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List of Palauan records in swimming

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The Palauan records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of swimmers from Palau, which are recognised and ratified by the Palau Swimming Association.

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Long Course (50 m)

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Men

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Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
50 m freestyle 24.73 h Kazuumi Nestor  Palau 16 December 2025 NSW Senior State Age Championships Sydney, Australia [1]
100 m freestyle 54.10 h Noel Keane  Palau 24 July 2019 World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [2]
200 m freestyle 1:59.77 Noel Keane  Palau 11 July 2019 Pacific Games Apia, Samoa [3]
400 m freestyle 4:18.65 Noel Keane  Palau 13 July 2019 Pacific Games Apia, Samoa [4]
800 m freestyle 9:12.19 Noel Keane  Palau 12 July 2019 Pacific Games Apia, Samoa [5]
1500 m freestyle 17:20.61 Noel Keane  Palau 12 July 2019 Pacific Games Apia, Samoa [6]
50 m backstroke 28.26 h Kazuumi Nestor  Palau 21 August 2025 World Junior Championships Otopeni, Romania [7]
100 m backstroke 1:01.77 h Kazuumi Nestor  Palau 19 August 2025 World Junior Championships Otopeni, Romania [8]
200 m backstroke 2:26.26 Noel Keane  Palau 24 March 2017 SSC International Meet Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands [citation needed]
50 m breaststroke 32.88 h Noel Keane  Palau 11 July 2019 Pacific Games Apia, Samoa [9]
100 m breaststroke 1:14.40 h Jion Hosei  Palau 23 November 2023 Pacific Games Honiara, Solomon Islands [10]
200 m breaststroke 2:40.70 Noel Keane  Palau 9 July 2019 Pacific Games Apia, Samoa [11]
50 m butterfly 26.56 h Kazuumi Nestor  Palau 27 July 2025 World Championships Singapore, Singapore [12]
100 m butterfly 59.85 Noel Keane  Palau 10 July 2019 Pacific Games Apia, Samoa [13]
200 m butterfly 2:23.21 - [citation needed]
200 m individual medley 2:16.11 h Noel Keane  Palau 12 July 2019 Pacific Games Apia, Samoa [14]
400 m individual medley 4:50.59 Noel Keane  Palau
4×100 m freestyle relay 3:51.72
  • Charlie Gibbons
     (59.25)
  • Travis Sakurai
     (58.60)
  • Jion Hosei
     (57.49)
  • Kazuumi Nestor
     (56.38)
 Palau 23 April 2024 Oceania Championships Gold Coast, Australia [15]
4×200 m freestyle relay 8:45.18
  • Travis Sakurai
     (2:12.01)
  • Kazuumi Nestor
     (2:10.84)
  • Charlie Gibbons
     (2:11.83)
  • Jion Hosei
     (2:10.50)
 Palau 22 April 2024 Oceania Championships Gold Coast, Australia [16]
4×100 m medley relay 4:25.36
  • Kazuumi Nestor
     (1:05.15)
  • Jion Hosei
     (1:14.83)
  • Charlie Gibbons
     (1:07.81)
  • Travis Sakurai
     (57.57)
 Palau 24 April 2024 Oceania Championships Gold Coast, Australia [17]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Palau Swimming Association; 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

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Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
50 m freestyle 27.99 Nicole Hayes - 2001
100 m freestyle 1:00.40 Nicole Hayes - 2001
200 m freestyle 2:11.01 Nicole Hayes - 2001
400 m freestyle 5:02.28 Osisang Chilton  Palau 28 June 2018 Oceania Championships Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea [18]
800 m freestyle 10:28.54 Osisang Chilton  Palau 29 June 2018 Oceania Championships Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea [19]
1500 m freestyle 20:06.36 Osisang Chilton  Palau - [citation needed]
50 m backstroke 32.93 Nicole Hayes - - [citation needed]
100 m backstroke 1:16.55 h Osisang Chilton  Palau 22 July 2019 World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [20]
200 m backstroke 2:46.60 h Osisang Chilton  Palau 28 July 2017 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [21]
50 m breaststroke 38.60 Romellen Maidoo  Palau 14 March 2015 SSC International Meet Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands [22]
100 m breaststroke 1:26.54 h Hanna Ruluked  Palau 21 August 2025 World Junior Championships Otopeni, Romania [23]
200 m breaststroke 3:16.59 Romellen Maidoo  Palau 13 March 2015 SSC International Meet Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands [24]
50 m butterfly 30.60 h Dirngulbai Misech  Palau 9 July 2019 Pacific Games Apia, Samoa [25]
100 m butterfly 1:10.22 Nicole Hayes - 2002
200 m butterfly 2:51.25 Osisang Chilton - 2016
200 m individual medley 2:36.77 Nicole Hayes - - [citation needed]
400 m individual medley 6:09.08 Osisang Chilton  Palau - [citation needed]
4×50 m freestyle relay 2:05.72  Palau 14 March 2015 SSC International Meet Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands [26]
4×100 m freestyle relay 4:46.19 - 2002
4×200 m freestyle relay 10:29.97 - 2002
4×50 m medley relay 2:25.21  Palau 13 March 2015 SSC International Meet Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands [27]
4×100 m medley relay 5:25.83  Palau 12 March 2015 SSC International Meet Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands [28]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Palau Swimming Association; 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

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Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
4×50 m freestyle relay 1:51.48  Palau 12 July 2019 Pacific Games Apia, Samoa [29]
4×100 m freestyle relay 4:16.70  Palau 24 June 2016 Oceania Championships Suva, Fiji [30]
4×50 m medley relay 2:07.23  Palau 13 July 2019 Pacific Games Apia, Samoa [31]
4×100 m medley relay 4:54.60  Palau 21 June 2016 Oceania Championships Suva, Fiji [32]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Palau Swimming Association; WRWorld record; OCOceanian record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

Short Course (25 m)

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Men

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Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
50 m freestyle 24.20 h Kazuumi Nestor  Palau 14 December 2024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [33]
100 m freestyle 53.32 h Noel Keane  Palau 3 July 2025 Pacific Mini Games Koror, Palau [34]
200 m freestyle 1:56.72 h Noel Keane  Palau 12 December 2018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [35]
400 m freestyle 4:24.80 Travis Sakurai  Palau 30 June 2025 Pacific Mini Games Koror, Palau [36]
800 m freestyle 9:22.25 Noel Keane - 30 June 2017 - [citation needed]
1500 m freestyle 17:42.52 Noel Keane - 19 June 2019 Belau Game Koror, Palau [citation needed]
50 m backstroke 26.40 Kazuumi Nestor  Palau 30 July 2025 Pacific Mini Games Koror, Palau [37]
100 m backstroke 56.88 Kazuumi Nestor  Palau 4 July 2025 Pacific Mini Games Koror, Palau [38]
200 m backstroke 2:10.60 Kazuumi Nestor  Palau 2 July 2025 Pacific Mini Games Koror, Palau [39]
50 m breaststroke 30.93 h Jion Hosei  Palau 1 July 2025 Pacific Mini Games Koror, Palau [40]
100 m breaststroke 1:07.44 h Jion Hosei  Palau 2 July 2025 Pacific Mini Games Koror, Palau [41]
200 m breaststroke 2:32.42 h Jion Hosei  Palau 30 June 2025 Pacific Mini Games Koror, Palau [42]
50 m butterfly 26.34 h Noel Keane  Palau 2 July 2025 Pacific Mini Games Koror, Palau [43]
100 m butterfly 58.02 h Kazuumi Nestor  Palau 1 July 2025 Pacific Mini Games Koror, Palau [44]
200 m butterfly 2:12.07 Kazuumi Nestor  Palau 3 July 2025 Pacific Mini Games Koror, Palau [45]
100 m individual medley 59.32 Kazuumi Nestor  Palau 30 June 2025 Pacific Mini Games Koror, Palau [46]
200 m individual medley 2:16.83 Noel Keane  Palau 6 April 2019 Micronesian National Championships Koror, Palau [citation needed]
400 m individual medley 4:54.86 Noel Keane - 20 June 2019 Belau Game Koror, Palau [citation needed]
4×50 m freestyle relay 1:47.94  Palau 2021 - [citation needed]
4×100 m freestyle relay 3:34.94
  • Travis Sakurai
  • Jion Hosei
  • Noel Kean
  • Kazuumi Nestor
 Palau 30 June 2025 Pacific Mini Games Koror, Palau [47]
4×200 m freestyle relay 7:57.33
  • Travis Sakurai
  • Kazuumi Nestor
  • Charlie Gibbons
  • Noel Kean
 Palau 2 July 2025 Pacific Mini Games Koror, Palau [48]
4×50 m medley relay 2:01.63  Palau 2021 - [citation needed]
4×100 m medley relay 4:00.75
  • Kazuumi Nestor
  • Jion Hosei
  • Charlie Gibbons
  • Noel Kean
 Palau 4 July 2025 Pacific Mini Games Koror, Palau [49]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Palau Swimming Association; 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

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Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
50 m freestyle 28.53 Nicole Hayes - 27 July 2002 - [citation needed]
100 m freestyle 1:01.50 h Dirngulbai Misech  Palau 12 December 2018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [50]
200 m freestyle 2:19.69 Dirngulbai Misech - 21 June 2019 Belau Game Koror, Palau [citation needed]
400 m freestyle 4:47.14 Nicole Hayes - 7 August 1998 - [citation needed]
800 m freestyle 10:15.29 h Osisang Chilton  Palau 7 December 2016 World Championships Windsor, Canada [51]
1500 m freestyle 20:22.80 Osisang Chilton - 6 April 2019 - [citation needed]
50m backstroke 33.20 Dirngulbai Misech - 21 June 2019 Belau Game Koror, Palau [citation needed]
100 m backstroke 1:12.10 h Osisang Chilton  Palau 11 December 2018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [52]
200 m backstroke 2:39.50 h Osisang Chilton  Palau 8 December 2016 World Championships Windsor, Canada [53]
50 m breaststroke 37.45 - - - - [citation needed]
100 m breaststroke 1:23.98 - - - - [citation needed]
200 m breaststroke 3:01.41 - - - - [citation needed]
50 m butterfly 30.60 h Dirngulbai Misech  Palau 18 December 2021 World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [54]
100 m butterfly 1:08.44 h Dirngulbai Misech  Palau 15 December 2018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [55]
200 m butterfly 2:59.23 Dirngulbai Misech - 25 June 2015 - [citation needed]
100 m individual medley 1:14.56 h Hanna Ruluked  Palau 30 June 2025 Pacific Mini Games Koror, Palau [56]
200 m individual medley 2:35.20 h Nicole Hayes - 8 August 1998 - [citation needed]
400 m individual medley 5:27.21 Nicole Hayes - - [citation needed]
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 Palau Swimming Association; 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

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Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
4×50 m freestyle relay 1:48.94  Palau 3 July 2025 Pacific Mini Games Koror, Palau [57]
4×50 m medley relay 1:59.48  Palau 1 July 2025 Pacific Mini Games Koror, Palau [58]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Palau Swimming Association; 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

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