List of New Zealand records in swimming

Below is a list of current New Zealand swimming records as ratified by the national governing body, Swimming New Zealand.

Long course (50 m)

Men

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	21.86	h	Taiko Torepe-Ormsby	Wharenui	13 April 2023	New Zealand Championships	Hawke's Bay, New Zealand	[1]
100m freestyle	48.26	h	Cameron Gray	Coast Swimming Club	12 April 2024	New Zealand Championships	Hawke's Bay, New Zealand	[2]
200m freestyle	1:47.09	r	Matthew Stanley	New Zealand	22 August 2014	Pan Pacific Championships	Gold Coast, Australia
400m freestyle	3:46.85		Lewis Clareburt	Club 37	11 April 2024	New Zealand Championships	Hawke's Bay, New Zealand	[3]
800m freestyle	7:53.06	h	Zac Reid	New Zealand	27 July 2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	[4]
1500m freestyle	15:15.50		Nathan Capp	Greerton	17 April 2015	New Zealand Championships	Auckland, New Zealand
50m backstroke	24.65		Andrew Jeffcoat	New Zealand	1 August 2022	Commonwealth Games	Birmingham, United Kingdom	[5]
100m backstroke	53.32	r	Gareth Kean	Capital	30 March 2012	New Zealand Championships	Auckland, New Zealand
200m backstroke	1:57.13		Kane Follows	Neptune Swim Club	12 April 2024	New Zealand Championships	Hawke's Bay, New Zealand	[6]
50m breaststroke	27.06		Glenn Snyders	North Shore	27 March 2012	New Zealand Championships	Auckland, New Zealand	[7]
100m breaststroke	59.78	h	Glenn Snyders	New Zealand	28 July 2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	[8]
200m breaststroke	2:10.55	h	Glenn Snyders	New Zealand	29 July 2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	[9]
50m butterfly	23.27		Cameron Gray	New Zealand	30 July 2022	Commonwealth Games	Birmingham, United Kingdom	[10]
100m butterfly	51.61		Corney Swanepoel	North Shore	1 April 2009	New Zealand Championships	Christchurch, New Zealand	[11]
200m butterfly	1:54.15	OC	Moss Burmester	New Zealand	4 April 2009	New Zealand Championships	Christchurch, New Zealand
200m individual medley	1:57.27	h	Lewis Clareburt	New Zealand	28 July 2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	[12]
200m individual medley	1:57.06	'#'	Lewis Clareburt	New Zealand	31 July 2025	World Championships	Singapore, Singapore	[13]
400m individual medley	4:08.70	OC, CR	Lewis Clareburt	New Zealand	30 July 2022	Commonwealth Games	Birmingham, United Kingdom	[14]
4×100m freestyle relay	3:14.71		Carter Swift  (48.66) Lewis Clareburt  (48.45) Zac Dell  (49.00) Michael Pickett  (48.60)	Club 37	9 April 2024	New Zealand Championships	Hawke's Bay, New Zealand	[15]
4×200m freestyle relay	7:13.06	h	Lewis Clareburt  (1:47.97) Matthew Stanley  (1:48.10) Daniel Hunter  (1:48.88) Zac Reid  (1:48.11)	New Zealand	26 July 2019	World Championships	Gwangju, South Korea	[16]
4×100m medley relay	3:31.58	h	Daniel Bell  (53.85) Glenn Snyders  (59.75) Corney Swanepoel  (50.45) Cameron Gibson  (47.53)	New Zealand	2 August 2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy	[17]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Swimming New Zealand; WR – World record; OC – Oceanian record; CR – Commonwealth 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	24.99		Chelsey Edwards	North Shore	22 June 2025	Rossini Cup	Pesaro, Italy	[18]
100m freestyle	53.91	sf	Hayley Palmer	New Zealand	30 July 2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy	[19]
200m freestyle	1:55.44		Erika Fairweather	Neptune	2 April 2023	New Zealand Championships	Auckland, New Zealand	[20]
400m freestyle	3:59.44		Erika Fairweather	New Zealand	11 February 2024	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[21]
800m freestyle	8:17.65		Lauren Boyle	New Zealand	8 August 2015	World Championships	Kazan, Russia	[22]
1500m freestyle	15:40.14		Lauren Boyle	New Zealand	4 August 2015	World Championships	Kazan, Russia	[23]
50m backstroke	27.81		Gabrielle Fa'amausili	New Zealand	29 August 2015	World Junior Championships	Singapore, Singapore	[24]
100m backstroke	1:00.22		Emily Thomas	North Shore Swimming	13 December 2009	Queensland State Championships	Brisbane, Australia
200m backstroke	2:09.13		Melissa Ingram	North Shore Swimming	15 December 2009	Queensland State Championships	Brisbane, Australia
50m breaststroke	30.38		Monique Wieruszowski	North Shore	13 April 2024	New Zealand Championships	Hawke's Bay, New Zealand	[25]
100m breaststroke	1:07.67		Monique Wieruszowski	North Shore	15 March 2024	Auckland Championships	Auckland, New Zealand	[26]
200m breaststroke	2:29.09	h	Brearna Crawford	Indian University	18 November 2023	Ohio State Fall Invitational	Columbus, United States	[27]
50m butterfly	25.43		Hazel Ouwehand	Phoenix Aquatics	23 May 2025	New Zealand Championships	Auckland, New Zealand	[28]
100m butterfly	57.43	h	Hazel Ouwehand	Phoenix Aquatics	11 April 2024	New Zealand Championships	Hawke's Bay, New Zealand	[29]
200m butterfly	2:09.84	h	Helena Gasson	North Shore Swimming	28 March 2016	New Zealand Championships	Auckland, New Zealand	[30]
200m individual medley	2:12.12		Natalie Wiegersma	New Zealand	4 October 2010	Commonwealth Games	Delhi, India
400m individual medley	4:39.07	h	Helen Norfolk	-	25 March 2008	New Zealand Olympic Trials	Auckland, New Zealand
4×100m freestyle relay	3:41.10		Natasha Hind  (55.32) Penelope Marshall  (54.51) Amaka Gessler  (55.72) Hayley Palmer  (55.55)	-	29 March 2012	New Zealand Championships	Auckland, New Zealand	[31]
4×200m freestyle relay	7:53.02		Erika Fairweather  (1:56.37) Laticia-Leigh Transom  (1:58.41) Eve Thomas  (1:58.65) Caitlin Deans  (1:59.59)	New Zealand	15 February 2024	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[32]
4×100m medley relay	4:00.82		Helena Gasson  (1:01.58) Monique Wieruszowski  (1:07.84) Hazel Ouwehand  (57.40) Laticia-Leigh Transom  (54.00)	New Zealand	13 April 2024	New Zealand Championships	Hawke's Bay, New Zealand	[33]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Swimming New Zealand; WR – World record; OC – Oceanian record; CR – Commonwealth 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
4×100m freestyle relay	3:27.73		Carter Swift  (48.66) Lewis Clareburt  (48.59) Laticia-Leigh Transom  (53.44) Eva Allan  (57.04)	Club 37	12 April 2024	New Zealand Championships	Hawke's Bay, New Zealand	[34]
4×100m medley relay	3:49.26	h	Helena Gasson  (1:00.68) Joshua Gilbert  (1:01.03) Hazel Ouwehand  (59.07) Carter Swift  (48.48)	New Zealand	26 July 2023	World Championships	Fukuoka, Japan	[35]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Swimming New Zealand; WR – World record; OC – Oceanian record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

Short course (25 m)

Men

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	21.50	h	Cameron Gray	New Zealand	16 December 2022	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[36]
100m freestyle	46.96		Carter Swift	New Zealand	1 November 2024	World Cup	Singapore, Singapore	[37]
200m freestyle	1:43.21		Lewis Clareburt	New Zealand	20 October 2024	World Cup	Shanghai, China	[38]
400m freestyle	3:40.46		Danyon Loader	New Zealand	11 February 1995	World Cup	Sheffield, United Kingdom
800m freestyle	7:38.85		Zac Reid	Aquabladz New Plymouth	6 October 2020	New Zealand Championships	Hamilton, New Zealand	[39]
1500m freestyle	14:38.74		Nathan Capp	Greerton	6 September 2014	New Zealand Championships	Wellington, New Zealand	[40]
50m backstroke	22.99	r	Andrew Jeffcoat	Club 37	11 August 2023	New Zealand Championships	Hawke's Bay, New Zealand	[41]
100m backstroke	50.83	r	Andrew Jeffcoat	Club 37	9 August 2023	New Zealand Championships	Hawke's Bay, New Zealand	[42]
200m backstroke	1:51.91		Andrew Jeffcoat	Pukekohe Swimming club	10 October 2020	North Shore Invitational	Auckland, New Zealand
50m breaststroke	26.58	h, =	Glenn Snyders	North Shore	3 September 2014	New Zealand Championships	Wellington, New Zealand	[43]
50m breaststroke	26.58	sf, =	Glenn Snyders	North Shore	6 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[44]
100m breaststroke	57.57		Joshua Gilbert	Club 37	23 August 2024	New Zealand Championships	Auckland, New Zealand	[45]
200m breaststroke	2:04.57		Joshua Gilbert	Club 37	20 August 2024	New Zealand Championships	Auckland, New Zealand	[46]
50m butterfly	22.60		Corney Swanepoel	North Shore	11 August 2009	Australian Championships	Hobart, Australia
100m butterfly	50.42		Corney Swanepoel	North Shore	9 August 2009	Australian Championships	Hobart, Australia
200m butterfly	1:51.05		Moss Burmester	New Zealand	13 April 2008	World Championships	Manchester, United Kingdom
100m individual medley	52.73		Bradlee Ashby	North Shore Swimming Club	8 October 2020	North Shore Invitational	Auckland, New Zealand
200m individual medley	1:54.01		Bradlee Ashby	New Zealand	11 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	[47]
400m individual medley	4:05.03		Lewis Clareburt	New Zealand	20 October 2024	World Cup	Shanghai, China	[48]
4×50m freestyle relay	1:25.98		Carter Swift  (21.72) Michael Pickett  (21.07) Zac Dell  (21.54) Andrew Jeffcoat  (21.65)	Club 37	10 August 2023	New Zealand Championships	Hawke's Bay, New Zealand	[49]
4×100m freestyle relay	3:10.97	h	Cameron Gray  (47.93) Carter Swift  (46.92) Zac Dell  (47.59) George Williams  (48.53)	New Zealand	13 December 2022	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[50]
4×200m freestyle relay	7:03.11	h	Ben Littlejohn  (1:44.60) Carter Swift  (1:45.68) Cameron Gray  (1:46.07) Louis Clark  (1:46.76)	New Zealand	16 December 2022	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[51]
4×50m medley relay	1:34.77		Andrew Jeffcoat  (22.99) Josh Pickett  (27.26) Carter Swift  (23.38) Michael Pickett  (21.14)	Club 37	11 August 2023	New Zealand Championships	Hawke's Bay, New Zealand	[52]
4×100m medley relay	3:26.68	h	Zac Dell  (52.19) Joshua Gilbert  (57.83) Cameron Gray  (50.40) Carter Swift  (46.26)	New Zealand	18 December 2022	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[53]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Swimming New Zealand; WR – World record; OC – Oceanian record; CR – Commonwealth 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	24.39		Hayley Palmer	North Shore	12 August 2009	Australian Championships	Hobart, Australia
100m freestyle	53.13		Laticia-Leigh Transom	New Zealand	12 August 2023	Queensland Championships	Brisbane, Australia	[54]
200m freestyle	1:53.07		Erika Fairweather	Neptune	9 August 2023	New Zealand Championships	Hawke's Bay, New Zealand	[55]
400m freestyle	3:55.16		Lauren Boyle	New Zealand	8 August 2013	World Cup	Eindhoven, Netherlands	[56]
800m freestyle	8:01.22	CR	Lauren Boyle	New Zealand	7 August 2013	World Cup	Eindhoven, Netherlands	[57]
1500m freestyle	15:22.68		Lauren Boyle	North Shore	9 August 2014	Wellington Winter Championships	Wellington, New Zealand	[58]
50m backstroke	26.74		Helena Gasson	Coast Swimming Club	24 January 2021	Anthony Mosse Classic	Auckland, New Zealand	[59]
100m backstroke	57.04	rh	Helena Gasson	New Zealand	15 December 2024	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[60]
200m backstroke	2:03.00		Melissa Ingram	New Zealand	8 November 2011	World Cup	Beijing, China	[61]
50m breaststroke	30.27	sf	Zoe Baker	New Zealand	9 April 2008	World Championships	Manchester, United Kingdom	[62]
100m breaststroke	1:06.60		Brearna Crawford	Mt Albert Grammar	6 October 2020	North Shore Invitational	Auckland, New Zealand
200m breaststroke	2:23.47		Melissa Cowen	North Shore Swimming Club	8 October 2020	North Shore Invitational	Auckland, New Zealand
50m butterfly	25.24	sf	Helena Gasson	New Zealand	10 December 2024	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[63]
100m butterfly	56.60	sf	Hazel Ouwehand	New Zealand	13 December 2024	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[64]
200m butterfly	2:07.14		Helena Gasson	LA Current	16 November 2020	International Swimming League	Budapest, Hungary	[65]
100m individual medley	58.40		Helena Gasson	New Zealand	16 December 2022	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[66]
200m individual medley	2:07.78		Helena Gasson	LA Current	15 November 2020	International Swimming League	Budapest, Hungary	[67]
400m individual medley	4:32.48		Helena Gasson	LA Current	31 October 2020	International Swimming League	Budapest, Hungary	[68]
4×50m freestyle relay	1:37.93[a]		Helena Gasson  (24.82) Rebecca Moynihan  (24.13) Emma Godwin  (24.40) Erika Fairweather  (24.58)	New Zealand	15 December 2022	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[69]
4×100m freestyle relay	3:37.70		Lauren Boyle  (55.16) Alison Fitch  (53.94) Helen Norfolk  (54.81) Hannah McLean  (53.79)	New Zealand	8 April 2006	World Championships	Shanghai, China	[70]
4×200m freestyle relay	7:50.73	h	Erika Fairweather  (1:54.24) Caitlin Deans  (1:57.54) Summer Osborne  (1:59.58) Ruby Heath  (1:59.37)	New Zealand	14 December 2022	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[71]
4×50m medley relay	1:50.03		Savannah-eve Martin  (27.94) Zyleika Pratt-Smith  (31.24) Helena Gasson  (25.94) Zoe Pedersen  (24.91)	Coast	11 August 2023	New Zealand Championships	Hawke's Bay, New Zealand	[72]
4×100m medley relay	3:57.02	h	Helena Gasson  (57.04) Brearna Crawford  (1:07.13) Hazel Ouwehand  (59.27) Zoe Pedersen  (53.58)	New Zealand	15 December 2024	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[73]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Swimming New Zealand; WR – World record; OC – Oceanian record; CR – Commonwealth 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	1:30.38		Carter Swift  (21.52) Cameron Gray  (20.75) Rebecca Moynihan  (24.10) Emma Godwin  (24.01)	New Zealand	16 December 2022	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[74]
4×50m medley relay	1:39.53	h	Zac Dell  (24.07) Joshua Gilbert  (26.11) Helena Gasson  (25.39) Rebecca Moynihan  (23.96)	New Zealand	14 December 2022	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[75]
4×100m medley relay	3:45.00	h	Cooper Morley  (51.76) Brearna Crawford  (1:07.70) Ben Littlejohn  (52.14) Zoe Pedersen  (53.40)	New Zealand	14 December 2024	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[76]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Swimming New Zealand; WR – World record; OC – Oceanian record; CR – Commonwealth record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

Notes

1. by official result source; 1:39.53 by SNZ source, a typo