List of Paraguayan records in swimming

The Paraguayan records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of swimmers from Paraguay, which are recognised and ratified by the Federacion Paraguaya De Natacion (FEPANA).

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Long Course (50 m)

Men

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	22.97		Benjamin Hockin	Sajonia	16 December 2016	Paraguay Age Group Championships	Asunción, Paraguay	[1]
100m freestyle	49.61	h	Benjamin Hockin	Paraguay	31 July 2013	World Championships	Barcelona, Spain	[2][3]
200m freestyle	1:47.79		Benjamin Hockin	Sajonia	30 March 2012	Spain Spring Open	Málaga, Spain	[4]
400m freestyle	3:58.50		Benjamin Hockin	Sajonia	12 December 2014	Paraguayan Championships	Asunción, Paraguay	[5]
800m freestyle	8:35.79		Matías López Chaparro	Sajonia	20 February 2015	Grand Prix SyC	Asunción, Paraguay	[6]
1500m freestyle	16:34.89		Sebastian Paredes	Paraguay	30 August 2015	World Junior Championships	Singapore, Singapore
50m backstroke	25.15		Charles Hockin	Sajonia	14 December 2019	Paraguayan Championships	Asunción, Paraguay
100m backstroke	55.41	rh	Charles Hockin	Paraguay	10 August 2019	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	[7]
200m backstroke	2:00.13		Matías López Chaparro	Paraguay	31 March 2016	South American Championships	Asunción, Paraguay	[8]
50m breaststroke	27.38		Renato Prono	Sajonia	15 December 2017	Paraguayan Championships	Asunción, Paraguay	[9]
100m breaststroke	1:01.65		Renato Prono	Sajonia	24 April 2019	Paraguayan Championships	Asuncion, Paraguay
200m breaststroke	2:18.24		Matías López Chaparro	-	30 June 2013	Paraguayan Championships	Asunción, Paraguay	[10]
50m butterfly	23.82		Benjamin Hockin	Paraguay	24 July 2011	World Championships	Shanghai, China	[11]
100m butterfly	53.21		Benjamin Hockin	Sajonia	16 March 2012	South American Championships	Belém, Brazil	[12]
200m butterfly	2:03.31		Benjamin Hockin	Sajonia	13 December 2014	Paraguay Age Group Championships	Asunción, Paraguay	[13]
200m individual medley	2:03.31		Matheo Mateos	Azura Florida Aquatics	2 April 2022	TYR Pro Swim Series	San Antonio, United States	[14]
400m individual medley	4:24.64		Matheo Mateos	Paraguay	3 October 2022	South American Games	Asuncion, Paraguay	[15]
4×100m freestyle relay	3:25.54		Charles Hockin  (52.24) Favio Persano Segovia  (52.03) Jose Emmanuel Lobo Martinez  (52.21) Ben Hockin  (49.06)	Paraguay	17 March 2012	South American Championships	Belém, Brazil	[12]
4×200m freestyle relay	7:32.67		Ben Hockin  (1:49.06) Matias Lopez Chaparro  (1:53.26) Maximiliano Abreu  (1:57.35) Charles Hockin  (1:53.00)	Paraguay	3 October 2014	South American Championships	Mar del Plata, Argentina	[16]
4×100m medley relay	3:42.79		Charles Hockin  (56.20) Renato Prono  (1:01.69) Ben Hockin  (52.54) Matheo Mateos  (52.36)	Paraguay	11 November 2018	South American Championships	Trujillo, Peru	[17]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FEPANA; WR – World record; AM – Americas 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	26.49		Karen Riveros	Paraguay	18 December 2015	Argentine Championships	Buenos Aires, Argentina	[18]
100m freestyle	57.31	h	Karen Riveros	Paraguay	16 December 2015	Argentine Championships	Buenos Aires, Argentina	[19]
200m freestyle	2:05.31	h	Nicole Rautemberg	Paraguay	30 March 2016	South American Championships	Asunción, Paraguay	[20]
400m freestyle	4:28.11	h	Nicole Rautemberg	Paraguay	28 August 2015	World Junior Championships	Singapore, Singapore	[21]
800m freestyle	9:24.34		Cielo Peralta	Azura Florida Aquatics	20 January 2025	Azura Winter Open Invite	Davie, United States	[citation needed]
1500m freestyle	18:12.56		Nicole Rautemberg	SyC	20 May 2016	Grand Prix SYC	Asunción, Paraguay	[22]
1500m freestyle	17:52.38	'#'	Cielo Peralta	Azura Florida Aquatics	18 January 2025	Azura Winter Open Invite	Davie, United States	[citation needed]
50m backstroke	29.98		Luana Alonso	Club Benjamin Hockin	22 April 2021	Paraguayan Championships	Asuncion, Paraguay
100m backstroke	1:04.59		Maria Arrua	Paraguay	7 November 2018	South American Championships	Trujillo, Peru	[23]
200m backstroke	2:22.45	h, =	María Virginia Báez	Paraguay	31 July 2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy
200m backstroke	2:22.45	=	Maria Arrua	Paraguay	31 March 2016	South American Championships	Asunción, Paraguay	[24]
50m breaststroke	33.88		Sophía Ortiz	Sajonia	10 April 2016	Paraguayan Championships	Asunción, Paraguay	[25]
100m breaststroke	1:14.19		Sofia Magaly Lopez Chaparro	Paraguay	23 November 2017	Bolivarian Games	Santa Marta, Colombia	[26]
200m breaststroke	2:39.57		Sofia Magaly Lopez Chaparro	Paraguay	20 November 2017	Bolivarian Games	Santa Marta, Colombia	[27]
50m butterfly	27.33	h	Luana Alonso	Paraguay	4 August 2022	Argentine Championships	Buenos Aires, Argentina	[28]
100m butterfly	59.88	b	Luana Alonso	Southern Methodist University	13 April 2023	TYR Pro Swim Series	Westmont, United States	[29]
200m butterfly	2:16.67		Luana Alonso	Paraguay	5 October 2022	South American Games	Asuncion, Paraguay	[30]
200m individual medley	2:22.81		Sofia López Chaparro	Paraguay	16 April 2015	South American Junior Championship	Lima, Peru	[31]
400m individual medley	5:11.13		Sofia López Chaparro	Syc	20 March 2015	Paraguayan Championships	Asunción, Paraguay	[32]
4×100m freestyle relay	3:57.48		Karen Riveros  (57.92) Stefania Piccardo  (1:00.35) Nicole Maidana Rautemberg  (59.24) Maria Jose Arrua  (59.97)	Paraguay	30 March 2016	South American Championships	Asunción, Paraguay	[33]
4×200m freestyle relay	9:00.90	h	Luciana Codas  (2:11.43) Lara Gimenez  (2:16.05) Constanza Areco  (2:15.93) Cecilia Piraino  (2:17.49)	Paraguay	13 August 2025	Junior Pan American Games	Asunción, Paraguay	[34]
4×100m medley relay	4:29.02		Maria Arrua  (1:06.22) Astrid Caballero  (1:15.70) Stefania Piccardo  (1:07.53) Sofia Lopez  (59.57)	Paraguay	3 October 2022	South American Games	Asuncion, Paraguay	[35]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FEPANA; WR – World record; AM – Americas 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	3:38.77		Charles Hockin  (51.25) Benjamin Hockin  (49.67) Maria Jose Arrua  (59.93) Karen Riveros  (57.92)	Paraguay	1 April 2016	South American Championships	Asunción, Paraguay	[36]
4×100m medley relay	3:57.70		Maria Jose Arrua  (1:04.57) Renato Prono  (1:01.82) Benjamin Hockin  (53.55) Karen Riveros  (57.76)	Paraguay	31 March 2016	South American Championships	Asunción, Paraguay	[37]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FEPANA; WR – World record; AM – Americas record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

Short Course (25 m)

Men

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	22.00	h	Benjamin Hockin	Paraguay	28 September 2018	World Cup	Eindhoven, Netherlands	[38]
100m freestyle	47.65	sf	Benjamin Hockin	Paraguay	10 December 2016	World Championships	Windsor, Canada	[39]
200m freestyle	1:44.24		Benjamin Hockin	Paraguay	12 December 2012	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[40]
400m freestyle	3:55.42	h	Matias Lopez	Paraguay	6 December 2016	World Championships	Windsor, Canada	[41]
800m freestyle
1500m freestyle
50m backstroke	23.80	h	Charles Hockin	Paraguay	13 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	[42]
100m backstroke	52.80	h	Charles Hockin	Paraguay	6 December 2016	World Championships	Windsor, Canada	[43]
200m backstroke	1:56.01	h	Charles Hockin	Paraguay	28 October 2021	World Cup	Kazan, Russia	[44]
50m breaststroke	26.23		Renato Prono	Paraguay	7 August 2017	World Cup	Berlin, Germany	[45]
100m breaststroke	59.35	h	Renato Prono	Paraguay	11 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	[46]
200m breaststroke
50m butterfly	23.27	h	Ben Hockin	Paraguay	14 December 2012	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[47]
100m butterfly	51.99	h	Ben Hockin	Paraguay	12 December 2012	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[48]
200m butterfly	1:59.65	h	Max Abreu	Paraguay	7 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[49]
100m individual medley	53.67		Benjamin Hockin	Paraguay	30 September 2017	World Cup	Hongkong, Hong Kong	[50]
200m individual medley	1:58.18	h	Matheo Mateos	Paraguay	10 December 2024	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[51]
400m individual medley	4:14.73	h	Matheo Mateos	Paraguay	17 December 2022	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[52]
4×50m freestyle relay	1:30.46	h	Charles Hockin  (22.20) Ben Hockin  (21.55) Ivo Kunzle Savastano  (23.23) Mathias Zacarias  (23.48)	Paraguay	9 December 2016	World Championships	Windsor, Canada	[53]
4×100m freestyle relay	3:19.13	h	Charles Hockin  (49.39) Matias Lopez  (51.48) Max Abreu  (50.78) Ben Hockin  (47.48)	Paraguay	3 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[54]
4×200m freestyle relay	7:15.96	h	Ben Hockin  (1:44.44) Charles Hockin  (1:49.38) Matias Lopez  (1:50.94) Max Abreu  (1:51.20)	Paraguay	4 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[55]
4×50m medley relay	1:37.18	h	Charles Hockin  (24.50) Renato Prono  (26.52) Ben Hockin  (23.23) Matheo Mateos  (22.93)	Paraguay	17 December 2022	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[56]
4×100m medley relay	3:37.38	h	Charles Hockin  (53.28) Renato Prono  (1:00.62) Ben Hockin  (51.88) Matias Lopez  (51.60)	Paraguay	11 December 2016	World Championships	Windsor, Canada	[57]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FEPANA; WR – World record; AM – Americas 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	26.37	h	Maria Lopez Nery Huerta	Paraguay	15 December 2012	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[58]
100m freestyle	56.15	h	Karen Riveros	Paraguay	7 December 2016	World Championships	Windsor, Canada	[59]
200m freestyle	2:03.89		Nicole Rautemberg	Paraguay	9 September 2016	Copa España	Santiago, Chile	[60]
400m freestyle	4:23.57		Nicole Rautemberg	Paraguay	9 September 2016	Copa España	Santiago, Chile	[61]
800m freestyle
1500m freestyle	17:35.46		Nicole Rautemberg	Paraguay	16 June 2016	National Championships	Asunción, Paraguay	[62]
50m backstroke	29.60	h	Lara Yegros	Paraguay	12 December 2024	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[63]
100m backstroke	1:03.10	h	Lara Yegros	Paraguay	10 December 2024	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[64]
200m backstroke	2:23.71	h	Maria Jose Arrua	Paraguay	8 December 2016	World Championships	Windsor, Canada	[65]
50m breaststroke	33.08		Sofía López	Syc	15 July 2022	National Championships	Asunción, Paraguay	[66]
100m breaststroke	1:12.26		Astrid Caballero	Sajonia	13 July 2022	National Championships	Asunción, Paraguay	[citation needed]
200m breaststroke	2:38.51		Astrid Caballero	Sajonia	14 July 2022	National Championships	Asunción, Paraguay	[67]
50m butterfly	27.22	h, †	Luana Alonso	Paraguay	20 December 2021	World Championships	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	[68]
100m butterfly	58.90	h	Luana Alonso	Paraguay	13 September 2022	José Finkel Trophy	Recife, Brazil	[69]
200m butterfly	2:12.19	h	Luana Alonso	Paraguay	15 December 2022	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[70]
100m individual medley	1:05.04	h	Nicole Rautemberg	Paraguay	13 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	[71]
200m individual medley	2:21.04		Luana Alonso	Club Benjamin Hockin	13 July 2022	National Championships	Asunción, Paraguay	[citation needed]
400m individual medley	5:05.12		Nicole Rautemberg	Paraguay	22 November 2014	Promesas del Cono Sur	Entre Rios, Argentina
4×50m freestyle relay	1:47.83	h	Karen Riveros  (26.38) Maria Jose Arrua  (26.54) Nicole Rautemberg  (27.41) Alma Castillo  (27.50)	Paraguay	11 December 2016	World Championships	Windsor, Canada	[72]
4×100m freestyle relay	3:55.53	h	Karen Riveros  (57.28) Sofía López  (59.59) Nicole Rautemberg  (1:00.08) Maria Jose Arrua  (58.58)	Paraguay	6 December 2016	World Championships	Windsor, Canada	[73]
4×200m freestyle relay
4×50m medley relay	2:01.55	h	Maria Jose Arrua  (30.47) Sophia Ortiz  (35.90) Nicole Rautemberg  (28.40) Karen Riveros  (26.78)	Paraguay	7 December 2016	World Championships	Windsor, Canada	[74]
4×100m medley relay

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FEPANA; WR – World record; AM – Americas 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	1:37.00	h	Charles Hockin Brusquetti  (22.22) Ben Hockin  (21.72) Karen Riveros  (26.11) Maria Jose Arrua  (26.95)	Paraguay	7 December 2016	World Championships	Windsor, Canada	[75]
4×50m medley relay	1:44.55	h	Charles Hockin Brusquetti  (24.15) Renato Prono  (26.34) Nicole Rautemberg  (28.12) Karen Riveros  (25.94)	Paraguay	8 December 2016	World Championships	Windsor, Canada	[76]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FEPANA; WR – World record; AM – Americas record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

See also

• List of Paraguayan records in athletics