43.41
Cuba
17 December 2009
Copa Andres Perez
Cuba
4×100m medley relay
3:38.43
Cuba
4 April 1999
World Championships
Hong Kong , Hong Kong
Legend:
# – Record awaiting ratification by FCN ; 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
25.67
Elisbet Gámez
CN Antibes
25 November 2023
Lyon Metlropoe Meeting
Lyon , France
[ 24]
100m freestyle
55.14
Elisbet Gámez
Cuba
22 October 2022
Thailand Championships
Samut Prakan , Thailand
[ 25]
200m freestyle
1:57.11
h
Elisbet Gámez
Cuba
18 December 2022
World Championships
Melbourne , Australia
[ 26]
400m freestyle
4:08.86
h
Elisbet Gámez
Cuba
9 November 2018
World Cup
Tokyo , Japan
[ 27]
800m freestyle
8:41.88
Elisbet Gámez
Cuba
17 November 2018
World Cup
Singapore , Singapore
1500m freestyle
17:26.88
Migmari Calderon
Cuba
19 December 2007
Copa Andres Perez
Cuba
50m backstroke
28.99
h
Ana Maria Gonzalez
Cuba
18 March 2000
World Championships
Athens , Greece
100m backstroke
1:01.25
h
Andrea Becali
Cuba
16 December 2021
World Championships
Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates
[ 28]
200m backstroke
2:12.01
h
Andrea Becali
Cuba
18 December 2021
World Championships
Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates
[ 29]
50m breaststroke
31.98
Imaday Nunez Gonzalez
Cuba
12 February 2006
World Cup
Belo Horizonte , Brazil
100m breaststroke
1:08.48
Imaday Nunez Gonzalez
Cuba
7 April 2006
World Championships
Shanghai , China
200m breaststroke
2:28.73
Imaday Nunez Gonzalez
Cuba
9 April 2006
World Championships
Shanghai , China
50m butterfly
28.33
h
Lorena Gonzalez
Cuba
29 Oktober 2021
World Cup
Kazan , Russia
[ 30]
100m butterfly
1:01.40
h
Niuvis Rosales
Cuba
19 April 1997
World Championships
Gothenburg , Sweden
200m butterfly
2:14.24
Yumisleisy Morales Mendoza
Cuba
15 December 2009
Copa Andres Perez
Cuba
100m individual medley
1:04.42
Imaday Nunez Gonzalez
Cuba
12 February 2006
World Cup
Belo Horizonte , Brazil
200m individual medley
2:21.10
Imaday Nunez Gonzalez
Cuba
11 February 2006
World Cup
Belo Horizonte , Brazil
400m individual medley
5:01.22
Yanelis Labrada Pinedo
Cuba
15 December 2005
Copa Andres Perez
Cuba
4×50m freestyle relay
1:47.72
Cuba
17 December 2005
Copa Andres Perez
Cuba
4×100m freestyle relay
4:01.16
Cuba
15 December 2005
Copa Andres Perez
Cuba
4×200m freestyle relay
8:32.17
Cuba
15 December 1988
Copa Andres Perez
Cuba
4×50m medley relay
2:03.55
Cuba
17 December 2009
Copa Andres Perez
Cuba
4×100m medley relay
4:26.09
Cuba
19 December 2005
Copa Andres Perez
Cuba
Legend:
# – Record awaiting ratification by FCN ; 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
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