List of Tongan records in swimming

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

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Long Course (50 m)

Men

Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
50m freestyle 23.99 Amini Fonua - 2010 -
100m freestyle 52.21 h Ifalemi Sau-Paea  Tonga 5 August 2015 World Championships Kazan, Russia [1]
200m freestyle 2:12.61 h Tongli Panuve  Tonga 24 July 2017 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [2]
400m freestyle 4:48.71 h Tongli Panuve  Tonga 8 July 2015 Pacific Games Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea [3]
800m freestyle 9:39.54 † Tongli Panuve  Tonga 11 July 2015 Pacific Games Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea [4]
1500m freestyle 18:26.37 Tongli Panuve  Tonga 11 July 2015 Pacific Games Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea [5]
50m backstroke 27.91 Finau Ohuafi Thanyapura UWCT Mantares 23 October 2020 Thailand Age Group Championships Bangkok, Thailand [6]
100m backstroke 1:02.05 Finau Ohuafi Thanyapura UWCT Mantares 24 October 2020 Thailand Age Group Championships Bangkok, Thailand [7]
200m backstroke 2:38.29 Tongli Panuve  Tonga 22 May 2014 Oceania Championships Auckland, New Zealand [8]
50m breaststroke 28.20 Amini Fonua  Tonga 8 July 2015 Pacific Games Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea [9]
100m breaststroke 1:02.95 Amini Fonua  Tonga 6 July 2015 Pacific Games Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea [10]
200m breaststroke 2:20.27 Amini Fonua  Tonga 9 July 2015 Pacific Games Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea [11]
50m butterfly 24.93 Amini Fonua - 2011 -
100m butterfly 55.62 h Ifalemi Sau-Paea  Tonga 27 July 2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom [12]
200m butterfly 2:07.00 Ifalemi Sau-Paea
200m individual medley 2:09.96 Ifalemi Sau-Paea - 2011
400m individual medley
4×100m freestyle relay 3:42.76
 Tonga 20 November 2023 Pacific Games Honiara, Solomon Islands [13]
4×200m freestyle relay
4×100m medley relay
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Tonga Swimming Association; WR – World record; OC – Oceanian 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 27.83 Irene Prescott - 2016
100m freestyle 1:02.31 Charissa Panuve  Tonga 12 June 2024 Singaporean Championships Singapore, Singapore [14]
200m freestyle 2:16.70 Ofa Ngaloafe Fa Olympus Aquatics 19 July 2019 Utah Championships Salt Lake City, United States [15]
400m freestyle 5:00.32 Ofa Ngaloafe Fa Olympus Aquatics 18 July 2019 Utah Championships Salt Lake City, United States [16]
800m freestyle 10:52.34 † Charissa Panuve  Tonga 9 April 2023 Thailand Age Group Championships Bangkok, Thailand [17]
1500m freestyle 20:39.76 Charissa Panuve  Tonga 9 April 2023 Thailand Age Group Championships Bangkok, Thailand [18]
50m backstroke 31.54 Irene Prescott - 2016
100m backstroke 1:10.63 Irene Prescott - 2016
200m backstroke 2:45.62 Ofa Ngaloafe Fa Malolo Swim Club 10 May 2019 Fiji Age Group Championships Suva, Fiji
50m breaststroke 39.38 Vaoahi Afu Malolo Swim Club 6 March 2020 ASA Age Group Championships Auckland, New Zealand [19]
100m breaststroke 1:25.39 Vaoahi Afu United SC Auckland 19 March 2023 March Madness Auckland, New Zealand [20]
200m breaststroke 3:08.59 Vaoahi Afu Malolo Swim Club 7 March 2020 ASA Age Group Championships Auckland, New Zealand [21]
50m butterfly 29.87 Irene Prescott - 2016
100m butterfly 1:13.88 Ofa Ngaloafe Fa Malolo Swim Club 10 May 2019 Fiji Age Group Championships Suva, Fiji [22]
200m butterfly 2:52.53 h Charissa Panuve  Tonga 9 April 2023 Thailand Age Group Championships Bangkok, Thailand [23]
200m individual medley 2:46.58 Ofa Ngaloafe Fa Malolo Swim Club 10 May 2019 Fiji Age Group Championships Suva, Fiji
400m individual medley
4×100m freestyle relay
4×200m freestyle relay
4×100m medley relay
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Tonga Swimming Association; WR – World record; OC – Oceanian 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 1:49.61
 Tonga 12 July 2019 Pacific Games Apia, Samoa [24]
4×100m freestyle relay 4:08.19 h
 Tonga 27 July 2019 World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [25]
4×50m medley relay 2:06.18  Tonga 13 July 2019 Pacific Games Apia, Samoa [26]
4×100m medley relay 4:39.91 h
 Tonga 24 July 2019 World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [27]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Tonga Swimming Association; 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 24.21 Finau Ohuafi  Tonga 21 October 2022 Thailand Championships Samut Prakan, Thailand [28]
100m freestyle 52.82 h Finau Ohuafi  Tonga 20 December 2021 World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [29]
200m freestyle 2:00.76 Finau Ohuafi  Tonga 22 October 2022 Thailand Championships Samut Prakan, Thailand [30]
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke 26.14 Amini Fonua - 22 July 2010 Auckland Winter Championships Auckland, New Zealand
100m backstroke 57.80 Finau Ohuafi  Tonga 23 October 2022 Thailand Championships Samut Prakan, Thailand [31]
200m backstroke 3:15.35 Alan Uhi Malolo 28 October 2017 Fiji Age Group Nationals Suva, Fiji [32]
50m breaststroke 28.35 h Amini Fonua  Tonga 6 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [33]
100m breaststroke 1:15.67 Finau Ohuafi - 30 May 2020 Thanyapura Open Swim League Phuket, Thailand
200m breaststroke 2:55.09 Siutaka Fatongia - 20 July 2019 - Manurewa, New Zealand
50m butterfly 24.50 h Amini Fonua  Tonga 14 December 2018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [34]
100m butterfly 59.73 Finau Ohuafi  Tonga 22 October 2022 Thailand Championships Samut Prakan, Thailand [35]
200m butterfly
100m individual medley 1:06.48 h Tongli Panuve  Tonga 8 December 2016 World Championships Windsor, Canada [36]
200m individual medley 2:13.61 Amini Fonua  Tonga 23 October 2022 Thailand Championships Samut Prakan, Thailand [37]
400 m individual medley
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 Tonga Swimming Association; WR – World record; OC – Oceanian 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
50 m freestyle 28.14 h Noelani Day  Tonga 20 December 2021 World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [38]
100m freestyle 1:03.49 h, † Irene Prescott  Tonga 4 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [39]
200m freestyle 2:22.21 Ofa Ngaloafe Fa Malolo Swim Club 28 September 2019 Fiji Nationals Suva, Fiji
400m freestyle 5:15.87 h Charissa Panuve  Tonga 14 December 2012 World Championships Istanbul, Turkey [40]
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke 31.45 Hinemoa Fonua - 11 August 2015 New Zealand Championships Auckland, New Zealand
100m backstroke 1:13.52 Hinemoa Fonua  Tonga 7 September 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games Apia, Samoa
200m backstroke 2:38.91 Ofa Ngaloafe Fa - 12 January 2019 Keams Holiday Open Invite United States
50m breaststroke 38.45 Vaoahi Afu - 10 January 2019 Anthony Moses Classic Auckland, New Zealand
100m breaststroke 1:25.29 Vaoahi Afu - 9 September 2019 Anchor Aims Games Tauranga, New Zealand
200m breaststroke 3:05.54 Vaoahi Afu - 8 March 2019 Victorian Age Group Championships Melbourne, Australia
50m butterfly 30.55 Hinemoa Fonua - 11 August 2015 New Zealand Championships Auckland, New Zealand
100m butterfly 1:11.36 Ofa Ngaloafe Fa - 12 January 2019 Keams Holiday Open Invite United States
200 m butterfly
100m individual medley 1:11.67 Hinemoa Fonua 17 July 2015 {{{date}}} ASA Winter Championships Auckland, New Zealand
200m individual medley 2:45.34 Hinemoa Fonua July 2015 {{{date}}} ASA Winter Championships Auckland, New Zealand
400 m individual medley
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 Tonga Swimming Association; WR – World record; OC – Oceanian 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 1:48.42 h
 Tonga 12 December 2018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [41]
4×50m medley relay 1:59.74 h
 Tonga 13 December 2018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [42]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Tonga Swimming Association;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

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