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

EventTimeNameClubDateMeetLocationRef
50 m freestyle 23.17Teiki Dupont  Tahiti13 July 2019Pacific Games Apia, Samoa[3]
100 m freestyle 50.44rStéphane Debaere  Tahiti6 July 2015Pacific Games Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea[4]
200 m freestyle 1:51.87Rahiti De Vos  Tahiti6 July 2015Pacific Games Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea[5]
400 m freestyle 3:56.35Rahiti De Vos  Tahiti13 July 2019Pacific Games Apia, Samoa[6]
800 m freestyle 8:23.12Rahiti De Vos  Tahiti12 July 2019Pacific Games Apia, Samoa[7]
1500 m freestyle 15:40.47Rahiti De Vos  Tahiti12 July 2019Pacific Games Apia, Samoa[8]
50 m backstroke 26.20Keha Desbordes  Tahiti21 November 2023Pacific Games Honiara, Solomon Islands[9]
100 m backstroke 57.53Keha Desbordes  Tahiti24 November 2023Pacific Games Honiara, Solomon Islands[10]
200 m backstroke 2:09.19Teiki Dupont  Tahiti11 July 2015Pacific Games Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea[11]
50 m breaststroke 28.29hStéphane Debaere  Tahiti8 July 2015Pacific Games Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea[12]
100 m breaststroke 1:03.46Rainui Teriipaia-Rentier  Tahiti6 July 2015Pacific Games Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea[13]
200 m breaststroke 2:23.58Rainui Teriipaia  Tahiti30 Aug 2007Pacific Games Apia, Samoa
50 m butterfly 24.04Nicolas Vermorel  Tahiti9 July 2019Pacific Games Apia, Samoa[14]
100 m butterfly 53.98Nicolas Vermorel-
200 m butterfly 2:04.23Rahiti De Vos  Tahiti10 July 2015Pacific Games Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea[15]
200 m individual medley 2:09.47Maurice LaloumCercle des Nageurs de Polynésie31 Jul 1983Championnats de France Elite d'été Bordeaux, France
400 m individual medley 4:41.15Nael Roux  Tahiti24 November 2023Pacific Games Honiara, Solomon Islands[16]
4×50 m freestyle relay 1:41.49
  • H. Walker
  • J.M. Guyvet
  • T. Ellacott
  • T. Cowan
 French Polynesia3 March 2003-
4×100 m freestyle relay 3:25.02
 Tahiti6 July 2015Pacific Games Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea[17]
4×200 m freestyle relay 7:37.50  Tahiti7 July 2015Pacific Games Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea[18]
4×50 m medley relay 1:55.22
  • H. Walker
  • O. A Lo
  • T. Ellacott
  • T. Cowan
 French Polynesia5 March 2004-
4×100 m medley relay 3:48.40
 Tahiti11 July 2015Pacific Games Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea[19]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FTN; WRWorld record; OCOceanian 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

EventTimeNameClubDateMeetLocationRef
50 m freestyle 26.73Laurence LacombeCercle des Nageurs de Polynésie17 Aug 1985Championnats de France Elite Dunkerque, France
100 m freestyle 57.23Laurence LacombeCercle des Nageurs de Polynésie16 Aug 1985Championnats de France Elite Dunkerque, France
200 m freestyle 2:09.56Laurence LacombeCercle des Nageurs de Polynésie12 Aug 1984- Paris, France
400 m freestyle 4:38.12Diane Lacombe  French Polynesia14 Sep 1991Pacific Games Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
800 m freestyle 9:42.12Annaig GuennouCercle des Nageurs de Polynésie14 Jul 1992- Bourges, France
1500 m freestyle 19:01.13Annaig GuennouCercle des Nageurs de Polynésie5 Dec 1992-
50 m backstroke 30.87Angeline Tregoat-
100 m backstroke 1:07.41Diane LacombeCercle des Nageurs de Polynésie28 Apr 1991Championnats de France Elite de Printemps St. Etienne, France
200 m backstroke 2:27.52Diane LacombeCercle des Nageurs de Polynésie28 Jul 1989Championnats de France Elite d'été Tours, France
50 m breaststroke 34.08hPoerani Bertrand  Tahiti11 July 2019Pacific Games Apia, Samoa[20]
100 m breaststroke 1:14.23Poerani Bertrand  Tahiti13 July 2019Pacific Games Apia, Samoa[21]
200 m breaststroke 2:40.73Poerani Bertrand  Tahiti9 July 2019Pacific Games Apia, Samoa[22]
50 m butterfly 29.63Laurence LacombeCercle des Nageurs de Polynésie16 Aug 1985Championnats de France Elite Dunkerque, France
100 m butterfly 1:05.48Laurence Lacombe  French Polynesia17 Sep 1991Pacific Games Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
200 m butterfly 2:23.48Deotille Videau  Tahiti22 November 2023Pacific Games Honiara, Solomon Islands[23]
200 m individual medley 2:28.23Diane Lacombe  French Polynesia17 Sep 1991Pacific Games Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
400 m individual medley 5:15.12hLacken Malateste  French Polynesia31 Jul 2005World Championships Montreal, Canada[24]
4×100 m freestyle relay 4:09.58
  • Heimaruiti Bonnard
     (1:00.71)
  • Deotille Videau
     (1:02.56)
  • Vaihau Taumihau-Gatien
     (1:02.94)
  • Lili Paillisse
     (1:03.37)
 Tahiti20 November 2023Pacific Games Honiara, Solomon Islands[25]
4×200 m freestyle relay 9:21.82
 French Polynesia12 Sep 1991Pacific Games Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
4×100 m medley relay 4:35.58
  • Angeline Tregoat
  • Poerani Bertrand
  • Alizee Diaz
  • Reva Reignier
 Tahiti9 July 2019Pacific Games Apia, Samoa[26]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FTN; WRWorld record; OCOceanian 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

EventTimeNameClubDateMeetLocationRef
4×50m freestyle relay 1:44.01
 Tahiti12 July 2019Pacific Games Apia, Samoa[27]
4×100m freestyle relay
4×50m medley relay 1:53.33  Tahiti13 July 2019Pacific Games Apia, Samoa[28]
4×100m medley relay
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FTN; WRWorld record; OCOceanian record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

Short course (25 metres)

Men

EventTimeNameClubDateMeetLocationRef
50 m freestyle 23.57A. ClarkCNP17 December 2010-
100 m freestyle 52.81A. ClarkCNP19 December 2010-
200 m freestyle 1:56.95Heimanu SichanTAH21 November 2010-
400 m freestyle 4:07.37Heimanu SichanTAH5 December 2010-
800 m freestyle 08:43.17Heimanu SichanCNP21 Dec 2008-
1500 m freestyle 16:23.18Heimanu SichanCNP21 Dec 2008-
50 m backstroke 28.22Heimanu SichanCNP8 Dec 2007-
100 m backstroke 1:00.85Manuarii FagneauxCNP14 Nov 1998-
200 m backstroke ---
50 m breaststroke 29.08Rainui TeriipaiaCNP14 November 2009-
100 m breaststroke 1:02.88Rainui TeriipaiaFei Pi6 Dec 2003-
200 m breaststroke 2:22.90Rainui TeriipaiaFei Pi7 Dec 2003-
50 m butterfly ---
100 m butterfly ---
200 m butterfly ---
100 m individual medley 59.60Rainui TeriipaiaFei Pi12 Dec 2003-
200m individual medley 2:12.58hHeimanu Sichan  Tahiti5 December 2014World Championships Doha, Qatar[29]
400m individual medley 4:46.13hHeimanu Sichan  Tahiti4 December 2014World Championships Doha, Qatar[30]
4×50 m freestyle relay 1:39.54
  • Tunui Cowan
  • Donovan Dexter
  • Tamatoa Cowan
  • M. Faahu
OL Pirae2 Dec 2006-
4×100 m freestyle relay 3:41.14
  • H. Bertrand
  • David Teriipaia
  • Laurent Boullay
  • Daniel Teriipaia
Fei Pi21 Feb 1998-
4×200 m freestyle relay 8:13.17
  • H. Bertrand
  • David Teriipaia
  • Laurent Boullay
  • Daniel Teriipaia
Fei Pi22 Feb 1998-
4×50 m medley relay 1:49.62
I Mua12 February 2011-
4×100 m medley relay 4:06.41
  • Vatea Beysselance
  • Arthur Agnieray
  • Yann Lausan
  • Ralph Tcha
AS Pirae18 Nov 2001-
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FTN; WRWorld record; OCOceanian 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

EventTimeNameClubDateMeetLocationRef
50 m freestyle ---
100 m freestyle ---
200 m freestyle 2:09.21Crystal LaughlinCNP15 November 2009-
400 m freestyle 4:34.29Crystal LaughlinCNP5 March 2009Polynesian Championships Papeete, French Polynesia[31]
800 m freestyle 9:25.48Crystal LaughlinCNP24 October 2009-
1500 m freestyle ---
50 m backstroke ---
100 m backstroke ---
200 m backstroke ---
50 m breaststroke 36.51Vaea SichanCNP9 November 1996-
100 m breaststroke 1:19.08Vaea SichanCNP2 March 1997-
200 m breaststroke 2:49.74Vaea SichanCNP23 February 1997-
50 m butterfly ---
100 m butterfly ---
200 m butterfly ---
100 m individual medley 1:08.19Crystal LaughlinCNP15 November 2009-
200 m individual medley ---
400 m individual medley ---
4×50 m freestyle relay 1:56.27
Fei Pi3 December 2006-
4×100 m freestyle relay 4:14.88
  • L. Lacombe
  • G. Rossi
  • S. Tcha
  • K. Lemaitre
 French Polynesia12 December 1987-
4×200 m freestyle relay 9:21.82
  • D. Lacombe
  • A. Guennou
  • G. Rossi
  • K. Tatard
 French Polynesia12 September 1991-
4×50 m medley relay 2:12.68
Fei Pi17 February 2007-
4×100 m medley relay 4:49.35
  • D. Lacombe
  • Vaea Sichan
  • C. Marty
  • M. Taofifenua
 French Polynesia18 August 1995-
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FTN; WRWorld record; OCOceanian 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