List of Nordic records in swimming

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:

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

EventTimeNameNationalityDateMeetLocationRef
50m freestyle 21.45sfStefan Nystrand  Sweden31 Jul 2009World Championships Rome, Italy[1]
100m freestyle 47.37Stefan Nystrand  Sweden30 Jul 2009World Championships Rome, Italy[1]
200m freestyle 1:46.43hTomas Koski  Finland17 May 2024Atlanta Classic Atlanta, United States[2]
400m freestyle 3:44.40Mads Glæsner  Denmark26 Jul 2009World Championships Rome, Italy[1]
800m freestyle 7:41.28Henrik Christiansen  Norway24 July 2019World Championships Gwangju, South Korea[3]
1500m freestyle 14:45.35Henrik Christiansen  Norway28 July 2019World Championships Gwangju, South Korea[4]
50m backstroke 24.79hBjörn Seeliger  Sweden14 August 2022European Championships Rome, Italy[5]
100m backstroke 54.41hMathias Gydesen  Denmark31 March 2012Indianapolis Grand Prix Indianapolis, United States[6]
200m backstroke 1:58.37Örn Arnarson  Iceland27 July 2001World Championships Fukuoka, Japan
50m breaststroke 27.02sfJohannes Skagius  Sweden25 July 2017World Championships Budapest, Hungary[7]
100m breaststroke 58.71Alexander Dale Oen  Norway25 July 2011World Championships Shanghai, China[8][9]
200m breaststroke 2:07.13Matti Mattsson  Finland29 July 2021Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan[10]
50m butterfly 22.93Jakob Andkjær  Denmark27 Jul 2009World Championships Rome, Italy[1]
100m butterfly 51.82hCasper Puggaard  Denmark11 April 2024Danish Open Bellahøj, Denmark[11]
200m butterfly 1:54.47Viktor Bromer  Denmark4 August 2015World Championships Kazan, Russia[12]
200m individual medley 1:57.64hTomoe Hvas  Norway28 July 2021Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan[13]
400m individual medley 4:13.29Jani Sievinen  Finland8 September 1994World Championships Rome, Italy
4×50m freestyle relay 1:30.97
 Sweden24 July 2014Portuguese Open Championships Oeiras, Portugal[14]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:11.92  Sweden11 Aug 2008Olympic Games Beijing, China
4×200m freestyle relay 7:12.66h
 Denmark9 August 2016Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[15]
4×50m medley relay 1:39.52
  • Sergei Haukka
     (26.82)
  • Lassi Ohtonen
     (28.00)
  • Tuomas Pokkinen
     (23.69)
  • Ari-Pekka Liukkonen
     (21.01)
Cetus Espoo22 March 2015Grand Prix 3 Espoo, Finland[16]
4×100 m medley relay 3:35.83h
 Sweden15 Aug 2008Olympic Games Beijing, China
Legend: WRWorld record; EREuropean 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

EventTimeNameNationalityDateMeetLocationRef
50m freestyle 23.61sf, WRSarah Sjöström  Sweden29 July 2023World Championships Fukuoka, Japan[17]
100m freestyle 51.71r, WRSarah Sjöström  Sweden23 July 2017World Championships Budapest, Hungary[18]
200m freestyle 1:54.08Sarah Sjöström  Sweden9 August 2016Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[19]
400m freestyle 4:03.98Lotte Friis  Denmark29 July 2012Olympic Games London, United Kingdom[20]
800m freestyle 8:15.92Lotte Friis  Denmark1 Aug 2009World Championships Rome, Italy[1]
1500m freestyle 15:38.88Lotte Friis  Denmark30 July 2013World Championships Barcelona, Spain[21]
50m backstroke 27.42hMimosa Jallow  Finland4 August 2018European Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom[22]
100m backstroke 58.73Mie Østergaard Nielsen  Denmark19 May 2016European Championships London, United Kingdom[23]
200m backstroke 2:08.84sfEygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir  Iceland11 August 2016Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[24]
50m breaststroke 30.05Jennie Johansson  Sweden9 August 2015World Championships Kazan, Russia[25]
100m breaststroke 1:05.66hSophie Hansson  Sweden25 July 2021Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan[26]
200m breaststroke 2:19.11sfRikke Møller Pedersen  Denmark1 August 2013World Championships Barcelona, Spain[27]
50m butterfly 24.43WRSarah Sjöström  Sweden5 July 2014Swedish Championships Borås, Sweden[28]
100m butterfly 55.48WRSarah Sjöström  Sweden7 August 2016Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[29]
200m butterfly 2:06.93Helena Rosendahl Bach  Denmark8 April 2024Swim Open Stockholm Stockholm, Sweden[30]
200m individual medley 2:09.73Julie Hjorth-Hansen  Denmark27 Jul 2009World Championships Rome, Italy[1]
400m individual medley 4:38.20hJulie Hjorth-Hansen  Denmark2 Aug 2009World Championships Rome, Italy[1]
4×50m freestyle relay 1:41.81
 Sweden24 July 2014Portuguese Open Championships Oeiras, Portugal[31]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:33.94  Sweden23 July 2017World Championships Budapest, Hungary[32]
4×200m freestyle relay 7:50.24
 Sweden6 August 2015World Championships Kazan, Russia[33]
4×50m medley relay 1:48.91  Sweden26 July 2014Portuguese Open Championships Oeiras, Portugal[34]
4×100m medley relay 3:54.27  Sweden1 August 2021Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan[35]
Legend: WRWorld record; EREuropean 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

EventTimeNameNationalityDateMeetLocationRef
4×100m freestyle relay 3:23.40  Sweden15 August 2022European Championships Rome, Italy[36]
4×100m medley relay 3:45.85h
 Sweden26 July 2023World Championships Fukuoka, Japan[37]
Legend: WRWorld record; EREuropean record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

Short course (25 m)

Men

EventTimeNameNationalityDateMeetLocationRef
50m freestyle 20.70Stefan Nystrand  Sweden15 Nov 2009World Cup Berlin, Germany[38]
100m freestyle 45.54Stefan Nystrand  Sweden10 Nov 2009World Cup Stockholm, Sweden[39]
200m freestyle 1:43.32Christoffer Carlsen  Sweden3 November 2017Swedish Championships Jönköping, Sweden[40]
400m freestyle 3:36.64Henrik Christiansen  Norway11 December 2018World Championships Hangzhou, China[41]
800m freestyle 7:25.76Henrik Christiansen  Norway21 November 2020ISL Test Event Budapest, Hungary[42]
1500m freestyle 14:18.15Henrik Christiansen  Norway6 December 2019European Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom[43]
50m backstroke 23.17Björn Seeliger  Sweden26 November 2023Swedish Championships Gothenburg, Sweden[44]
100m backstroke 50.67sfMarkus Lie  Norway13 December 2022World Championships Melbourne, Australia[45]
200m backstroke 1:52.51Anders Jensen  Denmark18 Apr 2009DM-H Svoemmeligaen Kastrup, Denmark
50m breaststroke 26.14h, =Tobias Bjerg  Denmark4 December 2019European Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom[46]
50m breaststroke 26.14=Anton Sveinn McKee  Iceland4 December 2019European Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom[47]
100m breaststroke 56.30Anton Sveinn McKee  Iceland25 October 2020International Swimming League Budapest, Hungary[48]
200m breaststroke 2:01.65Anton Sveinn McKee  Iceland1 November 2020International Swimming League Budapest, Hungary[49]
50m butterfly 22.56sfNicholas Lia  Norway5 November 2021European Championships Kazan, Russia[50]
100m butterfly 49.22sfTomoe Hvas  Norway2 November 2021European Championships Kazan, Russia[51]
200m butterfly 1:50.62Tomoe Hvas  Norway19 September 2021International Swimming League Naples, Italy[52]
100m individual medley 51.35Tomoe Hvas  Norway19 December 2021World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates[53]
200m individual medley 1:51.74Tomoe Hvas  Norway6 December 2019European Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom[54]
400m individual medley 4:02.85Tomoe Hvas  Norway10 September 2021International Swimming League Naples, Italy[55]
4×50m freestyle relay 1:24.19
 Sweden16 Dec 2007European Championships Debrecen, Hungary[56]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:09.53  Sweden26 November 2009Swedish Championships Gothenburg, Sweden[57]
4×200m freestyle relay 6:54.49
 Denmark9 December 2016World Championships Windsor, Canada[58]
4×50m medley relay 1:33.44h
 Norway8 December 2019European Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom[59]
4×100m medley relay 3:25.63
 Norway21 December 2021World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates[60]
Legend: WRWorld record; EREuropean 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

EventTimeNameNationalityDateMeetLocationRef
50m freestyle 23.00Sarah Sjöström  Sweden7 August 2017World Cup Berlin, Germany[61]
100m freestyle 50.58ERSarah Sjöström  Sweden11 August 2017World Cup Eindhoven, Netherlands[62]
200m freestyle 1:50.43WRSarah Sjöström  Sweden12 August 2017World Cup Eindhoven, Netherlands[63]
400m freestyle 3:58.02Lotte Friis  Denmark10 December 2011European Championships Szczecin, Poland[64]
800m freestyle 8:04.61Lotte Friis  Denmark14 Nov 2009World Cup Berlin, Germany[65]
1500m freestyle 15:28.65Lotte Friis  Denmark28 Nov 2009Danish Club Championships Birkerød, Denmark[66]
50m backstroke 25.83sfLouise Hansson  Sweden19 December 2021World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates[67]
100m backstroke 55.20Louise Hansson  Sweden17 December 2021World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates[68]
200m backstroke 2:03.26Michelle Coleman  Sweden22 November 2014Swedish Championships Stockholm, Sweden[69]
50m breaststroke 29.33Ida Hulkko  Finland5 November 2020International Swimming League Budapest, Hungary[70]
100m breaststroke 1:03.50Sophie Hansson  Sweden20 December 2021World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates[71]
200m breaststroke 2:15.21ERRikke Møller Pedersen  Denmark13 December 2013European Championships Herning, Denmark[72]
50m butterfly 24.38WRTherese Alshammar  Sweden22 Nov 2009World Cup Singapore
100m butterfly 54.61ERSarah Sjöström  Sweden7 December 2014World Championships Doha, Qatar[73]
200m butterfly 2:03.82Petra Granlund  Sweden10 Dec 2009European Championships Istanbul, Turkey[74]
100m individual medley 57.10Sarah Sjöström  Sweden2 August 2017World Cup Moscow, Russia[75]
200m individual medley 2:06.29Louise Hansson  Sweden4 November 2015Swedish Championships Helsingborg, Sweden[76]
400m individual medley 4:31.70Stina Gardell  Sweden13 December 2009European Championships Istanbul, Turkey[77]
4×50m freestyle relay 1:34.54  Sweden21 December 2021World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates[78]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:28.80  Sweden16 December 2021World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates[79]
4×200m freestyle relay 7:41.91
 Sweden15 December 2010World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates[80]
4×50m medley relay 1:42.38=WR  Sweden17 December 2021World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates[81]
4×100m medley relay 3:46.20ER  Sweden21 December 2021World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates[82]
Legend: WRWorld record; EREuropean 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

EventTimeNameNationalityDateMeetLocationRef
4×50m freestyle relay 1:30.27
 Sweden6 November 2021European Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom[83]
4×50m medley relay 1:37.97
 Sweden7 November 2021European Championships Kazan, Russia[84]
Legend: WRWorld record; EREuropean record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

See also

References

General

Nordic Records 26 July 2023 updated

Specific