List of Icelandic records in swimming

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The Icelandic records in swimming are the fastest-ever performances by an Iceland swimmer. The records are recognised and ratified by the Icelandic Swimming Association (Sundsamband Íslands - SSÍ).[1] SSÍ maintains records in both long course (50m) and short course (25m) pools, in the following distances and strokes:

  • freestyle (in Icelandic= skrið): 50, 100, 200, 400, 800 and 1500.
  • backstroke (bak): 50, 100 and 200.
  • breaststroke (bringa): 50, 100 and 200.
  • butterfly (flug): 50, 100 and 200.
  • Individual Medley (fjór): 100 (25m only), 200 and 400.
  • relays (boðsund): 4x50 free (25m only), 4x100 free, 4x200 free, 4x50 medley (25m only), and 4x100 medley. (Club and national team categories for all.)

Note: fjór is Icelandic for "four". Also, the stroke order in the SSÍ report has breast before back.

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Long Course (50m)

Men

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Event Time NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
50 m freestyle 22.53 Árni Már Árnason  Iceland 6 June 2012Mare Nostrum Canet-en-Roussillon, France
100 m freestyle 49.97 Örn Arnarson  Iceland 5 June 2007Mare Nostrum Monaco [2]
200 m freestyle 1:49.78 hÖrn Arnarson  Iceland 17 September 2000Olympic Games Sydney, Australia [2]
400 m freestyle 3:54.36 Anton Sveinn McKee - 18 July 2014- Los Angeles, United States
800 m freestyle 8:08.09 †Anton Sveinn McKee Ægir 13 April 2012- Reykjavík, Iceland [3]
1500 m freestyle 15:27.08 Anton Sveinn McKee Ægir 13 April 2012- Reykjavík, Iceland [3]
50m backstroke 25.86 sfÖrn Arnarson  Iceland 20 March 2008European Championships Eindhoven, Netherlands [4]
100m backstroke 54.75 Örn Arnarson  Iceland 23 July 2001World Championships Fukuoka, Japan [2]
200m backstroke 1:58.37 NRÖrn Arnarson  Iceland 27 July 2001World Championships Fukuoka, Japan [2]
50m breaststroke 27.46 hAnton Sveinn McKee  Iceland 23 July 2019World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [5]
100m breaststroke 1:00.21 Anton Sveinn McKee  Iceland 12 April 2024Icelandic Championships Reykjavík, Iceland [6]
200m breaststroke 2:08.74 sfAnton Sveinn McKee  Iceland 22 June 2022World Championships Budapest, Hungary [7]
50m butterfly 23.99 Birnir Hálfdánarsson Sundfélag Hafnarfjarðar 13 April 2025Icelandic Championships Reykjavík, Iceland [8]
100m butterfly 53.29 Birnir Hálfdánarsson Sundfélag Hafnarfjarðar 11 April 2025Icelandic Championships Reykjavík, Iceland [9]
200m butterfly 2:02.97 hSindri Þór Jakobsson  Iceland 9 July 2009European Junior
Championships		 Prague, Czech Republic [10]
200m individual
medley		 2:04.05 Birnir Hálfdánarsson SH 2 April 2023Icelandic Championships Reykjavík, Iceland [11]
400m individual
medley		 4:23.99 hAnton Sveinn McKee  Iceland 4 August 2013World Championships Barcelona, Spain [12]
4×100m
freestyle relay		 3:25.01
  • Gudmundur Rafnsson
     (51.99)
  • Ýmir Sölvason
     (51.14)
  • Birnir Hálfdánarsson
     (51.46)
  • Simon Statkevicius
     (50.42)
  Iceland 27 May 2025 Games of the Small States of Europe Andorra la Vella, Andorra [13]
4×200m
freestyle relay		 7:39.15
  • Davíð H. Aðalsteinsson
     (1:54.90)
  • Aron Örn Stefánsson
     (1:55.79)
  • Daniel Hannes Pálsson
     (1:54.70)
  • Anton Sveinn McKee
     (1:53.76)
  Iceland 29 May 2013 Games of the Small States of Europe Luxembourg, Luxembourg [14]
4×200m
freestyle relay		 7:37.92 #
  • Birnir Hálfdánarsson
     (1:54.91)
  • Hólmar Grétarsson
     (1:53.99)
  • Magnús Jónsson
     (1:56.20)
  • Ýmir Sölvason
     (1:52.82)
 Sundfélag Hafnarfjarðar 27 March 2026 Icelandic Championships Reykjavík, Iceland [15]
4×100m
medley relay		 3:43.14
  • Gudmundur Rafnsson
     (56.60)
  • Snorri Einarsson
     (1:02.28)
  • Birnir Hálfdánarsson
     (53.98)
  • Simon Statkevicius
     (50.28)
  Iceland 28 May 2025 Games of the Small States of Europe Andorra la Vella, Andorra [16]
Close
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by SSÍ; 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

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Event Time NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
50m freestyle 25.24 sf, soSarah Bateman  Iceland 26 May 2012European Championships Debrecen, Hungary [17]
100m freestyle 54.74 hSnæfríður Jórunnardóttir  Iceland 27 July 2023World Championships Fukuoka, Japan [18]
200m freestyle 1:57.85 Snæfríður Jórunnardóttir  Iceland 20 June 2024European Championships Belgrade, Serbia [19]
400m freestyle 4:17.79 Snæfríður Jórunnardóttir  Iceland 29 May 2025Games of the Small States of Europe Andorra la Vella, Andorra [20]
800m freestyle 8:53.76 Sigrún Brá Sverrisdóttir - 11 March 2012USA Grand Prix Columbus, United States [21]
1500m freestyle 17:17.61 Sigrún Brá Sverrisdóttir Razorback
Aquatics		 23 July 2011USA Region VIII Championships Columbia, United States [22]
[23]
50m backstroke 28.53 hIngibjörg Jónsdóttir  Iceland 26 July 2017World Championships Budapest, Hungary [24]
100m backstroke 1:00.25 hEygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir  Iceland 3 August 2015World Championships Kazan, Russia [25]
200m backstroke 2:08.84 sf, NREygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir  Iceland 11 August 2016Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [26]
50m breaststroke 30.71 sfHrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir  Iceland 29 July 2017World Championships Budapest, Hungary [27]
100m breaststroke 1:06.45 Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir  Iceland 18 May 2016European Championships London, United Kingdom [28]
200m breaststroke 2:22.96 Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir  Iceland 20 May 2016European Championships London, United Kingdom [29]
50m butterfly 26.68 hBryndís Rún Hansen  Iceland 16 May 2016European Championships London, United Kingdom [30]
100m butterfly 59.87 hSarah Bateman  Iceland 28 July 2012Olympic Games London, United Kingdom [31]
200m butterfly 2:18.79 Erla Dögg Haraldsdóttir ÍRB 6 April 2008- Reykjavík, Iceland [22]
200m
individual medley		 2:13.83 Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir  Iceland 2 June 2015Games of the Small States of Europe Reykjavík, Iceland [32]
400m
individual medley		 4:46.70 Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir  Iceland 5 June 2015Games of the Small States of Europe Reykjavík, Iceland [33]
4×100m
freestyle relay		 3:47.27
 Iceland 5 June 2015 Games of the Small States of Europe Reykjavík, Iceland [34]
4×200m
freestyle relay		 8:20.96
 Iceland 3 June 2015 Games of the Small States of Europe Reykjavík, Iceland [35]
4×100m
medley relay		 4:04.43 h
 Iceland 9 August 2015 World Championships Kazan, Russia [36]
Close
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by SSÍ; 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

Mixed relay

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Event Time NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
4×50m freestyle relay 1:40.32
Sundfélag Hafnarfjarðar 24 April 2016 Icelandic Championships Reykjavík, Iceland [37]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:34.65 h
 Iceland 2 August 2025 World Championships Singapore, Singapore [38]
4×50m medley relay 1:51.33
Sundfelag Hafnarfjardar 10 April 2015 Icelandic Championships Reykjavík, Iceland [39]
4×100m medley relay 3:54.91
  • Gudmundur Rafnsson
     (56.67)
  • Einar Agustsson
     (1:01.46)
  • Johanna Gudmundsdottir
     (1:01.50)
  • Snaefriou Jorunnardóttir
     (55.28)
  Iceland 30 May 2025 Games of the Small States of Europe Andorra la Vella, Andorra [40]
Close
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by SSÍ; WR – World record; ER – European record; NR – Nordic record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; so – swim-off

Short Course (25m)

Men

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Event Time NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
50m freestyle 21.93 Símon Statkevicius SH 8 November 2024Icelandic Championships Hafnarfjörður, Iceland [41]
50m freestyle 21.75 '#'Símon Statkevicius SH 7 November 2025Icelandic Championships Reykjavík, Iceland [42]
100m freestyle 48.42 Örn Arnarson Sundfélag
Hafnarfjarðar		 16 November 2007Icelandic Championships Reykjavík, Iceland [43]
200m freestyle 1:46.72 Örn Arnarson  Iceland 10 December 1999European Championships Lisbon, Portugal [44]
400m freestyle 3:47.83 hAnton Sveinn McKee  Iceland 14 December 2012World Championships Istanbul, Turkey [45]
800m freestyle 7:52.84 †Anton Sveinn McKee  Iceland 16 December 2012World Championships Istanbul, Turkey [46]
1500m freestyle 15:00.51 Anton Sveinn McKee  Iceland 16 December 2012World Championships Istanbul, Turkey [46]
50m backstroke 24.05 Örn Arnarson  Iceland 14 December 2007European Championships Debrecen, Hungary [44]
100m backstroke 51.74 Örn Arnarson  Iceland 14 December 2003European Championships Dublin, Republic of Ireland [44]
200m backstroke 1:52.90 Örn Arnarson  Iceland 14 December 2000European Championships Valencia, Spain [44]
50m breaststroke 26.14 =NRAnton Sveinn McKee  Iceland 4 December 2019European Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom [47]
100m breaststroke 56.30 NRAnton Sveinn McKee Toronto Titans 25 October 2020International Swimming League Budapest, Hungary [48]
200m breaststroke 2:01.65 NRAnton Sveinn McKee Toronto Titans 1 November 2020International Swimming League Budapest, Hungary [49]
50m butterfly 23.55 Örn Arnarson  Iceland 10 December 2006European Championships Helsinki, Finland [44]
100m butterfly 52.51 Birnir Halfdanarsson SH 8 November 2024Icelandic Championships Hafnarfjörður, Iceland [50]
100m butterfly 52.41 '#'Birnir Halfdanarsson SH 7 November 2025Icelandic Championships Reykjavík, Iceland [51]
200m butterfly 1:57.21 hSindri Þór Jakobsson  Iceland 12 December 2009European Championships Istanbul, Turkey [44]
100m individual medley 53.85 hKristinn Þórarinsson Rvk 8 November 2019Icelandic Championships Hafnarfjörður, Iceland [52]
200m individual medley 1:57.91 Örn Arnarson ÍRB 21 March 2003? Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland [44]
400m individual medley 4:11.78 Örn Arnarson Sundfélag
Hafnarfjarðar		 17 March 2001? Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland [44]
4×50m freestyle relay 1:31.07 h
  • Aron Örn Stefánsson
     (22.87)
  • Viktor Máni Vilbergsson
     (22.82)
  • Kristinn Þórarinsson
     (22.95)
  • Davíð Hildiberg Aðalsteinsson
     (22.43)
  Iceland 9 December 2016 World Championships Windsor, Canada [53]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:17.84 SH 9 November 2024Icelandic Championships Hafnarfjörður, Iceland [54]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:17.16 '#'
  • Birnir Halfdanarsson
     (49.39)
  • Veigar Sigthorsson
     (50.27)
  • Ymir Solvason
     (48.88)
  • Simon Statkevicius
     (48.62)
 SH 8 November 2025 Icelandic Championships Reykjavík, Iceland [55]
4×200m freestyle relay 7:17.51
  • Ymir Solvason
     (1:48.62)
  • Birnir Halfdanarsson
     (1:48.73)
  • Magnus Jonsson
     (1:50.93)
  • Veigar Sigthorsson
     (1:49.23)
 SH 9 November 2024 Icelandic Championships Hafnarfjörður, Iceland [56]
4×50m medley relay 1:36.97 h
  • Kolbeinn Hrafnkelsson
     (24.90)
  • Anton Sveinn McKee
     (25.72)
  • Kristinn Þórarinsson
     (23.94)
  • Dadó Fenrir Jasminuson
     (22.41)
  Iceland 8 December 2019 European Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom [57]
4×100m medley relay 3:33.68 h
  • Guðmundur Leo Rafnsson
     (53.19)
  • Snorri Einarsson
     (58.59)
  • Birnir Halfdanarsson
     (53.03)
  • Simon Statkevicius
     (48.87)
  Iceland 15 December 2024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [58]
Close
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by SSÍ; 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

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Event Time NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
50m freestyle 24.94 Ragnheiður Ragnarsdóttir KR 23 March 2009Vormót Breiðabliks Kópavogur, Iceland [59]
[60]
50m freestyle 24.68 rh, #Snaefriou Jorunnardóttir  Iceland 2 December 2025European Championships Lublin, Poland [61]
100m freestyle 52.68 sfSnaefriou Jorunnardóttir  Iceland 11 December 2024World Championships Budapest, Hungary [62]
200m freestyle 1:54.23 sfSnaefriou Jorunnardóttir  Iceland 9 December 2023European Championships Otopeni, Romania [63]
200m freestyle 1:53.78 sf, #Snaefriou Jorunnardóttir  Iceland 3 December 2025European Championships Lublin, Poland [64]
400m freestyle 4:11.61 hInga Elín Cryer  Iceland 5 December 2014World Championships Doha, Qatar [65]
800m freestyle 8:38.79 Inga Elín Cryer  Iceland 4 December 2014World Championships Doha, Qatar [66]
1500m freestyle 16:46.95 Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir Ægir 27 October 2012? Hafnarfjörður, Iceland [67]
50m backstroke 27.40 rhEygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir  Iceland 7 December 2016World Championships Windsor, Canada [68]
100m backstroke 57.42 Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir  Iceland 3 December 2015European Championships Netanya, Israel [69]
200m backstroke 2:03.53 Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir  Iceland 4 December 2015European Championships Netanya, Israel [70]
50m breaststroke 30.03 =, sfHrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir  Iceland 13 December 2017European Championships Copenhagen, Denmark [71]
50m breaststroke 30.03 =Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir  Iceland 13 December 2017European Championships Copenhagen, Denmark [72]
100m breaststroke 1:05.67 sfHrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir  Iceland 9 December 2016World Championships Windsor, Canada [73]
200m breaststroke 2:22.69 hHrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir  Iceland 7 December 2014World Championships Doha, Qatar [74]
50m butterfly 26.22 hBryndís Rún Hansen  Iceland 8 December 2016World Championships Windsor, Canada [75]
100m butterfly 59.95 hBryndís Rún Hansen  Iceland 10 December 2016World Championships Windsor, Canada [76]
200m butterfly 2:12.95 hInga Elín Cryer  Iceland 4 December 2015European Championships Netanya, Israel [77]
100m individual medley 1:00.31 sfHrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir  Iceland 8 December 2016World Championships Windsor, Canada [78]
200m individual medley 2:11.57 Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir Sundfélag
Hafnarfjarðar		 13 November 2015Icelandic Championships Hafnarfjörður, Iceland [79]
400m individual medley 4:43.56 Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir Sundfélag
Hafnarfjarðar		 15 November 2015Icelandic Championships Hafnarfjörður, Iceland [80]
4×50m freestyle relay 1:40.94 h
Iceland Iceland 6 December 2019 European Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom [81]
4×50m freestyle relay 1:40.61 h, #
  • Snaefriou Jorunnardóttir
     (24.68)
  • Johanna Gudmundsdottir
     (25.19)
  • Vala Cicero
     (24.98)
  • Birgitta Ingolfsdottir
     (25.76)
  Iceland 2 December 2025 European Championships Lublin, Poland [82]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:45.58
  • Johanna Gudmundsdottir
     (55.69)
  • Nadja Djurovic
     (56.35)
  • Katja Andriysdottir
     (59.22)
  • Vala Dis Cicero
     (54.32)
 SH 9 November 2024 Icelandic Championships Hafnarfjörður, Iceland [83]
4×200m freestyle relay 8:14.55
  • Nadja Djurovic
     (2:06.03)
  • Katja Andriysdottir
     (2:05.09)
  • Johanna Gudmundsdottir
     (2:04.07)
  • Vala Dis Cicero
     (1:59.36)
 SH 9 November 2024 Icelandic Championships Hafnarfjörður, Iceland [84]
4×50m medley relay 1.49.41 h
 Iceland 7 December 2016 World Championships Windsor, Canada [68]
4×100m medley relay 4:00.08 h
 Iceland 11 December 2016 World Championships Windsor, Canada [85]
Close
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by SSÍ; 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

Mixed relay

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Event Time NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
4×50 m freestyle relay 1:34.12 h
 Iceland 13 December 2024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [86]
4×50 m freestyle relay 1:33.36 h, #
  • Símon Statkevicius
     (21.74)
  • Ymir Chatenay-Solvason
     (22.10)
  • Johanna Gúomundsdóttir
     (24.65)
  • Vala Cicero
     (24.87)
  Iceland 4 December 2025 European Championships Lublin, Poland [87]
4×100 m freestyle relay 3:39.86
  • Árni Már Árnason
     (51.18)
  • Kristófer Sigurðsson
     (50.25)
  • Sunneva Dögg Robertson
     (58.49)
  • Eydís Ósk Kolbeinsdóttir
     (59.94)
 ÍBR 20 November 2016 Icelandic Championships Hafnarfjörður, Iceland [88]
4×50 m medley relay 1:43.84 h
 Iceland 8 December 2016 World Championships Windsor, Canada [89]
4×100 m medley relay 3:45.01 h
 Iceland 14 December 2024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [90]
Close
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by SSÍ; WR – World record; ER – European record; NR – Nordic record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; so – swim-off

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