List of Faroese records in swimming

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The Faroese records in swimming are ratified by the Faroese Swimming Federation: Svimjisamband Føroya (SSF).

Men

Event Time NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
50m freestyle 23.46 Bartal Erlingsson Eidesgaard Havnar Svimjifelag 24 April 2026Swim Open Torshavn Torshavn, Faroe Islands [1]
100m freestyle 51.50 Bartal Erlingsson Eidesgaard Havnar Svimjifelag 25 April 2026Swim Open Torshavn Torshavn, Faroe Islands [2]
200m freestyle 1:48.98 Pál Joensen Suðuroyar Svimjifelag 23 March 2012Danish Open Brønshøj, Denmark [3]
400m freestyle 3:46.84 Pál Joensen Suðuroyar Svimjifelag 22 March 2012Danish Open Brønshøj, Denmark [4]
800m freestyle 7:45.55 hPál Joensen  Faroe Islands 26 July 2011World Championships Shanghai, China [5]
1500m freestyle 14:46.33 Pál Joensen  Faroe Islands 31 July 2011World Championships Shanghai, China [6]
50m backstroke 26.34 Magnus Jákupsson - 10 July 2012Danish Championships Esbjerg, Denmark [7][8]
100m backstroke 56.64 Magnus Jákupsson - 15 July 2012Danish Championships Esbjerg, Denmark [9][10]
200m backstroke 2:04.12 sfMagnus Jákupsson  Faroe Islands 6 July 2012European Junior Championships Antwerp, Belgium [11]
50m breaststroke 28.81 Bartal Erlingsson Eidesgaard Havnar Svimjifelag 24 April 2026Swim Open Torshavn Torshavn, Faroe Islands [12]
100m breaststroke 1:05.35 Róland Toftum Suðuroyar Svimjifelag 4 April 2017Danish Open Bellahøj, Denmark [13]
200m breaststroke 2:21.71 hPál Joensen  Faroe Islands 25 May 2015Bergen Swim Festival Bergen, Norway [14]
50m butterfly 24.69 sfMagnus Jákupsson  Faroe Islands 4 July 2012European Junior Championships Antwerp, Belgium [15]
100m butterfly 54.12 hMagnus Jákupsson  Faroe Islands 7 July 2012European Junior Championships Antwerp, Belgium [16]
200m butterfly 2:03.85 hIsak Brisenfeldt Havnar 7 April 2025Danish Open Copenhagen, Denmark [17]
200m individual medley 2:06.92 hMagnus Jákupsson - 13 July 2012Danish Championships Esbjerg, Denmark [18][19]
400m individual medley 4:30.17 Alvi Hjelm Ægir Klaksvik 15 April 2016Danish Open Bellahøj, Denmark [20]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:35.69
Havnar Svimjifelag 26 April 2026 Swim Open Torshavn Torshavn, Faroe Islands [21]
4×200m freestyle relay 7:56.77
 Faroe Islands 3 July 2024 Nordic Age Group Championships Helsinki, Finland [22]
4×100m medley relay 3:57.61
Havnar Svimjifelag 25 April 2026 Swim Open Torshavn Torshavn, Faroe Islands [23]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by SSF; WR – World record; ER – European record; NR – Nordic 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; so – swim-off; tt – time trial

Women

Event Time NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
50m freestyle 26.52 Vár Erlingsdóttir Eidesgaard Færøyene 15 April 2018Bergen Swim Festival Bergen, Norway [24]
100m freestyle 58.12 rVár Erlingsdóttir Eidesgaard Havnar Svimjifelag 24 February 2018- Vágur, Faroe Islands [25]
200m freestyle 2:05.66 hSára Nysted  Faroe Islands 8 July 2016European Junior Championships Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary [26]
400m freestyle 4:22.79 hSára Nysted  Faroe Islands 7 July 2016European Junior Championships Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary [27]
800m freestyle 9:06.88 Vár Erlingsdóttir Eidesgaard  Faroe Islands 23 April 2022Hungarian Championships Debrecen, Hungary [28]
1500m freestyle 17:25.28 Vár Erlingsdóttir Eidesgaard Havnar Svimjifelag 13 April 2016Danish Open Bellahøj, Denmark [29]
50m backstroke 29.47 Elisabeth Erlendsdóttir Svimjisamband Føroya 13 April 2024Danish Open Bellahøj, Denmark [30]
100m backstroke 1:03.01 =Signhild Joensen Færøyene 14 April 2018Bergen Swim Festival Bergen, Norway [31]
100m backstroke 1:03.01 =Signhild Joensen  Faroe Islands 6 April 2019Bergen Swim Festival Bergen, Norway [32]
200m backstroke 2:14.01 Signhild Joensen Ægir Klaksvik 5 April 2017Danish Open Bellahøj, Denmark [33]
50m breaststroke 33.11 Lea Osberg Højsted Svimjifelagið Ægir 24 April 2025Swim Open Torshavn Torshavn, Faroe Islands [34]
100m breaststroke 1:12.20 Lea Osberg Højsted Svimjifelagið Ægir 25 April 2025Swim Open Torshavn Torshavn, Faroe Islands [35]
200m breaststroke 2:36.32 Lea Osberg Højsted Svimjifelagið Ægir 8 April 2025Danish Open Copenhagen, Denmark [36]
50m butterfly 28.29 sfAstrið Foldarskarð - 30 March 2014Danish Open Copenhagen, Denmark [37][38]
100m butterfly 1:04.58 hPoula Øssursdóttir Mohr  Faroe Islands 28 July 2013World Championships Barcelona, Spain [39]
200m butterfly 2:25.71 Jóhanna Ólavsdóttir Fuglafjar 26 January 2025International Games Reykjavík, Iceland [40]
200m individual medley 2:20.41 Sára Nysted Suðuroyar Svimjifelag 23 January 2016Reykjavík International Reykjavík, Iceland [41]
400m individual medley 4:59.73 hSára Nysted  Faroe Islands 6 July 2016European Junior Championships Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary [42]
4×50m freestyle relay 1:59.53
Ægir Klaksvik 19 June 2010 Danish Championships Gentofte, Denmark
4×100m freestyle relay 4:03.56
Ægir Klaksvik 27 May 2017 Faroese Championships Vágur, Faroe Islands [43]
4×200m freestyle relay 8:55.15
Ægir Klaksvik 12 March 2016 Faroese Championships Vágur, Faroe Islands [44]
4×50m medley relay 2:14.45
 Faroe Islands 20 June 2010 Ægir Klaksvik Gentofte, Denmark
4×100m medley relay 4:33.08
Havnar Svimjifelag 26 April 2019 Faroese Championships Vágur, Faroe Islands [45]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by SSF; 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; so – swim-off; tt – time trial

Mixed relay

Event Time NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
4×100 m freestyle relay 3:53.85
Svimjifelagið Ægir 10 May 2024 Faroese Championships Vágur, Faroe Islands [46]
4×100 m freestyle relay 3:48.88 h, #
 Faroe Islands 2 August 2025 World Championships Singapore, Singapore [47]
4×100 m medley relay 4:10.29 h
 Faroe Islands 26 July 2017 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [48]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by SSF; WR – World record; ER – European record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; so – swim-off

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