List of United States Virgin Islands records in swimming

The United States Virgin Islands Records in Swimming are the fastest times ever swam by a swimmer representing U.S. Virgin Islands. These records are kept/maintained by the Virgin Islands Swimming Federation (VISF). Records are recognized for long course (50m)[1] and short course (25m) swims,[2] in the following events:

Long course (50m) edit

Men edit

Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
50m freestyle 23.12 Josh Laban unattached June 19, 2008 FGC A Invitational Coral Springs, United States [1]
100m freestyle[3] 51.27 h Branden Whitehurst   Virgin Islands July 29, 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy [1] [4]
200m freestyle 1:51.59 h Branden Whitehurst   Virgin Islands July 27, 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy [1]
400m freestyle 4:01.00 Scott Newkirk   August 1980 [1]
800m freestyle 8:18.80 Scott Newkirk   August 1980 [1]
1500m freestyle 16:08.36 Scott Newkirk   Virgin Islands July 7, 1979 Pan Am Games San Juan, Puerto Rico [1]
50m backstroke 26.09 Maximilian Wilson   US Virgin Islands 28 June 2023 CAC Games San Salvador, El Salvador [5]
100m backstroke 55.88 h Rexford Tullius   US Virgin Islands 3 August 2015 World Championships Kazan, Russia [6]
200m backstroke 1:59.14 h Rexford Tullius   US Virgin Islands 10 August 2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [7]
50m breaststroke 28.31 Adriel Sanes   US Virgin Islands 29 April 2021 UANA Tokyo Qualifier Clermont, United States [8][9]
100m breaststroke 1:02.41 h Adriel Sanes   US Virgin Islands 30 April 2021 UANA Tokyo Qualifier Clermont, United States [10][11]
200m breaststroke 2:14.45 Adriel Sanes   US Virgin Islands 1 May 2021 UANA Tokyo Qualifier Clermont, United States [12][13]
50m butterfly 25.37 Adriel Sanes   US Virgin Islands 29 June 2017 CCCAN Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago [14]
100m butterfly 55.46 h Branden Whitehurst   Virgin Islands July 31, 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy [1]
200m butterfly 2:03.47 h Matthew Mays   US Virgin Islands 23 July 2019 World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [15]
200m individual medley 2:06.05 h Branden Whitehurst   Virgin Islands July 29, 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy [1]
400m individual medley 4:39.89 Maximilian Wilson   US Virgin Islands 17 April 2022 CARIFTA Championships Bridgetown, Barbados [16]
4×50m
 freestyle relay
1:38.89   US Virgin Islands 19 April 2022 CARIFTA Championships Bridgetown, Barbados [17]
4×100m
 freestyle relay
3:30.70   Virgin Islands August 12, 2003 Pan Am Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic [1]
4×200m
 freestyle relay
7:51.71   Virgin Islands July 17, 2007 Pan Am Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [1]
4×50m
 medley relay
1:54.05   Virgin Islands April 13, 2002 CARIFTA Championships Bridgetown, Barbados [1]
4×100m
 medley relay
3:55.00   Virgin Islands August 17, 2003 Pan Am Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic [1]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Virgin Islands Swimming Federation; WRWorld record; AMAmericas 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 edit

Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
50m freestyle 27.84 Shelly Cramer   US Virgin Islands July 31, 1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain [1]
100m freestyle 59.03 h Audrey Moore San Diego Seaport Aquatics 8 July 2023 LA Invite Los Angeles, United States [18]
200m freestyle 2:05.26 b Audrey Moore unattached 26 July 2021 US Swimming Futures Championships Santa Clarita, United States [19]
400m freestyle 4:39.42 h Natalia Kuipers   US Virgin Islands 25 July 2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan [20]
800m freestyle 9:29.10 h Audrey Moore   July 12, 2019 LA Invite Los Angeles, United States [21]
1500m freestyle 19:26.80 Shelly Cramer   August 1980 [1]
50m backstroke 31.59 Caylee Watson - 2015
100m backstroke 1:07.19 h Caylee Watson   US Virgin Islands 7 August 2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [22]
200m backstroke 2:32.27 Caylee Watson - 2014
50m breaststroke 35.49 Brigitte Rasmussen   Virgin Islands March 12, 2011 FPN Cup 2011 #2 Ponce, Puerto Rico [1]
100m breaststroke 1:17.87 Brigitte Rasmussen   Virgin Islands April 26, 2011 CARIFTA Wildey, Barbados [1]
200m breaststroke 2:49.51 Jamie Shufflebarger   Virgin Islands April 13, 2002 CARIFTA Bridgetown, Barbados [1]
50m butterfly 29.99 Shelly Cramer   June 1992 [1]
100m butterfly 1:03.51 Shelly Cramer   Virgin Islands July 5, 1979 Pan Am Games San Juan, Puerto Rico [1]
200m butterfly 2:17.88 Shelly Cramer   Virgin Islands July 7, 1979 Pan Am Games San Juan, Puerto Rico [1]
200m individual medley 2:27.45 Shelly Cramer   August 1982 [1]
400m individual medley 5:09.68 Jodie Lawaetz   August 1982 [1]
4×50m freestyle relay 1:58.93   US Virgin Islands 19 April 2022 CARIFTA Championships Bridgetown, Barbados [23]
4×100m freestyle relay 4:14.95   Virgin Islands July 2002 CISCs Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles [1]
4×200m freestyle relay 9:37.89 - 2017
4×50m medley relay 2:17.41   March 1988 [1]
4×100m medley relay 4:48.83   Virgin Islands July 2002 CISCs Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles [1]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Virgin Islands Swimming Federation; WRWorld record; AMAmericas 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 edit

Event Time Name Nationality Date Meet Location Ref
4 × 100 m freestyle relay
4 × 100 m medley relay 4:13.02
  U.S. Virgin Islands 24 June 2023 CAC Games San Salvador, El Salvador [24]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Virgin Islands Swimming Federation;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

Short course (25m) edit

Men edit

Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
50m free 22.22 Josh Laban Univ. of Georgia March 25, 2004 NCAA Championships East Meadow, United States [2]
100m free 50.54 Josh Laban Univ. of Georgia December 5, 2003 Georgia Fall Invitational Athens, United States [2]
200m free 1:47.69 p George Gleason   US Virgin Islands April 3, 2002 Short Course Worlds Moscow, Russia [2]
400m free 4:05.28 Kieran Locke Univ. of Bath November 19, 2006 BUCS 25m Champs. Sheffield, United Kingdom [2]
1500m free 17:36.37 Adrian Smith Marlins February 1, 1999 [2]
50m backstroke 24.27 h Rexford Tullius   US Virgin Islands December 5, 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [25]
100m backstroke 52.33 h Rexford Tullius   US Virgin Islands December 3, 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [26]
200m backstroke 1:58.99 h Matthew Mays   US Virgin Islands December 16, 2018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [27]
50m breaststroke 28.25 h, † Adriel Sanes   US Virgin Islands 16 December 2021 World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [28]
100m breaststroke 1:00.59 h Adriel Sanes   US Virgin Islands 16 December 2021 World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [29]
200m breaststroke 2:12.71 h Adriel Sanes   US Virgin Islands 18 December 2021 World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [30]
50m fly 26.79 p Scott Hensley   US Virgin Islands October 9, 2004 Short Course Worlds Indianapolis, United States [2]
100m fly 55.60 Josh Laban Univ. of Georgia December 5, 2003 Georgia Fall Invitational Athens, United States [2]
200m fly 2:12.28 Bryson Mays St. Croix S.A. December 11, 2010 VISF 25m Champs. Red Hook, United States Virgin Islands [2]
100m individual medley 54.53 h Rexford Tullius   United States Virgin Islands December 6, 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [31]
200m individual medley 2:02.29 p George Gleason   United States Virgin Islands April 5, 2002 Short Course Worlds Moscow, Russia [2]
400m individual medley 4:42.83 Bryson Mays St. Croix S.A. December 11, 2010 VISF 25m Champs. Red Hook, United States Virgin Islands [2]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Virgin Islands Swimming Federation; WRWorld record; AMAmericas 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 edit

Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
50m freestyle 27.46 h Jamaris Washshah   US Virgin Islands December 6, 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [32]
100m freestyle 1:01.26 h Jamaris Washshah   US Virgin Islands December 4, 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [33]
200m freestyle 2:13.65 h, † Natalia Kuipers   US Virgin Islands December 14, 2018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [34]
400m freestyle 4:35.11 h Natalia Kuipers   US Virgin Islands December 14, 2018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [35]
800m freestyle 9:46.97 Nicole Hutchins Marlins December 6, 2003 Puerto Rican Championships Puerto Rico [2]
1500m freestyle
50m backstroke 28.92 h Caylee Watson   US Virgin Islands 9 December 2016 World Championships Windsor, Canada [36]
100m backstroke 1:02.22 h Caylee Watson St. Croix S.A. December 3, 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [37]
200m backstroke 2:31.33 Caylee Watson St. Croix S.A. October 16, 2010 Beeston Hill Beeston Hill, United States Virgin Islands [2]
50m breaststroke 34.91 p Tina Woodward   US Virgin Islands October 7, 2004 Short Course Worlds Indianapolis, United States [2]
100m breaststroke 1:16.24 p Tina Woodward   US Virgin Islands October 9, 2004 Short Course Worlds Indianapolis, United States [2]
200m breaststroke 2:45.82 p Tina Woodward   US Virgin Islands October 11, 2004 Short Course Worlds Indianapolis, United States [2]
50m butterfly 28.44 h Caylee Watson   US Virgin Islands 8 December 2016 World Championships Windsor, Canada [38]
100m butterfly 1:02.48 h Caylee Watson St. Croix S.A. December 6, 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [39]
200m butterfly 2:29.24 h Natalia Kuipers   US Virgin Islands 12 December 2018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [40]
100m individual medley 1:10.05 p Tina Woodward   US Virgin Islands October 8, 2004 World Championships Indianapolis, United States [2]
200m individual medley 2:33.56 Keri Whitehurst Marlins November 22, 2003 November meet United States Virgin Islands [2]
400m individual medley 5:28.30 Jamie Shufflebarger St. Croix S.A. December 13, 2003 VISF 25m Champs. United States Virgin Islands [2]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Virgin Islands Swimming Federation; WRWorld record; AMAmericas 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 edit

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