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 Deportes Acuáticos (FECODA).
Long Course (50 m)
Men
Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50m freestyle | 23.65 | Juan José Dobles | CQUES | 4 December 2017 | - | Costa Rica | ||
50m freestyle | 23.63 | h, not ratified | José Alberto Montoya | BELEN | 31 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | |
100m freestyle | 50.40 | h | Mario Montoya | BELEN | 29 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | |
200m freestyle | 1:51.30 | h | Mario Montoya | BELEN | 27 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | |
400m freestyle | 4:00.20 | Jaime Lipszyc | ACANA | November 1993 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Ponce, Puerto Rico | ||
800m freestyle | 8:23.58 | Mario Montoya | Turabo | 12 April 2011 | Justas de Campeonato | Ponce, Puerto Rico | ||
1500m freestyle | 15:47.92 | Jaime Lipszyc | ACANA | November 1993 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Ponce, Puerto Rico | ||
50m backstroke | 27.65 | Juan José Dobles | CQUES | 4 December 2017 | - | Costa Rica | ||
50m backstroke | 27.09 | not ratified | Julio Perez | Costa Rica | 18 December 2020 | Paraguayan Championships | Asunción, Paraguay | |
50m backstroke | 26.77 | '#' | Julio Perez | Costa Rica | 20 May 2021 | Puerto Rican International Open | Salinas, Puerto Rico | |
100m backstroke | 57.45 | not ratified | Julio Perez | Costa Rica | 17 December 2020 | Paraguayan Championships | Asunción, Paraguay | |
200m backstroke | 2:05.13 | '#' | Julio Perez | Costa Rica | 22 May 2021 | Puerto Rican International Open | Salinas, Puerto Rico | |
50m breaststroke | 29.22 | Arnoldo Herrera | Costa Rica | 17 December 2020 | Paraguayan Championships | Asunción, Paraguay | ||
100m breaststroke | 1:04.56 | Arnoldo Herrera | Costa Rica | 16 December 2020 | Paraguayan Championships | Asunción, Paraguay | ||
200m breaststroke | 2:19.71 | Arnoldo Herrera | Costa Rica | 18 December 2020 | Paraguayan Championships | Asunción, Paraguay | ||
50m butterfly | 24.91 | h | Bryan Alvaréz | BELEN | 20 July 2018 | - | ||
100m butterfly | 55.50 | Bryan Alvaréz | Costa Rica | 7 August 2019 | - | |||
100m butterfly | 55.32 | not ratified | Bryan Alvaréz | Costa Rica | 6 December 2017 | Central American Games | Managua, Nicaragua | |
200m butterfly | 2:03.49 | Bryan Alvaréz | BELEN | 20 July 2018 | - | |||
200m individual medley | 2:08.63 | Andrey Aguilar | TENNIS CLUB | August 1982 | - | Guayaquil, Ecuador | ||
400m individual medley | 4:31.52 | h | Esteban Araya | Costa Rica | 16 July 2015 | Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | |
4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:34.54 | Costa Rica | 7 December 2017 | Central American Games | Managua, Nicaragua | |||
4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:32.78 | '#' |
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Costa Rica | 25 June 2023 | CAC Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | |
4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:47.91 |
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Costa Rica | 6 December 2017 | Central American Games | Managua, Nicaragua | ||
4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:53.97 |
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Costa Rica | 29 June 2023 | CAC Games | San Salvador, El Salvador |
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
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 | |
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50m freestyle | 26.32 | not ratified | Silvia Poll | Cariari | July 1987 | |||
100m freestyle | 55.52 | not ratified | Silvia Poll | Cariari | 11 August 1987 | Pan American Games | Indianapolis, United States | |
200m freestyle | 1:57.48 | Claudia Poll | Cariari | 10 August 1997 | Pan Pacific Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | ||
400m freestyle | 4:09.61 | Claudia Poll | Cariari | 12/15 August 1993 | Pan Pacific Championships | Kobe, Japan | ||
800m freestyle | 8:33.80 | Claudia Poll | Cariari | 12/15 August 1993 | Pan Pacific Championships | Kobe, Japan | ||
1500m freestyle | 17:08.15 | not ratified | Helena Moreno | Costa Rica | 6 December 2017 | Central American Games | Managua, Nicaragua | |
50m backstroke | 30.15 | not ratified | Silvia Poll | Cariari | July 1989 | Bellinzona | Bellinzona, Switzerland | |
100m backstroke | 1:01.86 | not ratified | Silvia Poll | Cariari | 14 August 1987 | Pan American Games | Indianapolis, United States | |
200m backstroke | 2:11.66 | Silvia Poll | Cariari | 31 July 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | ||
50m breaststroke | 33.90 | Adriana Morera | Costa Rica | 9 December 2015 | Campeonato Interclubes de Natación | |||
100m breaststroke | 1:14.62 | Adriana Morera | Costa Rica | 15 April 2018 | Campeonato FEDONA | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | ||
200m breaststroke | 2:39.38 | not ratified | Sandra Arroyo | Cariari | 1 November 1993 | - | ||
50m butterfly | 27.53 | h, not ratified | Beatriz Padrón | Costa Rica | 21 July 2018 | CAC Games | Barranquilla, Colombia | |
100m butterfly | 1:00.81 | Marie Meza | Costa Rica | 8 February 2016 | - | |||
200m butterfly | 2:14.12 | '#' | Alondra Ortiz | BELEN | 1 April 2022 | Dominican Republic International Open | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
200m individual medley | 2:18.37 | Claudia Poll | Cariari | 18 February 1993 | - | |||
400m individual medley | 4:50.35 | Claudia Poll | Cariari | 1 July 1992 | - | |||
4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:59.75 |
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Costa Rica | 28 June 2023 | CAC Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | ||
4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 8:42.62 |
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Costa Rica | 29 June 2023 | CAC Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | ||
4 × 100 m medley relay | 4:26.90 |
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Costa Rica | 29 June 2023 | CAC Games | San Salvador, El Salvador |
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
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 | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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4 × 50 m freestyle relay | 1:44.63 |
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Costa Rica | 28 June 2017 | CCCAN | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | ||
4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:47.91 | '#' |
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Costa Rica | 27 June 2023 | CAC Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | |
4 × 50 m medley relay | ||||||||
4 × 100 m medley relay | 4:05.06 | '#' |
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Costa Rica | 24 June 2023 | CAC Games | San Salvador, El Salvador |
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FECONA;
Records not set in finals: h – heat
Records not set in finals: h – heat
Short Course (25 m)
Men
Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50m freestyle | 22.78 | h | Juan Dobles | Costa Rica | 8 December 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada | |
100m freestyle | 51.01 | h | Mario Montoya | Costa Rica | 12 April 2008 | World Championships | Manchester, England | |
200m freestyle | 1:52.50 | h | Mario Montoya | Costa Rica | 9 April 2008 | World Championships | Manchester, United Kingdom | |
400m freestyle | 4:03.35 | h | Antonio González | Costa Rica | 6 December 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada | |
800m freestyle | 8:27.14 | Alberto Vega | Belemita | 28 October 2021 | Costa Rican Championships | Santa Ana, Costa Rica | ||
1500m freestyle | 15:49.30 | Alberto Vega | Costa Rica | 31 October 2021 | Puerto Rico International Open | San Juan, Puerto Rico | ||
50m backstroke | 25.53 | Julio Perez | Costa Rica | 28 October 2021 | Puerto Rico International Open | San Juan, Puerto Rico | ||
100m backstroke | 54.53 | Julio Perez | Costa Rica | 31 October 2021 | Puerto Rico International Open | San Juan, Puerto Rico | ||
200m backstroke | 1:59.25 | Julio Perez | Costa Rica | 30 October 2021 | Puerto Rico International Open | San Juan, Puerto Rico | ||
50m breaststroke | 28.37 | h | Arnoldo Herrera | Costa Rica | 28 October 2021 | Puerto Rico International Open | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
100m breaststroke | 1:01.93 | Arnoldo Herrera | Costa Rica | 31 October 2021 | Puerto Rico International Open | San Juan, Puerto Rico | ||
200m breaststroke | 2:13.81 | h | Arnoldo Herrera | Costa Rica | 13 December 2018 | World Championships | Hangzhou, China | |
50m butterfly | 24.20 | h | Bryan Alvarez | Costa Rica | 9 December 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada | |
100m butterfly | 54.77 | h | Bryan Alvarez | Costa Rica | 7 December 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada | |
200m butterfly | 2:01.57 | h | Bryan Alvarez | Costa Rica | 11 December 2018 | World Championships | Hangzhou, China | |
100m individual medley | 57.44 | h | Esteban Araya | Costa Rica | 8 December 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada | |
200m individual medley | 2:04.91 | h | Esteban Araya | Costa Rica | 6 December 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada | |
400m individual medley | 4:25.00 | h | Esteban Araya | Costa Rica | 10 December 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada | |
4 × 50 m freestyle relay |
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4 × 100 m freestyle relay |
3:32.66 | h |
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Costa Rica | 6 December 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada | |
4 × 200 m freestyle relay |
7:41.10 | h |
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Costa Rica | 9 December 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada | |
4 × 50 m medley relay |
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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
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 | |
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50m freestyle | 26.14 | Claudia Poll | Costa Rica | 13 January 1995 | ||||
100m freestyle | 54.56 | Claudia Poll | Costa Rica | 8 February 1997 | ||||
200m freestyle | 1:54.17 | Claudia Poll | Costa Rica | 17 April 1997 | ||||
400m freestyle | 4:00.03 | Claudia Poll | Costa Rica | 17 April 1997 | ||||
800m freestyle | 8:27.92 | Claudia Poll | Costa Rica | 8 February 1997 | ||||
1500m freestyle | ||||||||
50m backstroke | 30.36 | Helena Moreno | Costa Rica | 5 August 2018 | XI Torneo la Anexión | |||
100m backstroke | 1:05.43 | h | Mariangel Hidalgo | Costa Rica | 12 December 2012 | World Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | |
200m backstroke | 2:22.55 | Susan Anchía | Costa Rica | 23 September 2016 | Open Piscina Corta Fecona 2016 | |||
50m breaststroke | 31.07 | Sandra Arroyo | Costa Rica | 18 April 1997 | ||||
100m breaststroke | 1:12.93 | Sandra Arroyo | Costa Rica | 18 April 1997 | ||||
200m breaststroke | 2:35.41 | Sandra Arroyo | Costa Rica | 18 April 1997 | ||||
50m butterfly | 27.53 | Marie Meza | Costa Rica | 5 February 2016 | Steirische Hallenmeisterschaften | |||
100m butterfly | 1:01.27 | Marie Meza | Costa Rica | 5 February 2016 | Steirische Hallenmeisterschaften | |||
200m butterfly | 2:16.62 | Melissa Mata | Costa Rica | 18 Abril 1997 | ||||
100m individual medley | 1:03.51 | Claudia Poll | Costa Rica | 1 April 1999 | ||||
200m individual medley | 2:15.55 | Claudia Poll | Costa Rica | 11 February 1995 | ||||
400m individual medley | 5:01.36 | h | Daniela Alfaro | Costa Rica | 11 December 2018 | World Championships | Hangzhou, China | |
4 × 50 m freestyle relay |
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4 × 100 m freestyle relay |
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4 × 200 m freestyle relay |
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4 × 50 m medley relay |
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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
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 | |
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4 × 50 m freestyle relay | 1:43.45 | h |
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Costa Rica | 12 December 2018 | World Championships | Hangzhou, China | |
4 × 50 m medley relay | 1:50.03 | h |
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Costa Rica | 13 December 2018 | World Championships | Hangzhou, China |
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FECONA;
Records not set in finals: h – heat
Records not set in finals: h – heat