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:

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.

Men

Event Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
50 m freestyle 21.45 sfStefan Nystrand Sweden 31 Jul 2009World Championships Rome, Italy [1]
100 m freestyle 47.37 Stefan Nystrand Sweden 30 Jul 2009World Championships Rome, Italy [1]
200 m freestyle 1:44.96 sfDanas Rapšys  Lithuania 12 February 2024World Championships Doha, Qatar [2]
400 m freestyle 3:44.40 Mads Glæsner Denmark 26 Jul 2009World Championships Rome, Italy [1]
800 m freestyle 7:41.28 Henrik Christiansen  Norway 24 July 2019World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [3]
1500 m freestyle 14:45.35 Henrik Christiansen  Norway 28 July 2019World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [4]
50m backstroke 24.68 Mantas Kaušpėdas  Lithuania 3 July 2024European Junior Championships Vilnius, Lithuania [5]
100m backstroke 53.99 Robert Falborg Pedersen  Denmark 19 April 2026Danish Open Brønshøj, Denmark [6]
200m backstroke 1:58.37 Örn Arnarson Iceland 27 July 2001World Championships Fukuoka, Japan
50m breaststroke 27.02 sfJohannes Skagius Sweden 25 July 2017World Championships Budapest, Hungary [7]
100m breaststroke 58.71 Alexander Dale Oen Norway 25 July 2011World Championships Shanghai, China [8][9]
200m breaststroke 2:07.13 Matti Mattsson  Finland 29 July 2021Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan [10]
50m butterfly 22.93 Jakob Andkjær Denmark 27 Jul 2009World Championships Rome, Italy [1]
100m butterfly 51.50 Casper Puggaard  Denmark 14 July 2024Danish Championships Herning, Denmark [11]
200m butterfly 1:54.22 sfKregor Zirk  Estonia 30 July 2024Olympic Games Paris, France [12]
200m individual medley 1:57.64 hTomoe Hvas  Norway 28 July 2021Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan [13]
400m individual medley 4:13.29 Jani Sievinen Finland 8 September 1994World Championships Rome, Italy
4×50m freestyle relay 1:30.97
 Sweden 24 July 2014 Portuguese Open Championships Oeiras, Portugal [14]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:11.92
Sweden 11 Aug 2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China
4×200m freestyle relay 7:08.04
 Lithuania 17 June 2024 European Championships Belgrade, Serbia [15]
4×50m medley relay 1:39.52[a]
Finland Cetus Espoo 22 March 2015 Grand Prix 3 Espoo, Finland [16]
4×100 m medley relay 3:35.30
 Denmark 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

Women

Event Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
50m freestyle 23.61 sf, WRSarah Sjöström  Sweden 29 July 2023World Championships Fukuoka, Japan [18]
100m freestyle 51.71 r, WRSarah Sjöström  Sweden 23 July 2017World Championships Budapest, Hungary [19]
200m freestyle 1:54.08 Sarah Sjöström  Sweden 9 August 2016Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [20]
400m freestyle 4:03.98 Lotte Friis  Denmark 29 July 2012Olympic Games London, United Kingdom [21]
800m freestyle 8:15.92 Lotte Friis Denmark 1 Aug 2009World Championships Rome, Italy [1]
1500m freestyle 15:38.88 Lotte Friis  Denmark 30 July 2013World Championships Barcelona, Spain [22]
50m backstroke 27.42 hMimosa Jallow  Finland 4 August 2018European Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom [23]
100m backstroke 58.73 Mie Østergaard Nielsen  Denmark 19 May 2016European Championships London, United Kingdom [24]
200m backstroke 2:08.84 sfEygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir  Iceland 11 August 2016Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [25]
50m breaststroke 29.16 WRRūta Meilutytė  Lithuania 30 July 2023World Championships Fukuoka, Japan [26]
100m breaststroke 1:04.62 Rūta Meilutytė  Lithuania 25 July 2023World Championships Fukuoka, Japan [27]
200m breaststroke 2:19.11 sfRikke Møller Pedersen  Denmark 1 August 2013World Championships Barcelona, Spain [28]
50m butterfly 24.43 WRSarah Sjöström  Sweden 5 July 2014Swedish Championships Borås, Sweden [29]
100m butterfly 55.48 WRSarah Sjöström  Sweden 7 August 2016Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [30]
200m butterfly 2:06.65 sfHelena Rosendahl Bach  Denmark 31 July 2024Olympic Games Paris, France [31]
200m individual medley 2:09.73 Julie Hjorth-Hansen Denmark 27 Jul 2009World Championships Rome, Italy [1]
400m individual medley 4:38.20 hJulie Hjorth-Hansen Denmark 2 Aug 2009World Championships Rome, Italy [1]
4×50m freestyle relay 1:41.81
 Sweden 24 July 2014 Portuguese Open Championships Oeiras, Portugal [32]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:33.79
 Sweden 27 July 2024 Olympic Games Paris, France [33]
4×200m freestyle relay 7:50.24
 Sweden 6 August 2015 World Championships Kazan, Russia [34]
4×50m medley relay 1:48.91
 Sweden 26 July 2014 Portuguese Open Championships Oeiras, Portugal [35]
4×100m medley relay 3:54.27
 Sweden 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

Mixed relay

Event Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
4×100m freestyle relay 3:23.40
 Sweden 15 August 2022 European Championships Rome, Italy [37]
4×100m medley relay 3:45.85 h
 Sweden 26 July 2023 World Championships Fukuoka, Japan [38]
Legend: WR – World record; ER – European record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

Short course (25 m)

Men

Event Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
50m freestyle 20.70 Stefan Nystrand Sweden 15 Nov 2009World Cup Berlin, Germany [39]
100m freestyle 45.54 Stefan Nystrand Sweden 10 Nov 2009World Cup Stockholm, Sweden [40]
200m freestyle 1:41.15 Danas Rapšys  Lithuania 9 December 2023European Championships Otopeni, Romania [41]
400m freestyle 3:36.64 Henrik Christiansen  Norway 11 December 2018World Championships Hangzhou, China [42]
800m freestyle 7:25.78 Henrik Christiansen  Norway 21 November 2020ISL Test Event Budapest, Hungary [43]
1500m freestyle 14:18.15 Henrik Christiansen  Norway 6 December 2019European Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom [44]
50m backstroke 22.94 Robert Falborg Pedersen  Denmark 7 December 2025European Championships Lublin, Poland [45]
100m backstroke 50.67 sfMarkus Lie  Norway 13 December 2022World Championships Melbourne, Australia [46]
200m backstroke 1:52.51 Anders Jensen Denmark 18 Apr 2009DM-H Svoemmeligaen Kastrup, Denmark
50m breaststroke 26.14 h, =Tobias Bjerg  Denmark 4 December 2019European Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom [47]
50m breaststroke 26.14 =Anton Sveinn McKee  Iceland 4 December 2019European Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom [48]
100m breaststroke 56.30 Anton Sveinn McKee  Iceland 25 October 2020International Swimming League Budapest, Hungary [49]
200m breaststroke 2:01.65 Anton Sveinn McKee  Iceland 1 November 2020International Swimming League Budapest, Hungary [50]
50m butterfly 22.56 sfNicholas Lia  Norway 5 November 2021European Championships Kazan, Russia [51]
100m butterfly 49.22 sfTomoe Hvas  Norway 2 November 2021European Championships Kazan, Russia [52]
200m butterfly 1:50.62 Tomoe Hvas  Norway 19 September 2021International Swimming League Naples, Italy [53]
100m individual medley 51.35 Tomoe Hvas  Norway 19 December 2021World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [54]
200m individual medley 1:51.74 Tomoe Hvas  Norway 6 December 2019European Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom [55]
400m individual medley 4:02.85 Tomoe Hvas  Norway 10 September 2021International Swimming League Naples, Italy [56]
4×50m freestyle relay 1:24.19
Sweden 16 Dec 2007 European Championships Debrecen, Hungary [57]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:09.53
 Sweden 26 November 2009 Swedish Championships Gothenburg, Sweden [58]
4×200m freestyle relay 6:54.49
 Denmark 9 December 2016 World Championships Windsor, Canada [59]
4×50m medley relay 1:32.86 h
 Denmark 7 December 2025 European Championships Lublin, Poland [60]
4×100m medley relay 3:25.63
 Norway 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

Women

Event Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
50m freestyle 23.00 Sarah Sjöström  Sweden 7 August 2017World Cup Berlin, Germany [62]
100m freestyle 50.58 ERSarah Sjöström  Sweden 11 August 2017World Cup Eindhoven, Netherlands [63]
200m freestyle 1:50.43 WRSarah Sjöström  Sweden 12 August 2017World Cup Eindhoven, Netherlands [64]
400m freestyle 3:58.02 Lotte Friis Denmark 10 December 2011European Championships Szczecin, Poland [65]
800m freestyle 8:04.61 Lotte Friis Denmark 14 Nov 2009World Cup Berlin, Germany [66]
1500m freestyle 15:28.65 Lotte Friis Denmark 28 Nov 2009Danish Club Championships Birkerød, Denmark [67]
50m backstroke 25.83 sfLouise Hansson  Sweden 19 December 2021World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [68]
100m backstroke 55.20 Louise Hansson  Sweden 17 December 2021World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [69]
200m backstroke 2:03.26 Michelle Coleman  Sweden 22 November 2014Swedish Championships Stockholm, Sweden [70]
50m breaststroke 28.37 sf, WRRūta Meilutytė  Lithuania 17 December 2022World Championships Melbourne, Australia [71]
100m breaststroke 1:02.77 Rūta Meilutytė  Lithuania 4 November 2022World Cup Indianapolis, United States [72]
200m breaststroke 2:15.21 Rikke Møller Pedersen  Denmark 13 December 2013European Championships Herning, Denmark [73]
50m butterfly 24.38 ERTherese Alshammar Sweden 22 Nov 2009World Cup Singapore
100m butterfly 54.61 ERSarah Sjöström  Sweden 7 December 2014World Championships Doha, Qatar [74]
200m butterfly 2:03.55 Helena Bach  Denmark 7 December 2025European Championships Lublin, Poland [75]
100m individual medley 57.10 Sarah Sjöström  Sweden 2 August 2017World Cup Moscow, Russia [76]
200m individual medley 2:06.29 Louise Hansson  Sweden 4 November 2015Swedish Championships Helsingborg, Sweden [77]
400m individual medley 4:31.70 Stina Gardell Sweden 13 December 2009European Championships Istanbul, Turkey [78]
4×50m freestyle relay 1:34.54
 Sweden 21 December 2021 World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [79]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:28.80
 Sweden 16 December 2021 World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [80]
4×200m freestyle relay 7:41.91
Sweden 15 December 2010 World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates [81]
4×50m medley relay 1:42.38 =WR
 Sweden 17 December 2021 World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [82]
4×100m medley relay 3:46.20 ER
 Sweden 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

Mixed relay

Event Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
4×50 m freestyle relay 1:29.45
 Denmark 4 December 2025 European Championships Lublin, Poland [84]
4×50 m medley relay 1:37.05
 Sweden 11 December 2024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [85]
4×100 m medley relay 3:38.15 h
 Sweden 14 December 2024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [86]
Legend: WR – World record; ER – European record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

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