List of Cayman Islands records in swimming

The Cayman Islands Records in Swimming are the fastest times ever swum by a swimmer representing the Cayman Islands. These records are kept by the Cayman Islands Amateur Swimming Association (CIASA).[1]

CIASA keeps records for both for males and females, for long course (50m)[2] and short course (25m)[3] events. Records are kept in the following events (by stroke):

• 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: 100 (25m only), 200 and 400;
• relays: 4x100 free, 4x200 free, and 4 × 100 medley.

Long course (50m)

Men

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	22.41		Brett Fraser	Gator SC	November 2011	USA Grand Prix meet	Minneapolis, United States
100m freestyle	48.47	h	Shaune Fraser	Cayman Islands	29 July 2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy
200m freestyle	1:46.44	sf	Shaune Fraser	Cayman Islands	27 July 2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy
400m freestyle	3:57.51		Shaune Fraser	Gator SC	17 July 2008	USA Sectional meet	Fort Lauderdale, United States
800m freestyle	8:29.61		Shaune Fraser	-	12 June 2004	Janet Evans Invitational	Los Angeles, United States
1500m freestyle	16:10.71		Shaune Fraser	Cayman Islands	April 2004	CARIFTA Championships	Nassau, The Bahamas
50m backstroke	27.79		Brett Fraser	Cayman Islands	April 2007	CARIFTA Championships	Kingston, Jamaica
100m backstroke	56.99		Shaune Fraser	Gator S.C.	November 2011	USA Grand Prix meet	Minneapolis, United States
200m backstroke	2:01.17	h	Brett Fraser	Cayman Islands	13 August 2008	Olympics	Beijing, China
50m breaststroke	29.80		David Ebanks	Cayman Islands	16 June 2013	British Masters Championships	Plymouth, United Kingdom	[4]
100m breaststroke	1:08.36	h	David Ebanks	Cayman Islands	25 July 2014	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	[5]
200m breaststroke	2:30.89		Seiji Groome	Cayman Islands	16 April 2009	CARIFTA Championships	Savaneta, Aruba
50m butterfly	23.66	=	Brett Fraser	Gator S.C.	25 July 2014	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	[6]
50m butterfly	23.66	=	Brett Fraser	New York Athletic Club	19 January 2020	Geneva International Challenge Meet	Geneva, Switzerland	[7]
100m butterfly	52.96		Brett Fraser	Cayman Islands	16 October 2011	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, Mexico
200m butterfly	2:01.58		Shaune Fraser	Cayman Islands	July 2005	CCCAN	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
200m individual medley	2:05.14		Shaune Fraser	Cayman Islands	26 July 2006	Central American & Caribbean Games	Cartagena, Colombia
400m individual medley	4:29.00		Shaune Fraser	Cayman Islands	16 March 2006	Commonwealth Games	Melbourne, Australia
4×50m freestyle relay	1:39.24		Jordan Crooks Zachary Moore Liam Henry Jake Bailey	Cayman Islands	23 April 2019	CARIFTA Championships	Bridgetown, Barbados	[8]
4×100m  freestyle relay	3:37.78		Brett Smith Caleb Ingham Jack Harvey Brian Desmond	Cayman Islands	20 April 2019	CARIFTA Championships	Bridgetown, Barbados	[9]
4×200m  freestyle relay
4×100m  medley relay	4:12.53		Zachary Moore Jake Bailey Liam Henry Jordan Crooks	Cayman Islands	21 April 2019	CARIFTA Championships	Bridgetown, Barbados	[10]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Cayman Islands Amateur Swimming Association; 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	26.59	h	Lauren Hew	Cayman Islands	6 April 2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	[11]
100m freestyle	58.31		Ali Jackson	Cayman Islands	17 April 2017	CARIFTA Championships	Nassau, The Bahamas	[12]
200m freestyle	2:05.98		Lauren Hew	Cayman Islands	16 April 2017	CARIFTA Championships	Nassau, The Bahamas	[13]
400m freestyle	4:28.14		Heather Roffey	Bolles Sharks	15 January 2004	USA Sectional meet	Clearwater, United States
800m freestyle	9:01.41		Heather Roffey	Bolles Sharks	10 June 2004	Charlotte UltraSwim	Charlotte, United States
1500m freestyle	18:01.52		Kaitlyn Eliphinstone	Stingray S.C.	14 February 2003	?	Plantation, United States
50m backstroke	30.53		Lauren Hew	Cayman Islands	15 April 2017	CARIFTA Championships	Nassau, The Bahamas	[14]
100m backstroke	1:04.98	h	Lara Butler	Cayman Islands	7 August 2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	[15]
200m backstroke	2:25.68	=	S Powell	Cayman Islands	April 1999	CARIFTA	Kingston, Jamaica
200m backstroke	2:25.68	=	Lauren Hew	Cayman Islands	18 April 2017	CARIFTA Championships	Nassau, The Bahamas	[16]
50m breaststroke	35.87	h	Sarah Jackson	Cayman Islands	20 July 2017	Commonwealth Youth Games	Nassau, The Bahamas	[17]
100m breaststroke	1:18.65		Sabine Ellison	Cayman Islands	23 April 2019	CARIFTA Championships	Bridgetown, Barbados	[18]
200m breaststroke	2:47.04		Sabine Ellison	Cayman Islands	20 April 2019	CARIFTA Championships	Bridgetown, Barbados	[19]
50m butterfly	29.38	h	Lauren Hew	Cayman Islands	7 April 2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	[20]
100m butterfly	1:04.18		Heather Roffey	Bolles Sharks	June 2004	Charlotte UltraSwim	Charlotte, United States
200m butterfly	2:17.70		Heather Roffey	Bolles Sharks	June 2004	Charlotte UltraSwim	Charlotte, United States
200m individual medley	2:24.64	b	Lara Butler	Cayman Islands	18 July 2015	Pan American Games	Toronto, Canada	[21]
400m individual medley	5:06.77		Heather Roffey	Cayman Islands	10 August 2003	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
4×50m freestyle relay	1:55.53		Ali Jackson Elana Sinclair Sabine Ellison Tabitha Hawkins	Cayman Islands	23 April 2019	CARIFTA Championships	Bridgetown, Barbados	[22]
4×100m  freestyle relay	4:10.33		Ali Jackson Sabine Ellison Elana Sinclair	Cayman Islands	20 April 2019	CARIFTA Championships	Bridgetown, Barbados	[23]
4×200m  freestyle relay	9:18.75		(2:11.04) Lauren Hew  (2:20.94) Samantha Bailey  (2:21.12) Ella Plunkett  (2:25.65) Catriona MacRae	Cayman Islands	1 July 2016	CISC	Nassau, The Bahamas	[24]
4×100m  medley relay	4:41.95		(1:07.20) Lauren Hew  (1:19.97) Ella Plunkett  (1:11.18) Samantha Bailey  (1:03.60) Sarah Jackson	Cayman Islands	2 July 2016	CISC	Nassau, The Bahamas	[25]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Cayman Islands Amateur Swimming Association; 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 (25m)

Men

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	21.73		Brett Fraser	Cayman Islands	18 July 2013	Island Games	Devonshire Parish, Bermuda	[26]
100m freestyle	47.61		Shaune Fraser	Cayman Islands	18 December 2010	Short Course Worlds	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
200m freestyle	1:42.98	h	Shaune Fraser	Cayman Islands	15 December 2010	Short Course Worlds	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
400m freestyle	4:00.74	h	Brett Fraser	Cayman Islands	12 April 2008	Short Course Worlds	Manchester, United Kingdom
800m freestyle	8:36.81		Shaune Fraser	Stingray S.C.	17 June 2004	?	Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
1500m freestyle	15:52.13		Shaune Fraser	Cayman Islands	30 June 2003	Island Games	Guernsey, United Kingdom
50m backstroke	25.45		Jordan Crooks	Cayman Islands	8 July 2019	Island Games	Gibraltar	[27]
100m backstroke	55.84	h	Brett Fraser	Cayman Islands	11 April 2008	Short Course Worlds	Manchester, United Kingdom
200m backstroke	2:00.17	h	Brett Fraser	Cayman Islands	13 April 2008	Short Course Worlds	Manchester, United Kingdom
50m breaststroke	29.83		David Ebanks	Romford Town SC	26 October 2012	ASA Masters Nationals	Sheffield, United Kingdom
100m breaststroke	1:06.75		David Ebanks	Romford Town SC	28 October 2012	ASA Masters Nationals	Sheffield, United Kingdom
200m breaststroke	2:27.19		David Ebanks	Romford Town SC	27 October 2012	ASA Masters Nationals	Sheffield, United Kingdom
50m butterfly	22.95	h	Brett Fraser	Cayman Islands	5 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[28]
100m butterfly	52.08	h	Brett Fraser	Cayman Islands	4 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[29]
200m butterfly	1:53.80	h	Shaune Fraser	Cayman Islands	19 December 2010	Short Course Worlds	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
100m individual medley	52.94	h	Shaune Fraser	Cayman Islands	18 December 2010	Short Course Worlds	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
200m individual medley	1:56.21	h	Shaune Fraser	Cayman Islands	17 December 2010	Short Course Worlds	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
400m individual medley	4:25.67		Shaune Fraser	Cayman Islands	1 July 2003	Island Games	Guernsey, United Kingdom
4×50m freestyle relay	1:36.84		Rory Barrett Jonathan Key Matthew Somerville Edward Weber IV	Cayman Islands	27 June 2017	Island Games	Visby, Sweden	[30]
4×100m freestyle relay	3:35.76		Rory Barrett Geoffrey Butler Alexander McCallum Edward Weber	Cayman Islands	2 July 2015	Island Games	Saint Brélade, Jersey	[31]
4×200m freestyle relay
4×50m medley relay	1:44.53		Geoffrey Butler Bratt Fraser Shaune Fraser Alexander McCallum	Cayman Islands	29 June 2015	Island Games	Saint Brélade, Jersey	[32]
4×100m medley relay

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Cayman Islands Amateur Swimming Association; 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	26.15		Lauren Hew	Cayman Islands	28 June 2017	Island Games	Visby, Sweden	[33]
100m freestyle	56.99	h	Lauren Hew	Cayman Islands	7 December 2016	World Championships	Windsor, Canada	[34]
200m freestyle	2:03.46	h	Lauren Hew	Cayman Islands	6 December 2016	World Championships	Windsor, Canada	[35]
400m freestyle	4:22.32		Kaitlyn Elphinstone	Cayman Islands	2 July 2003	Island Games	Guernsey
800m freestyle	8:58.16		Kaitlyn Elphinstone	Cayman Islands	1 July 2003	Island Games	Guernsey
1500m freestyle	17:26.26		Raya Embury-Brown	Cayman Islands	9 July 2019	Island Games	Gibraltar	[36]
50m backstroke	28.86	h	Lauren Hew	Cayman Islands	9 December 2016	World Championships	Windsor, Canada	[37]
100m backstroke	1:03.35	h	Lauren Hew	Cayman Islands	6 December 2016	World Championships	Windsor, Canada	[38]
200m backstroke	2:16.59	h	Lauren Hew	Cayman Islands	8 December 2016	World Championships	Windsor, Canada	[39]
50m breaststroke	35.83	h	Ella Plunkett	Cayman Islands	26 June 2017	Island Games	Visby, Sweden	[40]
100m breaststroke	1:17.89	h	Ella Plunkett	Cayman Islands	28 June 2017	Island Games	Visby, Sweden	[41]
200m breaststroke	2:48.99	h	Ella Plunkett	Cayman Islands	27 June 2017	Island Games	Visby, Sweden	[42]
50m butterfly	29.19		Jillian Crooks	Cayman Islands	9 July 2019	Island Games	Gibraltar	[43]
100m butterfly	1:03.52		Lara Butler	Cayman Islands	29 June 2015	Island Games	Saint Brélade, Jersey	[44]
200m butterfly	2:17.49	h	Lara Butler	Cayman Islands	3 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[45]
100m individual medley	1:05.44	h	Lara Butler	Cayman Islands	16 December 2010	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
200m individual medley	2:20.85	h	Lara Butler	Cayman Islands	6 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[46]
400m individual medley	5:00.65		Lara Butler	Cayman Islands	29 June 2015	Island Games	Saint Brélade, Jersey	[47]
4×50m freestyle relay	1:47.59		Samantha Bailey Jillian Crooks Alison Jackson Kyra Rabess	Cayman Islands	8 July 2019	Island Games	Gibraltar	[48]
4×100m  freestyle relay	3:52.14		Jillian Crooks Alison Jackson Avery Lambert Kyra Rabess	Cayman Islands	10 July 2019	Island Games	Gibraltar	[49]
4×200m  freestyle relay
4×50m  medley relay	2:01.12		Samantha Bailey Jillian Crooks Alison Jackson Kyra Rabess	Cayman Islands	9 July 2019	Island Games	Gibraltar	[50]
4×100m  medley relay	4:33.21		Samantha Bailey Jillian Crooks Raya Embury-Brown Avery Lambert	Cayman Islands	11 July 2019	Island Games	Gibraltar	[51]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Cayman Islands Amateur Swimming Association; 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

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
4×50m freestyle relay	1:38.41		Jordan Crooks Alison Jackson Cole Morgan Kyra Rabess	Cayman Islands	11 July 2019	Island Games	Gibraltar	[52]
4×50m medley relay

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Cayman Islands Amateur Swimming Association; WR – World record; AM – Americas record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

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