List of Nordic records in swimming
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This is a list of the Nordic records in swimming. These are the fastest times ever swum by a swimmer representing one of the Nordic countries:
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
Iceland
Latvia
Lithuania
Norway
Sweden
- and the associated territory,
Faroe Islands.
As such, they are a sub-European, regional record.
The swimming federations/associations of Denmark, Norway and Sweden each produce listings of these Nordic records. This listing is based on a combination of these separate listings.
Long course (50 m)
Men
Event | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50m freestyle | 21.45 | sf | Stefan Nystrand | ![]() |
31 Jul 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [1] |
100m freestyle | 47.37 | Stefan Nystrand | ![]() |
30 Jul 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [1] | |
200m freestyle | 1:46.10 | h | Kregor Zirk | ![]() |
25 July 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | [2] |
400m freestyle | 3:44.40 | Mads Glæsner | ![]() |
26 Jul 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [1] | |
800m freestyle | 7:41.28 | Henrik Christiansen | ![]() |
24 July 2019 | World Championships | Gwangju, South Korea | [3] | |
1500m freestyle | 14:45.35 | Henrik Christiansen | ![]() |
28 July 2019 | World Championships | Gwangju, South Korea | [4] | |
50m backstroke | 24.79 | h | Björn Seeliger | ![]() |
14 August 2022 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | [5] |
100m backstroke | 54.41 | h | Mathias Gydesen | ![]() |
31 March 2012 | Indianapolis Grand Prix | Indianapolis, United States | [6] |
200m backstroke | 1:58.37 | Örn Arnarson | ![]() |
27 July 2001 | World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | ||
50m breaststroke | 27.02 | sf | Johannes Skagius | ![]() |
25 July 2017 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [7] |
100m breaststroke | 58.71 | Alexander Dale Oen | ![]() |
25 July 2011 | World Championships | Shanghai, China | [8][9] | |
200m breaststroke | 2:07.13 | Matti Mattsson | ![]() |
29 July 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | [10] | |
50m butterfly | 22.93 | Jakob Andkjær | ![]() |
27 Jul 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [1] | |
100m butterfly | 51.50 | Casper Puggaard | ![]() |
14 July 2024 | Danish Championships | Herning, Denmark | [11] | |
200m butterfly | 1:54.47 | Viktor Bromer | ![]() |
4 August 2015 | World Championships | Kazan, Russia | [12] | |
200m individual medley | 1:57.64 | h | Tomoe Hvas | ![]() |
28 July 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | [13] |
400m individual medley | 4:13.29 | Jani Sievinen | ![]() |
8 September 1994 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | ||
4×50m freestyle relay | 1:30.97 |
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24 July 2014 | Portuguese Open Championships | Oeiras, Portugal | [14] | |
4×100m freestyle relay | 3:11.92 |
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11 Aug 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | ||
4×200m freestyle relay | 7:12.66 | h |
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9 August 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | [15] |
4×50m medley relay | 1:39.52[a] |
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22 March 2015 | Grand Prix 3 | Espoo, Finland | [16] | |
4×100 m medley relay | 3:35.30 |
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23 June 2024 | European Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | [17] |
Legend: WR – World record; ER – European 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
Records not set in finals: h – heat;
Women
Event | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50m freestyle | 23.61 | sf, WR | Sarah Sjöström | ![]() |
29 July 2023 | World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | [18] |
100m freestyle | 51.71 | r, WR | Sarah Sjöström | ![]() |
23 July 2017 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [19] |
200m freestyle | 1:54.08 | Sarah Sjöström | ![]() |
9 August 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | [20] | |
400m freestyle | 4:03.98 | Lotte Friis | ![]() |
29 July 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | [21] | |
800m freestyle | 8:15.92 | Lotte Friis | ![]() |
1 Aug 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [1] | |
1500m freestyle | 15:38.88 | Lotte Friis | ![]() |
30 July 2013 | World Championships | Barcelona, Spain | [22] | |
50m backstroke | 27.42 | h | Mimosa Jallow | ![]() |
4 August 2018 | European Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | [23] |
100m backstroke | 58.73 | Mie Østergaard Nielsen | ![]() |
19 May 2016 | European Championships | London, United Kingdom | [24] | |
200m backstroke | 2:08.84 | sf | Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir | ![]() |
11 August 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | [25] |
50m breaststroke | 30.05 | Jennie Johansson | ![]() |
9 August 2015 | World Championships | Kazan, Russia | [26] | |
100m breaststroke | 1:05.66 | h | Sophie Hansson | ![]() |
25 July 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | [27] |
200m breaststroke | 2:19.11 | sf | Rikke Møller Pedersen | ![]() |
1 August 2013 | World Championships | Barcelona, Spain | [28] |
50m butterfly | 24.43 | WR | Sarah Sjöström | ![]() |
5 July 2014 | Swedish Championships | Borås, Sweden | [29] |
100m butterfly | 55.48 | WR | Sarah Sjöström | ![]() |
7 August 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | [30] |
200m butterfly | 2:06.65 | sf | Helena Rosendahl Bach | ![]() |
31 July 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | [31] |
200m individual medley | 2:09.73 | Julie Hjorth-Hansen | ![]() |
27 Jul 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [1] | |
400m individual medley | 4:38.20 | h | Julie Hjorth-Hansen | ![]() |
2 Aug 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [1] |
4×50m freestyle relay | 1:41.81 |
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24 July 2014 | Portuguese Open Championships | Oeiras, Portugal | [32] | |
4×100m freestyle relay | 3:33.79 |
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27 July 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | [33] | |
4×200m freestyle relay | 7:50.24 |
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6 August 2015 | World Championships | Kazan, Russia | [34] | |
4×50m medley relay | 1:48.91 |
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26 July 2014 | Portuguese Open Championships | Oeiras, Portugal | [35] | |
4×100m medley relay | 3:54.27 |
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1 August 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | [36] |
Legend: WR – World record; ER – European 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
Records not set in finals: h – heat;
Mixed relay
Event | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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4×100m freestyle relay | 3:23.40 |
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15 August 2022 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | [37] | |
4×100m medley relay | 3:45.85 | h |
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26 July 2023 | World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | [38] |
Short course (25 m)
Men
Event | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50m freestyle | 20.70 | Stefan Nystrand | ![]() |
15 Nov 2009 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | [39] | |
100m freestyle | 45.54 | Stefan Nystrand | ![]() |
10 Nov 2009 | World Cup | Stockholm, Sweden | [40] | |
200m freestyle | 1:41.92 | h | Tomas Koski | ![]() |
15 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [41] |
400m freestyle | 3:36.64 | Henrik Christiansen | ![]() |
11 December 2018 | World Championships | Hangzhou, China | [42] | |
800m freestyle | 7:25.78 | Henrik Christiansen | ![]() |
21 November 2020 | ISL Test Event | Budapest, Hungary | [43] | |
1500m freestyle | 14:18.15 | Henrik Christiansen | ![]() |
6 December 2019 | European Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | [44] | |
50m backstroke | 23.17 | Björn Seeliger | ![]() |
26 November 2023 | Swedish Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | [45] | |
100m backstroke | 50.67 | sf | Markus Lie | ![]() |
13 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [46] |
200m backstroke | 1:52.51 | Anders Jensen | ![]() |
18 Apr 2009 | DM-H Svoemmeligaen | Kastrup, Denmark | ||
50m breaststroke | 26.14 | h, = | Tobias Bjerg | ![]() |
4 December 2019 | European Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | [47] |
50m breaststroke | 26.14 | = | Anton Sveinn McKee | ![]() |
4 December 2019 | European Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | [48] |
100m breaststroke | 56.30 | Anton Sveinn McKee | ![]() |
25 October 2020 | International Swimming League | Budapest, Hungary | [49] | |
200m breaststroke | 2:01.65 | Anton Sveinn McKee | ![]() |
1 November 2020 | International Swimming League | Budapest, Hungary | [50] | |
50m butterfly | 22.56 | sf | Nicholas Lia | ![]() |
5 November 2021 | European Championships | Kazan, Russia | [51] |
100m butterfly | 49.22 | sf | Tomoe Hvas | ![]() |
2 November 2021 | European Championships | Kazan, Russia | [52] |
200m butterfly | 1:50.62 | Tomoe Hvas | ![]() |
19 September 2021 | International Swimming League | Naples, Italy | [53] | |
100m individual medley | 51.35 | Tomoe Hvas | ![]() |
19 December 2021 | World Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | [54] | |
200m individual medley | 1:51.74 | Tomoe Hvas | ![]() |
6 December 2019 | European Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | [55] | |
400m individual medley | 4:02.85 | Tomoe Hvas | ![]() |
10 September 2021 | International Swimming League | Naples, Italy | [56] | |
4×50m freestyle relay | 1:24.19 |
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16 Dec 2007 | European Championships | Debrecen, Hungary | [57] | |
4×100m freestyle relay | 3:09.53 |
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26 November 2009 | Swedish Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | [58] | |
4×200m freestyle relay | 6:54.49 |
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9 December 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada | [59] | |
4×50m medley relay | 1:33.44 | h |
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8 December 2019 | European Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | [60] |
4×100m medley relay | 3:25.63 |
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21 December 2021 | World Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | [61] |
Legend: WR – World record; ER – European 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
Records not set in finals: h – heat;
Women
Event | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50m freestyle | 23.00 | Sarah Sjöström | ![]() |
7 August 2017 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | [62] | |
100m freestyle | 50.58 | ER | Sarah Sjöström | ![]() |
11 August 2017 | World Cup | Eindhoven, Netherlands | [63] |
200m freestyle | 1:50.43 | WR | Sarah Sjöström | ![]() |
12 August 2017 | World Cup | Eindhoven, Netherlands | [64] |
400m freestyle | 3:58.02 | Lotte Friis | ![]() |
10 December 2011 | European Championships | Szczecin, Poland | [65] | |
800m freestyle | 8:04.61 | Lotte Friis | ![]() |
14 Nov 2009 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | [66] | |
1500m freestyle | 15:28.65 | Lotte Friis | ![]() |
28 Nov 2009 | Danish Club Championships | Birkerød, Denmark | [67] | |
50m backstroke | 25.83 | sf | Louise Hansson | ![]() |
19 December 2021 | World Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | [68] |
100m backstroke | 55.20 | Louise Hansson | ![]() |
17 December 2021 | World Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | [69] | |
200m backstroke | 2:03.26 | Michelle Coleman | ![]() |
22 November 2014 | Swedish Championships | Stockholm, Sweden | [70] | |
50m breaststroke | 29.33 | Ida Hulkko | ![]() |
5 November 2020 | International Swimming League | Budapest, Hungary | [71] | |
100m breaststroke | 1:03.50 | Sophie Hansson | ![]() |
20 December 2021 | World Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | [72] | |
200m breaststroke | 2:15.21 | Rikke Møller Pedersen | ![]() |
13 December 2013 | European Championships | Herning, Denmark | [73] | |
50m butterfly | 24.38 | ER | Therese Alshammar | ![]() |
22 Nov 2009 | World Cup | Singapore | |
100m butterfly | 54.61 | ER | Sarah Sjöström | ![]() |
7 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [74] |
200m butterfly | 2:03.82 | Petra Granlund | ![]() |
10 Dec 2009 | European Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | [75] | |
100m individual medley | 57.10 | Sarah Sjöström | ![]() |
2 August 2017 | World Cup | Moscow, Russia | [76] | |
200m individual medley | 2:06.29 | Louise Hansson | ![]() |
4 November 2015 | Swedish Championships | Helsingborg, Sweden | [77] | |
400m individual medley | 4:31.70 | Stina Gardell | ![]() |
13 December 2009 | European Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | [78] | |
4×50m freestyle relay | 1:34.54 |
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21 December 2021 | World Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | [79] | |
4×100m freestyle relay | 3:28.80 |
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16 December 2021 | World Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | [80] | |
4×200m freestyle relay | 7:41.91 |
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15 December 2010 | World Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | [81] | |
4×50m medley relay | 1:42.38 | =WR |
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17 December 2021 | World Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | [82] |
4×100m medley relay | 3:46.20 | ER |
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21 December 2021 | World Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | [83] |
Legend: WR – World record; ER – European 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
Records not set in finals: h – heat;
Mixed relay
Event | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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4×50m freestyle relay | 1:30.27 |
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6 November 2021 | European Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | [84] | |
4×50m medley relay | 1:37.05 |
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11 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [85] | |
4×100m medley relay | 3:38.15 | h |
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14 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [86] |
Notes
See also
References
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