List of Norwegian records in swimming

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The Norwegian records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of swimmers from Norway, which are recognised and ratified by the Norges Svømmeforbund (NSF).

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Long Course (50 m)

Men

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Event Time NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
50m freestyle 21.94 hNicholas Lia  Norway 28 July 2023World Championships Fukuoka, Japan [1]
100m freestyle 48.65 hSander Sørensen  Norway 30 July 2025World Championships Singapore, Singapore [2]
200m freestyle 1:45.78 sfSander Sørensen  Norway 28 July 2025World Championships Singapore, Singapore [3]
400m freestyle 3:46.37 Henrik Christiansen Skjetten Svømming 30 March 2016Swim Open Stockholm Stockholm, Sweden [4]
800m freestyle 7:41.28 NRHenrik Christiansen  Norway 24 July 2019World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [5]
1500m freestyle 14:45.35 NRHenrik Christiansen  Norway 28 July 2019World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [6]
50m backstroke 24.84 Lavrans Solli  Norway 9 August 2015World Championships Kazan, Russia [7]
100m backstroke 54.46 Markus Lie OI Svomming 10 June 2023Aquarama Open Kristiansand, Norway [8]
200m backstroke 1:59.23 hLavrans Solli  Norway 6 August 2015World Championships Kazan, Russia [9]
50m breaststroke 27.20 †, =Alexander Dale Oen  Norway 25 July 2011World Championships Shanghai, China [10]
50m breaststroke 27.20 =André Grindheim Hamar IL 3 July 2021Norwegian Championships Bergen, Norway
100m breaststroke 58.71 NRAlexander Dale Oen  Norway 25 July 2011World Championships Shanghai, China [11]
200m breaststroke 2:09.68 Alexander Dale Oen  Norway 12 August 2010European Championships Budapest, Hungary [12]
50m butterfly 23.18 hNicolas Lia  Norway 11 February 2024World Championships Doha, Qatar [13]
100m butterfly 52.22 hTomoe Hvas  Norway 29 July 2021Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan [14]
200m butterfly 1:56.30 hTomoe Hvas  Norway 26 July 2021Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan [15]
200m individual medley 1:57.64 h, NRTomoe Hvas  Norway 28 July 2021Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan [16]
400m individual medley 4:17.49 Jon Joentvedt Bryne SK 21 April 2023Bergen Swim Festival Bergen, Norway [17]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:16.66 h
  • Sander Sørensen
     (48.73)
  • Markus Lie
     (49.10)
  • Jakob Harlem
     (49.84)
  • Bjoernar Laskerud
     (48.99)
  Norway 27 July 2025 World Championships Singapore, Singapore [18]
4×200m freestyle relay 7:25.33 h
  • Oskar Farkas
     (1:52.61)
  • Sander Sorensen
     (1:50.40)
  • Philip Slotsvik
     (1:50.59)
  • Axel Melberg
     (1:51.73)
  Norway 8 July 2023 European Junior Championships Belgrade, Serbia [19]
4×100m medley relay 3:38.52 h
 Norway 23 May 2021 European Championships Budapest, Hungary [20]
Close
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by NSF; 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 25.05 hSusann Bjørnsen  Norway 12 August 2016Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [21]
100m freestyle 55.35 hSusann Bjørnsen  Norway 10 August 2016Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [22]
200m freestyle 1:59.42 Cecilie Johannessen Bergens SC 30 May 2015Swim Festival Bergen, Norway [23]
400m freestyle 4:11.51 Irene Dalby  Norway 17 August 1989European Championships Bonn, West Germany
800m freestyle 8:28.59 Irene Dalby  Norway 19 August 1989European Championships Bonn, West Germany
1500m freestyle 16:37.26 Hanne Naess Bærumsvømmerne 29 March 2026Linköping Water Games Linköping, Sweden [24]
50m backstroke 28.05 hIngeborg Løyning  Norway 18 May 2021European Championships Budapest, Hungary [25]
100m backstroke 1:00.00 Ingeborg Løyning  Norway 26 June 2021Sette Colli Trophy Rome, Italy [26]
200m backstroke 2:11.68 hIngeborg Løyning  Norway 29 July 2021Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan [27]
50m breaststroke 30.48 h, soSilje Slyngstadli  Norway 2 August 2025World Championships Singapore, Singapore [28]
100m breaststroke 1:07.53 Silje Slyngstadli Bergensvømmerne 6 April 2025Bergen Swim Festival Bergen, Norway [29]
200m breaststroke 2:23.02 Sara Nordenstam  Norway 15 August 2008Olympic Games Beijing, China
50m butterfly 25.53 sfIngvild Snildal  Norway 31 July 2009World Championships Rome, Italy [30]
100m butterfly 56.96 Ingvild Snildal  Norway 27 July 2009World Championships Rome, Italy [31]
200m butterfly 2:10.99 hIngvild Snildal  Norway 31 July 2012Olympic Games London, United Kingdom [32]
200m individual medley 2:15.13 hSara Nordenstam  Norway 11 August 2008Olympic Games Beijing, China
400m individual medley 4:40.28 hSara Nordenstam  Norway 9 August 2008Olympic Games Beijing, China
4×100m freestyle relay 3:44.09 h
  • Henriette Brekke
     (56.56)
  • Cecilie Johannessen
     (55.84)
  • Monica Johannessen
     (56.25)
  • Ingvild Snildal
     (55.44)
  Norway 21 May 2012 European Championships Debrecen, Hungary [33]
4×200m freestyle relay 8:16.16
  • Annika Winsnes
     (2:00.71)
  • Stine Lise Stenseth
     (2:03.15)
  • Maria Thompson Clausen
     (2:06.72)
  • Emilie Nyenget Løvberg
     (2:05.58)
 Bærumsvømmerne 16 July 2016 Norwegian Championships Kristiansand, Norway [34]
4×100m medley relay 4:08.24 h
 Norway 1 August 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy [35]
Close
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by NSF; 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

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Event Time NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
4×100m freestyle relay 3:32.81
  • Markus Lie
     (49.33)
  • Axel Melberg
     (50.87)
  • Malene Rypestøl
     (55.96)
  • Malena Lisken
     (56.65)
 OI Svomming 7 July 2024 Norwegian Championships Bergen, Norway [36]
4×100m medley relay 3:54.37 h
  • Susanne Steinnes
     (1:04.33)
  • Silje Slyngstadli
     (1:07.60)
  • Elias Klev
     (53.12)
  • Bjoernar Laskerud
     (49.32)
  Norway 26 June 2025 European U23 Championships Šamorín, Slovakia [37]
Close
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by NSF; WR – World record; ER – European record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; so – swim-off

Short Course (25 m)

Men

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Event Time NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
50m freestyle 21.14 Nicholas Lia OI Svomming 27 October 2023North Sea Meet Stavanger, Norway [38]
100m freestyle 46.55 sfSander Sørensen  Norway 5 December 2025European Championships Lublin, Poland [39]
200m freestyle 1:41.87 hSander Sørensen  Norway 3 December 2025European Championships Lublin, Poland [40]
400m freestyle 3:36.64 NRHenrik Christiansen  Norway 11 December 2018World Championships Hangzhou, China [41]
800m freestyle 7:25.78 NRHenrik Christiansen  Norway 21 November 2020ISL Test Event Budapest, Hungary [42]
1500m freestyle 14:18.15 NRHenrik Christiansen  Norway 6 December 2019European Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom [43]
50m backstroke 23.33 sf, NRLavrans Solli  Norway 5 December 2014World Championships Doha, Qatar [44]
100m backstroke 50.67 sf, NRMarkus Lie  Norway 13 December 2022World Championships Melbourne, Australia [45]
200m backstroke 1:53.39 Markus Lie OI Svomming 16 November 2023Norwegian Championships Bergen, Norway [46]
50m breaststroke 26.18 =Nicholas Lia OI Svomming 16 November 2023Norwegian Championships Bergen, Norway [47]
50m breaststroke 26.18 =Joergen Brathen  Norway 7 December 2025European Championships Lublin, Poland [48]
100m breaststroke 57.05 Alexander Dale Oen  Norway 9 December 2011European Championships Szczecin, Poland [49]
200m breaststroke 2:06.15 Alexander Dale Oen  Norway 11 December 2011European Championships Szczecin, Poland [50]
50m butterfly 22.56 sf, NRNicholas Lia  Norway 5 November 2021European Championships Kazan, Russia [51]
100m butterfly 49.22 sf, NRTomoe Hvas  Norway 2 November 2021European Championships Kazan, Russia [52]
200m butterfly 1:50.62 NRTomoe Hvas LA Current 19 September 2021International Swimming League Naples, Italy [53]
100m individual medley 51.35 NRTomoe Hvas  Norway 19 December 2021World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [54]
200m individual medley 1:51.74 NRTomoe Hvas  Norway 6 December 2019European Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom [55]
400m individual medley 4:02.85 NRTomoe Hvas LA Current 10 September 2021International Swimming League Naples, Italy [56]
4×50m freestyle relay 1:25.36 h
  • Bjoernar Laskerud
     (21.64)
  • Elias Refstie
     (20.83)
  • Jakob Harlem
     (21.00)
  • Markus Lie
     (21.89)
  Norway 2 December 2025 European Championships Lublin, Poland [57]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:12.54
  • Elias Nordeng Refstie
     (49.02)
  • Nicholas Lia
     (47.26)
  • Christian Groth Dyrkorn
     (47.87)
  • Simon Moe
     (48.39)
 Bærumsvømmerne 18 November 2022 Norwegian Championships Stavanger, Norway [58]
4×200m freestyle relay 7:01.03 h
 Norway 19 December 2021 World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [59]
4×50m medley relay 1:33.44 h, NR
 Norway 8 December 2019 European Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom [60]
4×100m medley relay 3:25.63 NR
 Norway 21 December 2021 World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [61]
Close
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by NSF; 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 24.37 =Susann Bjørnsen  Norway 3 November 2017North Sea Meet Kristiansand, Norway [62]
50m freestyle 24.37 r, =Susann Bjørnsen  Norway 15 December 2017European Championships Copenhagen, Denmark [63]
100m freestyle 52.92 sfIngvild Snildal  Norway 10 December 2009European Championships Istanbul, Turkey [64]
200m freestyle 1:55.95 Cecilie Waage Johannessen  Norway 11 December 2011European Championships Szczecin, Poland [65]
400m freestyle 4:03.18 Bea Novda Stavanger SK 13 November 2025Norwegian Championships Holmen, Norway [66]
800m freestyle 8:24.30 hBea Novda  Norway 4 December 2025European Championships Lublin, Poland [67]
1500m freestyle 16:03.24 Malene Rypestøl SK Team Sør 17 November 2019Norwegian Championships Stavanger, Norway [68]
50m backstroke 26.47 =Ingeborg Løyning Bærumsvømmerne 30 October 2020North Sea Meet Stavanger, Norway [69]
50m backstroke 26.47 =Ingeborg Løyning Iron 25 September 2021International Swimming League Naples, Italy [70]
100m backstroke 57.15 rIngeborg Løyning Iron 25 September 2021International Swimming League Naples, Italy [71]
200m backstroke 2:03.67 Ingeborg Løyning Iron 25 September 2021International Swimming League Naples, Italy [72]
50m breaststroke 29.85 sfSilje Slyngstadli  Norway 9 December 2023European Championships Otopeni, Romania [73]
100m breaststroke 1:05.26 Katharina Stiberg  Norway 13 December 2009European Championships Istanbul, Turkey [74]
200m breaststroke 2:22.10 sfStina Colleou  Norway 4 November 2021European Championships Kazan, Russia [75]
50m butterfly 25.10 Ingvild Snildal  Norway 11 December 2009European Championships Istanbul, Turkey [76]
100m butterfly 56.52 Ingvild Snildal  Norway 14 November 2009World Cup Berlin, Germany [77]
200m butterfly 2:08.36 Ingvild Snildal Asker SK 25 March 2012Norwegian Championships Drammen, Norway [78]
100m individual medley 59.12 hKatharina Stiberg  Norway 11 December 2009European Championships Istanbul, Turkey [79]
200m individual medley 2:10.66 Malene Rypestøl  Norway 5 December 2021Nordic Championships Upplands Väsby, Sweden [80]
400m individual medley 4:39.84 hSara Nordenstam  Norway 15 December 2010World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates [81]
4×50m freestyle
relay		 1:38.68
 Norway 15 December 2017 European Championships Copenhagen, Denmark [82]
4×100m freestyle
relay		 3:40.45 h
  • Ingvild Snildal
     (55.11)
  • Cecilie Waage Johannessen
     (54.34)
  • Monica Waage Johannessen
     (55.96)
  • Henriette Brekke
     (55.04)
  Norway 18 December 2010 World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates [83]
4×200m freestyle
relay		 8:03.16
  • Stine Lise Stenseth
     (2:00.17)
  • Hedda Oeritsland
     (2:02.43)
  • Majken Antonie Smith
     (2:01.72)
  • Emilie Loevberg
     (1:58.85)
 Bærumsvømmerne 15 March 2018 Norwegian Championships Nadderud, Norway [84]
4×50m medley
relay		 1:46.84 h
  • Susanne Steinnes
     (27.53)
  • Frida Stretere Loebersli
     (29.44)
  • Hedda Oritsland
     (25.27)
  • Mari Moen
     (24.60)
  Norway 7 December 2025 European Championships Lublin, Poland [85]
4×100m medley
relay		 4:01.15 h
 Norway 17 December 2010 World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates [86]
Close
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by NSF; 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

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Event Time NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
4×50 m freestyle relay 1:30.89 h
  • Bjoernar Laskerud
     (21.28)
  • Nicholas Lia
     (21.17)
  • Mari Moen
     (24.02)
  • Hedda Oritsland
     (24.42)
  Norway 13 December 2024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [87]
4×50 m medley relay 1:38.95
 Norway 7 November 2021 European Championships Kazan, Russia [88]
Close
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by NSF;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; so – swim-off

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