List of Cook Islands records in swimming

The Cook Islands records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of swimmers from Cook Islands, which are recognised and ratified by the Cook Islands Aquatics Federation. Due to the lack of a swimming pool, only open water swimming is practiced in the Cook Islands. ^[1]

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	23.94		Wesley Roberts	Cook Islands	13 July 2019	Pacific Games	Apia, Samoa	[2]
50 m freestyle	23.16	'#'	Wesley Roberts	Wests Illawarra	12 December 2020	NSW Senior State Age Championships	Sydney, Australia	[citation needed]
100 m freestyle	49.41	h	Wesley Roberts	Cook Islands	14 February 2024	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[3]
200 m freestyle	1:48.55	h	Wesley Roberts	Cook Islands	13 June 2021	Australian Olympic Trials	Adelaide, Australia	[4]
400 m freestyle	3:52.50	h	Wesley Roberts	Cook Islands	12 June 2021	Australian Olympic Trials	Adelaide, Australia	[5]
800 m freestyle	8:14.85	†	Wesley Roberts	Cook Islands	7 April 2017	New Zealand Championships	Auckland, New Zealand	[6]
1500 m freestyle	15:33.41		Wesley Roberts	Cook Islands	7 April 2017	New Zealand Championships	Auckland, New Zealand	[7]
50 m backstroke	27.05		Jacob Story	Mt Eden	15 April 2024	New Zealand Age Group Championships	Hawkes Bay, New Zealand	[8]
100 m backstroke	58.38		Jacob Story	Mt Eden	12 December 2023	Queensland Championships	Brisbane, Australia	[9]
200 m backstroke	2:11.64	h	Bede Aitu	Cook Islands	2 August 2022	Commonwealth Games	Birmingham, United Kingdom	[10]
50 m breaststroke	28.85	h	Jacob Story	Mt Eden	22 May 2025	New Zealand Championships	Auckland, New Zealand	[11]
100 m breaststroke	1:02.93	h	Jacob Story	Cook Islands	27 July 2025	World Championships	Singapore, Singapore	[12]
200 m breaststroke	2:17.91	h	Jacob Story	Cook Islands	31 July 2025	World Championships	Singapore, Singapore	[13]
50 m butterfly	24.67		Wesley Roberts	Cook Islands	23 November 2023	Pacific Games	Honiara, Solomon Islands	[14]
100 m butterfly	55.52		Wesley Roberts	Cook Islands	20 November 2023	Pacific Games	Honiara, Solomon Islands	[15]
200 m butterfly
200 m individual medley	2:07.37		Jacob Story	Mt Eden	25 May 2025	New Zealand Championships	Auckland, New Zealand	[16]
400 m individual medley	4:42.04		Jacob Story	Mt Eden	15 March 2024	Auckland Age Group & Open Championships	Auckland, New Zealand	[17]
4×100 m freestyle relay
4×200 m freestyle relay
4×100 m medley relay

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Cook Islands Aquatics Federation; 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	27.01		Tracy Keith-Matchitt	Cook Islands	24 June 2016	Oceania Championships	Suva, Fiji	[18]
100 m freestyle	57.85	h	Tracy Keith-Matchitt	Cook Islands	6 August 2015	World Championships	Kazan, Russia	[19]
200 m freestyle	2:11.40		Mia Laban	Howick Pakuranga	18 April 2024	New Zealand Age Group Championships	Hawkes Bay, New Zealand	[20]
400 m freestyle	4:46.48		Mia Laban	Cook Islands	18 December 2023	Victorian Age Championship	Melbourne, Australia	[21]
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50 m backstroke	31.73		Mia Laban	Howick Pakuranga	19 April 2022	New Zealand Age Group Championships	Wellington, New Zealand	[22]
100 m backstroke	1:06.69		Mia Laban	Howick Pakuranga	19 April 2024	New Zealand Age Group Championships	Hawkes Bay, New Zealand	[23]
200 m backstroke	2:31.91		Mia Laban	Howick Pakuranga	22 April 2022	New Zealand Age Group Championships	Wellington, New Zealand	[24]
50 m breaststroke	31.41	h, †	Lanihei Connolly	Cook Islands	28 July 2025	World Championships	Singapore, Singapore	[25]
100 m breaststroke	1:07.40	h	Lanihei Connolly	Cook Islands	28 July 2025	World Championships	Singapore, Singapore	[26]
200 m breaststroke	2:29.87	h	Lanihei Connolly	Cook Islands	31 July 2025	World Championships	Singapore, Singapore	[27]
50 m butterfly	28.50	h	Lanihei Connolly	Cook Islands	6 August 2023	Commonwealth Youth Games	Couva, Trinidad and Tobago	[28]
100 m butterfly	1:04.66		Lanihei Connolly	TBSS Central City	21 April 2022	New Zealand Age Group Championships	Wellington, New Zealand	[29]
200 m butterfly	2:34.22		Alicia Story	Mt Eden	16 April 2025	New Zealand Age Group Championships	Hawkes Bay, New Zealand	[30]
200 m individual medley	2:21.97	c	Lanihei Connolly	Howick Pakuranga	12 April 2023	New Zealand Age Group Championships	Auckland, New Zealand	[31]
400 m individual medley	5:28.89		Mia Laban	Howick Pakuranga	17 April 2024	New Zealand Age Group Championships	Hawkes Bay, New Zealand	[32]
4×100 m freestyle relay
4×200 m freestyle relay
4×100 m medley relay

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Cook Islands Aquatics Federation; 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

Short Course (25 m)

Men

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50 m freestyle	23.51	h, †	Wesley Roberts	Cook Islands	14 December 2022	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[33]
100 m freestyle	49.59	h	Wesley Roberts	Cook Islands	14 December 2022	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[34]
200 m freestyle	1:46.67	h	Wesley Roberts	Cook Islands	18 December 2022	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[35]
400 m freestyle	3:49.36	h	Wesley Roberts	Cook Islands	24 October 2019	Australian Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[36]
800 m freestyle	8:11.28	†	Wesley Roberts	Cook Islands	12 August 2017	World Cup	Eindhoven, Netherlands	[37]
1500 m freestyle	15:27.36		Wesley Roberts	Cook Islands	12 August 2017	World Cup	Eindhoven, Netherlands	[38]
50 m backstroke	27.01		Bede Aitu	TBSS Central City	26 August 2022	New Zealand Championships	Auckland, New Zealand	[39]
100 m backstroke	58.36		Bede Aitu	TBSS Central City	23 August 2022	New Zealand Championships	Auckland, New Zealand	[40]
200 m backstroke	2:06.49		Bede Aitu	TBSS Central City	25 August 2022	New Zealand Championships	Auckland, New Zealand	[41]
50 m breaststroke	28.39	h	Jacob Story	Mt Eden	23 September 2025	New Zealand Championships	Auckland, New Zealand	[42]
100 m breaststroke	1:01.69	h	Jacob Story	Mt Eden	24 September 2025	New Zealand Championships	Auckland, New Zealand	[43]
200 m breaststroke	2:11.20	h	Jacob Story	Mt Eden	21 September 2025	New Zealand Championships	Auckland, New Zealand	[44]
50m butterfly	24.47	h	Jacob Story	Mt Eden	22 September 2025	New Zealand Championships	Auckland, New Zealand	[45]
100m butterfly
200m butterfly
100m individual medley	56.08		Jacob Story	Cook Islands	30 June 2025	Pacific Mini Games	Koror, Palau	[46]
200m individual medley	2:04.08		Jacob Story	Cook Islands	4 July 2025	Pacific Mini Games	Koror, Palau	[47]
400m individual medley	4:27.01		Jacob Story	Cook Islands	1 July 2025	Pacific Mini Games	Koror, Palau	[48]
4×50m freestyle relay
4×100m freestyle relay
4×200m freestyle relay
4×50m medley relay
4×100m medley relay

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Cook Islands Aquatics Federation; 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	26.23	h	Tracy Keith-Matchitt	Cook Islands	6 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[49]
100 m freestyle	56.64	h	Tracy Keith-Matchitt	Cook Islands	4 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[50]
200 m freestyle	2:10.19	h	Mia Laban	Howick Pakuranga	24 September 2025	New Zealand Championships	Auckland, New Zealand	[51]
400 m freestyle	4:38.05		Mia Laban	Howick Pakuranga	9 September 2023	WHL 400 and 50’s	Auckland, New Zealand	[52]
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50 m backstroke	30.07		Mia Laban	Cook Islands	30 June 2025	Pacific Mini Games	Koror, Palau	[53]
100 m backstroke	1:04.14		Mia Laban	Cook Islands	4 July 2025	Pacific Mini Games	Koror, Palau	[54]
200 m backstroke	2:18.94		Mia Laban	Cook Islands	2 July 2025	Pacific Mini Games	Koror, Palau	[55]
50 m breaststroke	30.96	h	Lanihei Connolly	Cook Islands	14 December 2024	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[56]
100 m breaststroke	1:07.36	h	Lanihei Connolly	Cook Islands	11 December 2024	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[57]
200 m breaststroke	2:40.02		Lanihei Connolly	Baradene College	23 July 2021	New Zealand Secondary School Championships	Auckland, New Zealand	[58]
50 m butterfly	28.41		Lanihei Connolly	TBSS Central City	6 July 2023	ASA Championships	Auckland, New Zealand	[59]
100 m butterfly	1:03.50		Alicia Story	Cook Islands	23 September 2025	New Zealand Championships	Auckland, New Zealand	[60]
200 m butterfly	2:27.67	h	Mia Laban	Howick Pakuranga	24 September 2025	New Zealand Championships	Auckland, New Zealand	[61]
100 m individual medley	1:03.93		Lanihei Connolly	TBSS Central City	6 July 2023	ASA Championships	Auckland, New Zealand	[62]
200 m individual medley	2:21.14		Lanihei Connolly	TBSS Central City	8 July 2023	ASA Championships	Auckland, New Zealand	[63]
400 m individual medley	5:19.08		Mia Laban	Howick Pakuranga	17 June 2023	Mt Eden Lvl 1 & 2	Auckland, New Zealand	[64]
4×50 m freestyle relay
4×100 m freestyle relay
4×200 m freestyle relay
4×50 m medley relay
4×100 m medley relay

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Cook Islands Aquatics Federation; 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