This is a list of swimming

Swimming (sport)

Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...

 national records for Chile

Chile

Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

. They are the fastest time recorded by a swimmer capable of representing Chile for each recognized event.

These records are maintained by Chile's national swimming federation: Federación Chilena de Deportes Acuáticos (FECHIDA).

The information below is based on the records listing on the FECHIDA website, as retrieved on 2010-03-05.

Men

Event	Long course (50m)	Short course (25m)
freestyle
50 free	22.75 Oliver Elliot (Chile) 2008 Olympics Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...   August 14, 2008 / Beijing, China Beijing Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...	23.26 Rodrigo Olivares (S.I.) July 22, 1999 / Stadio Italiano
100 free	51.47 Maximiliano Schnettler (Chile) 2005 World Championships Swimming at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships The swimming events at the XI FINA World Championships took place in the Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal, Canada from July 24–31, 2005.The swimming portion consisted of 50 events – 25 for men and 25 for women – all of which were swum in a long-course pool...   July 27, 2005 / Montreal, Canada Montreal Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...	50.97 Maximiliano Schnettler (S.I.) July 2, 2005 / Stadio Italiano
200 free	1:52.38 Giancarlo Zolezzi (Chile) 2003 World Championships Swimming at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships The swimming events of the 2003 World Aquatics Championships were held in Barcelona, Spain in July 2003.-Medal table:-Men:Legend: WR – World record; CR – Championship record-Women:...   July 23, 2003 / Barcelona, Spain Barcelona Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...	1:50.48 Giancarlo Zolezzi (S.I.) December 17, 2005 / Santos, Brazil
400 free	3:56.52 Giancarlo Zolezzi (Chile) 2004 Olympics Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Olympic Aquatic Centre with the athletes competing in 32 events. There was a total of 937 participants from 152 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:...   August 14, 2004 / Athens, Greece Athens Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...	3:54.26 Giancarlo Zolezzi (S.I.) July 6, 2002 / Estadio Español
800 free	8:12.62 Giancarlo Zolezzi (Chile) March 28, 2002 / Maldonado, Uruguay Maldonado, Uruguay Maldonado is the capital of Maldonado Department of Uruguay. It is located on Route 39 and shares borders with Punta del Este to the south, Pinares - Las Delicias to the south and to the east and suburb La Sonrisa to the north. Together they all for a unified metropolitan area. East of the city...	8:08.55 Giancarlo Zolezzi (S.I.) July 1, 2001 / Estadio Español
1500 free	15:55.89 Giancarlo Zolezzi (Chile) 2003 World Championships Swimming at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships The swimming events of the 2003 World Aquatics Championships were held in Barcelona, Spain in July 2003.-Medal table:-Men:Legend: WR – World record; CR – Championship record-Women:...   July 26, 2003 / Barcelona, Spain Barcelona Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...	15:51.72 Giancarlo Zolezzi (S.I.) July 5, 2003 / Estadio Español
backstroke	Long course (50m)	Short course (25m)
50 back	26.72 Oliver Elliot (Chile) 2011 World Championships Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships The Swimming portion of the 2011 FINA World Championships was held July 24–31 at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai, China. Swimming is one of five aquatic disciplines at the championships.-Qualifying criteria:...   July 30, 2011 / Shanghai, China Shanghai Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...	26.45 Oliver Elliot (Viña) September 26, 2009 / Estadio Español
100 back	57.98 Nicolas Rajcevich (Chile) 2001 Universiade Swimming at the 2001 Summer Universiade The swimming competition at the 2001 Summer Universiade took place in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 22 to September 1, 2001.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:* *...   August 23, 2001 / Beijing, China Beijing Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...	55.02 Nicolas Rajcevich (S.I.) July 3, 2001 / Estadio Español
200 back	2:05.79 Nicolas Rajcevich (Chile) 1996 Olympics Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics The swimming competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States, which was built for the Games...   July 23, 1996 / Atlanta, USA	1:59.07 Nicolas Rajcevich (S.I.) July 5, 2001 / Estadio Español
breaststroke	Long course (50m)	Short course (25m)
50 breast	29.12 Diego Santander (Chile) 2009 World Championships Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships The swimming competition of the 2009 World Aquatics Championships was held at the Foro Italico sports complex in Rome, Italy, from Sunday 26 July – Sunday 2 August 2009.-Events:...   July 28, 2009 / Rome, Italy Rome Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...	29.35 Diego Santander (E.E.) September 27, 2008 / Estadio Español
100 breast	1:03.49 Diego Santander (Chile) 2009 World Championships Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships The swimming competition of the 2009 World Aquatics Championships was held at the Foro Italico sports complex in Rome, Italy, from Sunday 26 July – Sunday 2 August 2009.-Events:...   July 27, 2009 / Rome, Italy Rome Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...	1:04.22 Diego Santander (E.E.) July 27, 2008 / Estadio Español
200 breast	2:21.35 Benjamín Guzman (Chile) ALBA Games 2009 April 23, 2009 / Havana, Cuba Havana Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous...	2:20.23 Marcos Burgos (S.I.) July 26, 1997 / Estadio Español
butterfly	Long course (50m)	Short course (25m)
50 fly	25.60 Phillipe Mailliard (Viña) August 20, 2009 /	25.53 Christian Heyer (TAL) July 4, 2002 / Estadio Español
100 fly	56.68 Phillipe Mailliard (Chile) 2009 World Championships Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships The swimming competition of the 2009 World Aquatics Championships was held at the Foro Italico sports complex in Rome, Italy, from Sunday 26 July – Sunday 2 August 2009.-Events:...   July 31, 2009 / Rome, Italy Rome Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...	55.82 Nicolas Rajcevich (S.I.) July 3, 2001 / Estadio Español
200 fly	2:04.79 Adriano Venturi (Chile) 1991 Pan American Games Swimming at the 1991 Pan American Games Swimming at the 11th Pan American Games was held August 12-18, 1991 in Havana, Cuba. The competition consisted of 32 events ; and were contested in the long course pool.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:...   August 13, 1991 / Havana, Cuba Havana Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous...	2:03.86 Sebastian Carbonell (S.I.) July 2, 2001 / Estadio Español
individual medley	Long course (50m)	Short course (25m)
100 IM	not swum	58.40 Oliver Elliot (Viña) November 12, 2006 / Estadio Español
200 IM	2:07.50 Benjamín Guzman (Chile) 2009 World Championships Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships The swimming competition of the 2009 World Aquatics Championships was held at the Foro Italico sports complex in Rome, Italy, from Sunday 26 July – Sunday 2 August 2009.-Events:...   July 29, 2009 / Rome, Italy Rome Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...	2:06.33 Giancarlo Zolezzi (S.I.) July 4, 2002 / Estadio Español
400 IM	4:31.97 Benjamín Guzman (Chile) 2007 Pan American Games Swimming at the 2007 Pan American Games The swimming competitions at the 2007 Pan American Games consisted of 34 events, held on and at:*pool: July 16-22, Maria Lenk Aquatic Park*open water : July 14, Copacabana Beach-Pool schedule:-Men's events:-Women's events:...   July 16, 2007 / Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...	4:25.77 Giancarlo Zolezzi (S.I.) Short Course Worlds 2006  date / Shanghai, China Shanghai Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
relays	Long course (50m)	Short course (25m)
4×50 free relay	not swum	1:37.98 _____   (Schnettler, Olivares, Zolezzi, Casstro) June 30, 2005 / Stadio Italiano
4×100 free relay	3:28.88   Chile  (Schnettler, Castro, Zolezzi, Olivares) March 28, 2004 / Maldonado, Uruguay Maldonado, Uruguay Maldonado is the capital of Maldonado Department of Uruguay. It is located on Route 39 and shares borders with Punta del Este to the south, Pinares - Las Delicias to the south and to the east and suburb La Sonrisa to the north. Together they all for a unified metropolitan area. East of the city...	3:29.12 _____   (Schnettler, Castro, _____, _____) November 4, 2000 / Stadio Italiano
4×200 free relay	7:37.17   Chile  (Zolezzi, Schnettler, Guzman, Mallat) 2006 South American Games 2006 South American Games The VIII South American Games were a multi-sport event held from 9 to 19 November 2006 in Buenos Aires,Argentina, with some events in Mar del Plata...   November 2006 / Buenos Aires, Argentina Buenos Aires Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...	7:34   Chile   (Mallat, Zolezzi, Schnettler, Castro) July 3, 2002 / Stadio Italiano
4×50 medley relay	not swum	1:49.87 S.I.   (Zolezzi, Burgos, Castro, Olivares) June 29, 2004 / Stadio Italiano
4×100 medley relay	3:59.48   Chile  (Bengoechea, Burgos, Carbonell, Castro) March 15, 2002 / Belém, Brazil Belém Belém is a Brazilian city, the capital and largest city of state of Pará, in the country's north region. It is the entrance gate to the Amazon with a busy port, airport and bus/coach station...	3:52.18 S.I.   (Rajcevich, Burgos, Carbobell, Bengoechea) July 7, 2001 / Stadio Español

Women

Event	Long course (50m)	Short course (25m)
freestyle
50 free	27.98 Rafaella Rodoni (S.I.) January 23, 2007 / Santiago Santiago, Chile Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level...
100 free	59.41 Rafaella Rodoni (S.I.) January 23, 2009 / Santiago Santiago, Chile Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level...
200 free	2:04.81 Kristel Köbrich Kristel Köbrich Kristel Arianne Köbrich Schimpl is an Olympic long-distance freestyle swimmer from Chile. She was the country's flagbearer at the 2004 Olympics, and also swam at the 2008 Games....  (Chile) 2009 World Championships Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships The swimming competition of the 2009 World Aquatics Championships was held at the Foro Italico sports complex in Rome, Italy, from Sunday 26 July – Sunday 2 August 2009.-Events:...   July 28, 2009 / Rome, Italy Rome Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
400 free	4:11.83 Kristel Köbrich Kristel Köbrich Kristel Arianne Köbrich Schimpl is an Olympic long-distance freestyle swimmer from Chile. She was the country's flagbearer at the 2004 Olympics, and also swam at the 2008 Games....  (Chile) Brazil Championships 2009 (Maria Lenk) May 7, 2009 / Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...	4:04.34 Kristel Köbrich Kristel Köbrich Kristel Arianne Köbrich Schimpl is an Olympic long-distance freestyle swimmer from Chile. She was the country's flagbearer at the 2004 Olympics, and also swam at the 2008 Games....  (Chile) World Cup 2009 FINA Swimming World Cup The 2009 FINA Swimming World Cup was a series of five short course swimming meets, held in October and November 2009.-Meets:The 2009 World Cup was staged at five venues on three continents, with each meet following a morning heats and evening finals format for all events, with the exception of the... November 15, 2009 / Berlin, Germany Berlin Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
800 free	8:27.90 SAm Kristel Köbrich Kristel Köbrich Kristel Arianne Köbrich Schimpl is an Olympic long-distance freestyle swimmer from Chile. She was the country's flagbearer at the 2004 Olympics, and also swam at the 2008 Games....  (Chile) 2009 World Championships Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships The swimming competition of the 2009 World Aquatics Championships was held at the Foro Italico sports complex in Rome, Italy, from Sunday 26 July – Sunday 2 August 2009.-Events:...   July 31, 2009 / Rome, Italy Rome Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...	8:08.02 Kristel Köbrich Kristel Köbrich Kristel Arianne Köbrich Schimpl is an Olympic long-distance freestyle swimmer from Chile. She was the country's flagbearer at the 2004 Olympics, and also swam at the 2008 Games....  (Chile) World Cup 2009 FINA Swimming World Cup The 2009 FINA Swimming World Cup was a series of five short course swimming meets, held in October and November 2009.-Meets:The 2009 World Cup was staged at five venues on three continents, with each meet following a morning heats and evening finals format for all events, with the exception of the... November 14, 2009 / Berlin, Germany Berlin Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
1500 free	15:57.57 SAm Kristel Köbrich Kristel Köbrich Kristel Arianne Köbrich Schimpl is an Olympic long-distance freestyle swimmer from Chile. She was the country's flagbearer at the 2004 Olympics, and also swam at the 2008 Games....  (Chile) 2009 World Championships Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships The swimming competition of the 2009 World Aquatics Championships was held at the Foro Italico sports complex in Rome, Italy, from Sunday 26 July – Sunday 2 August 2009.-Events:...   July 28, 2009 / Rome, Italy Rome Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...	15:51.44 Kristel Köbrich Kristel Köbrich Kristel Arianne Köbrich Schimpl is an Olympic long-distance freestyle swimmer from Chile. She was the country's flagbearer at the 2004 Olympics, and also swam at the 2008 Games....  (Chile) José Finkel Trophy September 26, 2010 / Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
backstroke	Long course (50m)	Short course (25m)
50 back	32.79 Magdalena Chamorro (UC) June 21, 2008 / Santiago Santiago, Chile Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level...
100 back	1:08.60 Romina Cannoni (S.I.) August 8, 1995 / Cali, Colombia Calì Calì, also written in English as Cali, is an Italian surname, widespread mainly in the Ionian side of Sicily.For the surname Calì is assumed the origin of the Greek word kalos , or from its Sanskrit root kali, "time."The surname refers to:...
200 back	2:28.30 Romina Cannoni (S.I.) January 28, 1997 / Santiago Santiago, Chile Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level...
breaststroke	Long course (50m)	Short course (25m)
50 breast	35.29 Rafaella Rodoni (SI) August 20, 2009 / Santiago Santiago, Chile Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level...
100 breast	1:16.24 Rafaella Rodoni (SI) July 11, 2009 / Santiago Santiago, Chile Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level...
200 breast	2:45.75 Ingeborg Muller (METR) January 31, 1981 /
butterfly	Long course (50m)	Short course (25m)
50 fly	29.96 Daniela Reyes (SI) October 28, 2005 /
100 fly	1:05.58 Daniela Reyes (Chile) Copa Italia July 10, 2005 / location
200 fly	2:19.82 Daniela Reyes (Chile) Copa Latino 2008 April 24, 2008 / San Marino San Marino San Marino, officially the Republic of San Marino , is a state situated on the Italian Peninsula on the eastern side of the Apennine Mountains. It is an enclave surrounded by Italy. Its size is just over with an estimated population of over 30,000. Its capital is the City of San Marino...
individual medley	Long course (50m)	Short course (25m)
100 IM	not swum
200 IM	2:27.92 Stefania Pavlov (U.C.) January 25, 2001 / Santiago Santiago, Chile Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level...
400 IM	4:58.68 Kristel Köbrich Kristel Köbrich Kristel Arianne Köbrich Schimpl is an Olympic long-distance freestyle swimmer from Chile. She was the country's flagbearer at the 2004 Olympics, and also swam at the 2008 Games....  (Chile) Brazil Championships 2009 (Maria Lenk) May 7, 2009 / Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
relays	Long course (50m)	Short course (25m)
4×50 free relay	not swum
4×100 free relay	4:03.81   Chile  Rodoni, Carreño, Endler, Toledo South American Swimming Championships 2005 March 11, 2005 / location
4×200 free relay	8:38.50   Chile  Rodoni, Trewhela, Toledo, Köbrich Kristel Köbrich Kristel Arianne Köbrich Schimpl is an Olympic long-distance freestyle swimmer from Chile. She was the country's flagbearer at the 2004 Olympics, and also swam at the 2008 Games....   2006 South American Games 2006 South American Games The VIII South American Games were a multi-sport event held from 9 to 19 November 2006 in Buenos Aires,Argentina, with some events in Mar del Plata...   November 2006 / Buenos Aires, Argentina Buenos Aires Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
4×50 medley relay	not swum
4×100 medley relay	4:34.43 S.I.  Muñoz, Henriquez, Reyes, Rodoni Copa Italia July 8, 2007 / Santiago Santiago, Chile Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level...