List of Tahitian records in swimming
This is a list of the swimming national records for Tahiti . These are the fastest times ever swum by a swimmer representing Tahiti, for both long course (50m) and short course (25m) pools.
These records are kept by the Tahiti's national swimming federation: la Fédération Tahitienne de Natation (FTN).
The information below is based on a listing of the records posted on the website of the Tahitian club Cercle des Nageurs de Polynésie,[ 1] based in Papeete where FTN is also based.[ 2]
Long course (50 metres)
Men
Event
Time
Name
Club
Date
Meet
Location
Ref
50 m freestyle
23.17
Teiki Dupont
Tahiti
13 July 2019
Pacific Games
Apia , Samoa
[ 3]
100 m freestyle
50.44
r
Stéphane Debaere
Tahiti
6 July 2015
Pacific Games
Port Moresby , Papua New Guinea
[ 4]
200 m freestyle
1:51.87
Rahiti De Vos
Tahiti
6 July 2015
Pacific Games
Port Moresby , Papua New Guinea
[ 5]
400 m freestyle
3:56.35
Rahiti De Vos
Tahiti
13 July 2019
Pacific Games
Apia , Samoa
[ 6]
800 m freestyle
8:23.12
†
Rahiti De Vos
Tahiti
12 July 2019
Pacific Games
Apia , Samoa
[ 7]
1500 m freestyle
15:40.47
Rahiti De Vos
Tahiti
12 July 2019
Pacific Games
Apia , Samoa
[ 8]
50 m backstroke
26.20
Keha Desbordes
Tahiti
21 November 2023
Pacific Games
Honiara , Solomon Islands
[ 9]
100 m backstroke
57.53
Keha Desbordes
Tahiti
24 November 2023
Pacific Games
Honiara , Solomon Islands
[ 10]
200 m backstroke
2:09.19
Teiki Dupont
Tahiti
11 July 2015
Pacific Games
Port Moresby , Papua New Guinea
[ 11]
50 m breaststroke
28.29
h
Stéphane Debaere
Tahiti
8 July 2015
Pacific Games
Port Moresby , Papua New Guinea
[ 12]
100 m breaststroke
1:03.46
Rainui Teriipaia-Rentier
Tahiti
6 July 2015
Pacific Games
Port Moresby , Papua New Guinea
[ 13]
200 m breaststroke
2:23.58
Rainui Teriipaia
Tahiti
30 Aug 2007
Pacific Games
Apia , Samoa
50 m butterfly
24.04
Nicolas Vermorel
Tahiti
9 July 2019
Pacific Games
Apia , Samoa
[ 14]
100 m butterfly
53.98
Nicolas Vermorel
-
200 m butterfly
2:04.23
Rahiti De Vos
Tahiti
10 July 2015
Pacific Games
Port Moresby , Papua New Guinea
[ 15]
200 m individual medley
2:09.47
Maurice Laloum
Cercle des Nageurs de Polynésie
31 Jul 1983
Championnats de France Elite d'été
Bordeaux , France
400 m individual medley
4:41.15
Nael Roux
Tahiti
24 November 2023
Pacific Games
Honiara , Solomon Islands
[ 16]
4×50 m freestyle relay
1:41.49
French Polynesia
3 March 2003
-
4×100 m freestyle relay
3:25.02
Tahiti
6 July 2015
Pacific Games
Port Moresby , Papua New Guinea
[ 17]
4×200 m freestyle relay
7:37.50
Tahiti
7 July 2015
Pacific Games
Port Moresby , Papua New Guinea
[ 18]
4×50 m medley relay
1:55.22
French Polynesia
5 March 2004
-
4×100 m medley relay
3:48.40
Tahiti
11 July 2015
Pacific Games
Port Moresby , Papua New Guinea
[ 19]
Legend:
# – Record awaiting ratification by FTN ; WR – World record ; OC – Oceanian 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
26.73
Laurence Lacombe
Cercle des Nageurs de Polynésie
17 Aug 1985
Championnats de France Elite
Dunkerque , France
100 m freestyle
57.23
Laurence Lacombe
Cercle des Nageurs de Polynésie
16 Aug 1985
Championnats de France Elite
Dunkerque , France
200 m freestyle
2:09.56
Laurence Lacombe
Cercle des Nageurs de Polynésie
12 Aug 1984
-
Paris , France
400 m freestyle
4:38.12
Diane Lacombe
French Polynesia
14 Sep 1991
Pacific Games
Port Moresby , Papua New Guinea
800 m freestyle
9:42.12
Annaig Guennou
Cercle des Nageurs de Polynésie
14 Jul 1992
-
Bourges , France
1500 m freestyle
19:01.13
Annaig Guennou
Cercle des Nageurs de Polynésie
5 Dec 1992
-
50 m backstroke
30.87
Angeline Tregoat
-
100 m backstroke
1:07.41
Diane Lacombe
Cercle des Nageurs de Polynésie
28 Apr 1991
Championnats de France Elite de Printemps
St. Etienne , France
200 m backstroke
2:27.52
Diane Lacombe
Cercle des Nageurs de Polynésie
28 Jul 1989
Championnats de France Elite d'été
Tours , France
50 m breaststroke
34.08
h
Poerani Bertrand
Tahiti
11 July 2019
Pacific Games
Apia , Samoa
[ 20]
100 m breaststroke
1:14.23
Poerani Bertrand
Tahiti
13 July 2019
Pacific Games
Apia , Samoa
[ 21]
200 m breaststroke
2:40.73
Poerani Bertrand
Tahiti
9 July 2019
Pacific Games
Apia , Samoa
[ 22]
50 m butterfly
29.63
Laurence Lacombe
Cercle des Nageurs de Polynésie
16 Aug 1985
Championnats de France Elite
Dunkerque , France
100 m butterfly
1:05.48
Laurence Lacombe
French Polynesia
17 Sep 1991
Pacific Games
Port Moresby , Papua New Guinea
200 m butterfly
2:23.48
Deotille Videau
Tahiti
22 November 2023
Pacific Games
Honiara , Solomon Islands
[ 23]
200 m individual medley
2:28.23
Diane Lacombe
French Polynesia
17 Sep 1991
Pacific Games
Port Moresby , Papua New Guinea
400 m individual medley
5:15.12
h
Lacken Malateste
French Polynesia
31 Jul 2005
World Championships
Montreal , Canada
[ 24]
4×100 m freestyle relay
4:09.58
Tahiti
20 November 2023
Pacific Games
Honiara , Solomon Islands
[ 25]
4×200 m freestyle relay
9:21.82
French Polynesia
12 Sep 1991
Pacific Games
Port Moresby , Papua New Guinea
4×100 m medley relay
4:35.58
Tahiti
9 July 2019
Pacific Games
Apia , Samoa
[ 26]
Legend:
# – Record awaiting ratification by FTN ; WR – World record ; OC – Oceanian 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
1:44.01
Tahiti
12 July 2019
Pacific Games
Apia , Samoa
[ 27]
4×100m freestyle relay
4×50m medley relay
1:53.33
Tahiti
13 July 2019
Pacific Games
Apia , Samoa
[ 28]
4×100m medley relay
Short course (25 metres)
Men
Event
Time
Name
Club
Date
Meet
Location
Ref
50 m freestyle
23.57
A. Clark
CNP
17 December 2010
-
100 m freestyle
52.81
A. Clark
CNP
19 December 2010
-
200 m freestyle
1:56.95
Heimanu Sichan
TAH
21 November 2010
-
400 m freestyle
4:07.37
Heimanu Sichan
TAH
5 December 2010
-
800 m freestyle
08:43.17
Heimanu Sichan
CNP
21 Dec 2008
-
1500 m freestyle
16:23.18
Heimanu Sichan
CNP
21 Dec 2008
-
50 m backstroke
28.22
Heimanu Sichan
CNP
8 Dec 2007
-
100 m backstroke
1:00.85
Manuarii Fagneaux
CNP
14 Nov 1998
-
200 m backstroke
-
-
-
50 m breaststroke
29.08
Rainui Teriipaia
CNP
14 November 2009
-
100 m breaststroke
1:02.88
Rainui Teriipaia
Fei Pi
6 Dec 2003
-
200 m breaststroke
2:22.90
Rainui Teriipaia
Fei Pi
7 Dec 2003
-
50 m butterfly
-
-
-
100 m butterfly
-
-
-
200 m butterfly
-
-
-
100 m individual medley
59.60
Rainui Teriipaia
Fei Pi
12 Dec 2003
-
200m individual medley
2:12.58
h
Heimanu Sichan
Tahiti
5 December 2014
World Championships
Doha , Qatar
[ 29]
400m individual medley
4:46.13
h
Heimanu Sichan
Tahiti
4 December 2014
World Championships
Doha , Qatar
[ 30]
4×50 m freestyle relay
1:39.54
OL Pirae
2 Dec 2006
-
4×100 m freestyle relay
3:41.14
Fei Pi
21 Feb 1998
-
4×200 m freestyle relay
8:13.17
Fei Pi
22 Feb 1998
-
4×50 m medley relay
1:49.62
I Mua
12 February 2011
-
4×100 m medley relay
4:06.41
AS Pirae
18 Nov 2001
-
Legend:
# – Record awaiting ratification by FTN ; WR – World record ; OC – Oceanian 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
-
-
-
100 m freestyle
-
-
-
200 m freestyle
2:09.21
Crystal Laughlin
CNP
15 November 2009
-
400 m freestyle
4:34.29
Crystal Laughlin
CNP
5 March 2009
Polynesian Championships
Papeete , French Polynesia
[ 31]
800 m freestyle
9:25.48
Crystal Laughlin
CNP
24 October 2009
-
1500 m freestyle
-
-
-
50 m backstroke
-
-
-
100 m backstroke
-
-
-
200 m backstroke
-
-
-
50 m breaststroke
36.51
Vaea Sichan
CNP
9 November 1996
-
100 m breaststroke
1:19.08
Vaea Sichan
CNP
2 March 1997
-
200 m breaststroke
2:49.74
Vaea Sichan
CNP
23 February 1997
-
50 m butterfly
-
-
-
100 m butterfly
-
-
-
200 m butterfly
-
-
-
100 m individual medley
1:08.19
Crystal Laughlin
CNP
15 November 2009
-
200 m individual medley
-
-
-
400 m individual medley
-
-
-
4×50 m freestyle relay
1:56.27
Fei Pi
3 December 2006
-
4×100 m freestyle relay
4:14.88
French Polynesia
12 December 1987
-
4×200 m freestyle relay
9:21.82
French Polynesia
12 September 1991
-
4×50 m medley relay
2:12.68
Fei Pi
17 February 2007
-
4×100 m medley relay
4:49.35
French Polynesia
18 August 1995
-
Legend:
# – Record awaiting ratification by FTN ; WR – World record ; OC – Oceanian 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
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