List of Cape Verdean records in swimming

The Cape Verdean records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of swimmers from Cape Verde, which are recognised and ratified by the Federacao Cabo-verdiana de Natacao (FECAN).

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Long Course (50 m)

Men


Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50 m freestyle	25.64	h	Troy Pina	Cape Verde	26 July 2019	World Championships	Gwangju, South Korea	^[1]
100 m freestyle	1:06.52	h	Nehone Mendes	Cape Verde	20 August 2022	African Championships	Tunis, Tunisia	^[2]
200 m freestyle	2:34.07	h	Ailton Lima	Cape Verde	30 April 2024	African Championships	Luanda, Angola	^[3]
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50 m backstroke	30.85	h	Troy Pina	Cape Verde	29 July 2023	World Championships	Fukuoka, Japan	^[4]
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50 m breaststroke	37.94	h	Nehone Mendes	Cape Verde	23 August 2022	African Championships	Tunis, Tunisia	^[5]
100 m breaststroke	1:22.73	h	Tiago Cardoso	Cape Verde	30 April 2024	African Championships	Luanda, Angola	^[6]
200 m breaststroke
50 m butterfly	27.68	h	Troy Pina	Cape Verde	21 July 2019	World Championships	Gwangju, South Korea	^[7]
100 m butterfly	1:02.29	h	Troy Nestor Pina	Cape Verde	11 September 2018	African Championships	Algiers, Algeria	^[8]
200 m butterfly
200 m individual medley
400 m individual medley
4×100 m freestyle relay
4×200 m freestyle relay
4×100 m medley relay

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Fedaration Rwandaise de Natation Amateur; WR – World record; AF – African 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
50 m freestyle	29.34	h	Latroya Pina	Cape Verde	27 July 2019	World Championships	Gwangju, South Korea	^[9]
100 m freestyle	1:03.55	h	Fatima Jayla	Cape Verde	10 September 2018	African Championships	Algiers, Algeria
200 m freestyle	2:27.77	h	Catarina Trigo	Cape Verde	11 September 2018	African Championships	Algiers, Algeria	^[10]
400 m freestyle	5:14.24	h	Catarina Trigo	Cape Verde	12 September 2018	African Championships	Algiers, Algeria
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50 m backstroke
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50 m breaststroke	33.52	h	Jayla Pina	Cape Verde	27 July 2019	World Championships	Gwangju, South Korea	^[11]
100 m breaststroke	1:14.05	h	Jayla Pina	Cape Verde	30 April 2024	African Championships	Luanda, Angola	^[12]
200 m breaststroke	2:41.75	h	Jayla Pina	Cape Verde	27 July 2023	World Championships	Fukuoka, Japan	^[13]
50 m butterfly	30.86	h	Wilina Jules-Marthe	Cape Verde	30 April 2024	African Championships	Luanda, Angola	^[14]
100 m butterfly
200 m butterfly
200 m individual medley	2:24.51	h	Jayla Pina	Cape Verde	2 August 2024	Olympic Games	Paris, France	^[15]
400 m individual medley
4×100 m freestyle relay
4×200 m freestyle relay
4×100 m medley relay

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Federacao Cabo-verdiana de Natacao; WR – World record; AF – African 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


Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
4×100 m freestyle relay	4:01.56	h	Latroya Pina Jose Tati Jules-Marthe Wilina Ailton Lima	Cape Verde	30 April 2024	African Championships	Luanda, Angola	^[16]
4×100 m medley relay	4:37.11	h	La Troya Pina (1:16.55) Jayla Pina (1:14.28) Troy Pina (1:06.82) Ailton Lima (59.46)	Cape Verde	26 July 2023	World Championships	Fukuoka, Japan	^[17]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Federacao Cabo-verdiana de Natacao; WR – World record; AF – African 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 (25 m)

Men


Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50 m freestyle	25.61	h	Troy Pina	Cape Verde	18 December 2021	World Championships	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	^[18]
100 m freestyle
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50 m backstroke
100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50 m breaststroke
100 m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke
50 m butterfly	26.73	h	Troy Pina	Cape Verde	14 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	^[19]
100 m butterfly	59.18	h	Troy Pina	Cape Verde	12 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	^[20]
200 m butterfly
200 m individual medley
400 m individual medley
4×100 m freestyle relay
4×200 m freestyle relay
4×100 m medley relay

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Federacao Cabo-verdiana de Natacao; WR – World record; AF – African 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
50 m freestyle	29.97	h	Catarina Ferreira	Cape Verde	15 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	^[21]
100 m freestyle	1:05.25	h	Catarina Ferreira	Cape Verde	12 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	^[22]
200 m freestyle
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke
100m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50m breaststroke	35.59	h, †	Latroya Pina	Cape Verde	14 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	^[23]
100m breaststroke	1:16.83	h	Latroya Pina	Cape Verde	14 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	^[24]
200 m breaststroke
50m butterfly
100 m butterfly
200 m butterfly
100m individual medley	1:09.99	h	Latroya Pina	Cape Verde	13 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	^[25]
200 m individual medley
400 m individual medley
4×100 m freestyle relay
4×200 m freestyle relay
4×100 m medley relay

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Federacao Cabo-verdiana de Natacao; WR – World record; AF – African 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

^ "Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
^ "Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results". liveffn.com. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
^ "2024 African Championships Session 2 Results" (PDF). accra2023ag.com. 30 April 2024. p. 7. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
^ "Men's 50m Backstroke Heats Results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
^ "Men's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results". 23 August 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
^ "2024 African Championships Session 2 Results" (PDF). accra2023ag.com. 30 April 2024. p. 9. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
^ "Men's 50m Butterfly Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 21 July 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
^ "Messieurs, 100m Papillon" [Men, 100m Butterfly]. 13canalger2018.com. 11 September 2018. Archived from the original on 12 September 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
^ "Women's 50m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
^ "Dames, 200m Libre" [Women, 200m Freestyle]. 13canalger2018.com. 11 September 2018. Archived from the original on 12 September 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
^ "Women's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
^ "2024 African Championships Session 2 Results" (PDF). accra2023ag.com. 30 April 2024. p. 8. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
^ "Women's 200m Breaststroke Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
^ "2024 African Championships Session 2 Results" (PDF). accra2023ag.com. 30 April 2024. p. 10. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
^ "Women's 200m Individual Medley Heats" (PDF). olympics.com. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
^ "2024 African Championships Session 2 Results" (PDF). accra2023ag.com. 30 April 2024. p. 5. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
^ "Mixed 4×100m Medley Relay Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
^ "Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 18 December 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
^ "Men's 50m Butterfly Heats Results". Omega Timing. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
^ "Men's 100m Butterfly Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
^ "Women's 50m Freestyle Heats Results". Omega Timing. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
^ "Women's 100m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
^ "Women's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
^ "Women's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
^ "Women's 100m IM Heats Results". Omega Timing. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2021.

[1] "Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2021.

[2] "Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results". liveffn.com. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.

[3] "2024 African Championships Session 2 Results" (PDF). accra2023ag.com. 30 April 2024. p. 7. Retrieved 13 May 2024.

[4] "Men's 50m Backstroke Heats Results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.

[5] "Men's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results". 23 August 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.

[6] "2024 African Championships Session 2 Results" (PDF). accra2023ag.com. 30 April 2024. p. 9. Retrieved 13 May 2024.

[7] "Men's 50m Butterfly Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 21 July 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.

[8] "Messieurs, 100m Papillon" [Men, 100m Butterfly]. 13canalger2018.com. 11 September 2018. Archived from the original on 12 September 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.

[9] "Women's 50m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2023.

[10] "Dames, 200m Libre" [Women, 200m Freestyle]. 13canalger2018.com. 11 September 2018. Archived from the original on 12 September 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.

[11] "Women's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2023.

[12] "2024 African Championships Session 2 Results" (PDF). accra2023ag.com. 30 April 2024. p. 8. Retrieved 13 May 2024.

[13] "Women's 200m Breaststroke Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.

[14] "2024 African Championships Session 2 Results" (PDF). accra2023ag.com. 30 April 2024. p. 10. Retrieved 13 May 2024.

[15] "Women's 200m Individual Medley Heats" (PDF). olympics.com. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.

[16] "2024 African Championships Session 2 Results" (PDF). accra2023ag.com. 30 April 2024. p. 5. Retrieved 13 May 2024.

[17] "Mixed 4×100m Medley Relay Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.

[18] "Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 18 December 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2023.

[19] "Men's 50m Butterfly Heats Results". Omega Timing. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

[20] "Men's 100m Butterfly Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2021.

[21] "Women's 50m Freestyle Heats Results". Omega Timing. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2020.

[22] "Women's 100m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2020.

[23] "Women's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

[24] "Women's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

[25] "Women's 100m IM Heats Results". Omega Timing. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2021.

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