The Americas records in swimming are the fastest times ever by a swimmer representing a country from the Americas, which are recognised and ratified by the Amateur Swimming Union of the Americas (UANA). These records should not be confused with the USA national records, typically referred to as the "American records", despite their similarities.
All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.
Event | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50m freestyle | 20.91 | WR | César Cielo | ![]() |
18 December 2009 | Brazilian Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | [1][2] |
100m freestyle | 46.91 | César Cielo | ![]() |
30 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [3][4] | |
200m freestyle | 1:42.96 | Michael Phelps | ![]() |
12 August 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | ||
400m freestyle | 3:42.78 | Larsen Jensen | ![]() |
10 August 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | ||
800m freestyle | 7:38.67 | Robert Finke | ![]() |
26 July 2023 | World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | [5] | |
1500m freestyle | 14:31.59 | Robert Finke | ![]() |
30 July 2023 | World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | [6] | |
50m backstroke | 23.71 | WR | Hunter Armstrong | ![]() |
28 April 2022 | U.S. International Team Trials | Greensboro, United States | [7] |
100m backstroke | 51.85 | r | Ryan Murphy | ![]() |
13 August 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | [8] |
200m backstroke | 1:51.92 | WR | Aaron Peirsol | ![]() |
31 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [9] |
50m breaststroke | 26.33 | Felipe Lima | ![]() |
9 June 2019 | Mare Nostrum | Monte Carlo, Monaco | [10] | |
100m breaststroke | 58.14 | sf | Michael Andrew | ![]() |
13 June 2021 | U.S. Olympic Trials | Omaha, United States | [11] |
200m breaststroke | 2:07.17 | Josh Prenot | ![]() |
30 June 2016 | U.S. Olympic Trials | Omaha, United States | [12] | |
50m butterfly | 22.35 | Caeleb Dressel | ![]() |
22 July 2019 | World Championships | Gwangju, South Korea | [13] | |
100m butterfly | 49.45 | WR | Caeleb Dressel | ![]() |
31 July 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | [14] |
200m butterfly | 1:51.51 | Michael Phelps | ![]() |
29 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [15][16] | |
200m individual medley | 1:54.00 | WR | Ryan Lochte | ![]() |
28 July 2011 | World Championships | Shanghai, China | [17][18] |
400m individual medley | 4:03.84 | Michael Phelps | ![]() |
10 August 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | [19][20] | |
4×100m freestyle relay | 3:08.24 | WR |
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11 August 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | [21][22] |
4×200m freestyle relay | 6:58.55 | WR |
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31 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [23][24] |
4×100m medley relay | 3:26.78 | WR |
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1 August 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | [25] |
Event | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50m freestyle | 23.97 | Simone Manuel | ![]() |
30 July 2017 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [26] | |
100m freestyle | 52.04 | Simone Manuel | ![]() |
26 July 2019 | World Championships | Gwangju, South Korea | [27] | |
200m freestyle | 1:53.61 | Allison Schmitt | ![]() |
31 July 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | [28] | |
400m freestyle | 3:56.08 | Summer McIntosh | ![]() |
28 March 2023 | Canadian Trials | Toronto, Canada | [29] | |
800m freestyle | 8:04.79 | WR | Katie Ledecky | ![]() |
12 August 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | [30] |
1500m freestyle | 15:20.48 | WR | Katie Ledecky | ![]() |
16 May 2018 | Pro Swim Series | Indianapolis, United States | [31] |
50m backstroke | 27.10 | sf | Regan Smith | ![]() |
26 July 2023 | World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | [32] |
100m backstroke | 57.57 | r | Regan Smith | ![]() |
28 July 2019 | World Championships | Gwangju, South Korea | [33] |
200m backstroke | 2:03.35 | sf | Regan Smith | ![]() |
26 July 2019 | World Championships | Gwangju, South Korea | [34] |
50m breaststroke | 29.40 | Lilly King | ![]() |
30 July 2017 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [35] | |
100m breaststroke | 1:04.13 | WR | Lilly King | ![]() |
25 July 2017 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [36] |
200m breaststroke | 2:19.30 | Kate Douglass | ![]() |
13 January 2024 | TYR Pro Swim Series | Knoxville, United States | [37] | |
50m butterfly | 25.11 | Gretchen Walsh | ![]() |
28 June 2023 | U.S. Championships | Indianapolis, United States | [38] | |
100m butterfly | 55.59 | CR | Margaret MacNeil | ![]() |
26 July 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | [39] |
200m butterfly | 2:03.87 | Regan Smith | ![]() |
4 June 2023 | Sun Devil Open | Tempe, United States | [40] | |
200m individual medley | 2:06.15 | Ariana Kukors | ![]() |
27 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [41][42] | |
400m individual medley | 4:25.87 | WR | Summer McIntosh | ![]() |
1 April 2023 | Canadian Trials | Toronto, Canada | [43] |
4×100m freestyle relay | 3:31.02 |
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21 July 2019 | World Championships | Gwangju, South Korea | [44] | |
4×200m freestyle relay | 7:40.73 |
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29 July 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | [45] | |
4×100m medley relay | 3:50.40 | WR |
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28 July 2019 | World Championships | Gwangju, South Korea | [46] |
Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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4×100m freestyle relay | 3:19.40 |
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27 July 2019 | World Championships | Gwangju, South Korea | [47] | |
4×100m medley relay | 3:38.56 |
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26 July 2017 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [48] |
Event | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50m freestyle | 20.16 | WR | Caeleb Dressel | ![]() |
21 November 2020 | International Swimming League | Budapest, Hungary | [49] |
100m freestyle | 45.08 | r, = | Nathan Adrian | ![]() |
19 December 2009 | Duel in the Pool | Manchester, United Kingdom | |
100m freestyle | 45.08 | = | Caeleb Dressel | ![]() |
22 November 2020 | International Swimming League | Budapest, Hungary | [50] |
200m freestyle | 1:40.49 | Townley Haas | ![]() |
22 November 2020 | International Swimming League | Budapest, Hungary | [51] | |
400m freestyle | 3:34.38 | Kieran Smith | ![]() |
15 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [52] | |
800m freestyle | 7:30.41 | David Johnston | ![]() |
24 August 2022 | Australian Championships | Sydney, Australia | [53] | |
1500m freestyle | 14:19.29 | Connor Jaeger | ![]() |
12 December 2015 | Duel in the Pool | Indianapolis, United States | [54] | |
50m backstroke | 22.53 | Ryan Murphy | ![]() |
25 November 2021 | International Swimming League | Eindhoven, Netherlands | [55] | |
100m backstroke | 48.33 | WR | Coleman Stewart | ![]() |
29 August 2021 | International Swimming League | Naples, Italy | [56] |
200m backstroke | 1:46.68 | Ryan Lochte | ![]() |
19 December 2010 | World Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | [57] | |
50m breaststroke | 25.38 | Nic Fink | ![]() |
18 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [58] | |
100m breaststroke | 55.56 | Nic Fink | ![]() |
4 December 2021 | International Swimming League | Eindhoven, Netherlands | [59] | |
200m breaststroke | 2:01.60 | Nic Fink | ![]() |
16 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [60] | |
50m butterfly | 21.75 | =WR | Nicholas Santos | ![]() |
6 October 2018 | World Cup | Budapest, Hungary | [61] |
100m butterfly | 47.78 | WR | Caeleb Dressel | ![]() |
21 November 2020 | International Swimming League | Budapest, Hungary | [62] |
200m butterfly | 1:48.66 | Tom Shields | ![]() |
22 November 2020 | International Swimming League | Budapest, Hungary | [63] | |
100m individual medley | 49.28 | WR | Caeleb Dressel | ![]() |
22 November 2020 | International Swimming League | Budapest, Hungary | [64] |
200m individual medley | 1:49.63 | WR | Ryan Lochte | ![]() |
14 December 2012 | World Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | [65] |
400m individual medley | 3:55.50 | Ryan Lochte | ![]() |
16 December 2010 | World Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | [66] | |
4×50m freestyle relay | 1:21.80 | WR |
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14 December 2018 | World Championships | Hangzhou, China | [67] |
4×100m freestyle relay | 3:03.03 | WR |
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11 December 2018 | World Championships | Hangzhou, China | [68] |
4×200m freestyle relay | 6:44.12 | WR |
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16 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [69] |
4×50m medley relay | 1:30.37 |
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17 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [70] | |
4×100m medley relay | 3:18.98 | =WR |
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18 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [71] |
Event | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50m freestyle | 23.44 | Abbey Weitzeil | ![]() |
18 September 2021 | International Swimming League | Naples, Italy | [72] | |
100m freestyle | 51.26 | Abbey Weitzeil | ![]() |
10 November 2020 | International Swimming League | Budapest, Hungary | [73] | |
200m freestyle | 1:51.67 | Allison Schmitt | ![]() |
19 December 2009 | Duel in the Pool | Manchester, United Kingdom | ||
400m freestyle | 3:52.80 | Summer McIntosh | ![]() |
28 October 2022 | World Cup | Toronto, Canada | [74] | |
800m freestyle | 7:57.42 | WR | Katie Ledecky | ![]() |
5 November 2022 | World Cup | Indianapolis, United States | [75] |
1500m freestyle | 15:08.24 | WR | Katie Ledecky | ![]() |
29 October 2022 | World Cup | Toronto, Canada | [76] |
50m backstroke | 25.25 | WR | Margaret MacNeil | ![]() |
16 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [77] |
100m backstroke | 55.04 | Olivia Smoliga | ![]() |
22 November 2020 | International Swimming League | Budapest, Hungary | [78] | |
200m backstroke | 2:00.03 | Missy Franklin | ![]() |
22 October 2011 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | [79][80] | |
50m breaststroke | 28.56 | CR | Alia Atkinson | ![]() |
6 October 2018 | World Cup | Budapest, Hungary | [81] |
100m breaststroke | 1:02.36 | =WR | Alia Atkinson | ![]() |
6 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [82] |
100m breaststroke | 1:02.36 | =WR | Alia Atkinson | ![]() |
26 August 2016 | World Cup | Chartres, France | [83] |
200m breaststroke | 2:14.57 | Rebecca Soni | ![]() |
18 December 2009 | Duel in the Pool | Manchester, United Kingdom | ||
50m butterfly | 24.55 | Claire Curzan | ![]() |
19 December 2021 | World Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | [84] | |
100m butterfly | 54.05 | WR | Maggie Mac Neil | ![]() |
18 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [85] |
200m butterfly | 2:01.73 | Kelsi Dahlia | ![]() |
12 December 2018 | World Championships | Hangzhou, China | [86] | |
100m individual medley | 57.72 | Beata Nelson | ![]() |
4 December 2021 | International Swimming League | Eindhoven, Netherlands | [87] | |
200m individual medley | 2:02.12 | Kate Douglass | ![]() |
13 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [88] | |
400m individual medley | 4:21.04 | Julia Smit | ![]() |
18 December 2009 | Duel in the Pool | Manchester, United Kingdom | ||
4×50m freestyle relay | 1:33.89 |
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15 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [89] | |
4×100m freestyle relay | 3:26.29 |
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13 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [90] | |
4×200m freestyle relay | 7:32.96 | CR |
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20 December 2021 | World Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | [91] |
4×50m medley relay | 1:42.38 | WR |
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12 December 2018 | World Championships | Hangzhou, China | [92] |
4×100m medley relay | 3:44.35 | WR |
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18 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [93] |
Event | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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4×50m freestyle relay | 1:27.89 |
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12 December 2018 | World Championships | Hangzhou, China | [94] | |
4×50m medley relay | 1:35.15 | WR |
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14 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [95] |