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.
Event | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50m freestyle | 21.45 | sf | Stefan Nystrand | Sweden | 31 Jul 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [1] |
100m freestyle | 47.37 | Stefan Nystrand | Sweden | 30 Jul 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [1] | |
200m freestyle | 1:46.10 | h | Kregor Zirk | Estonia | 25 July 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | [2] |
400m freestyle | 3:44.40 | Mads Glæsner | Denmark | 26 Jul 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [1] | |
800m freestyle | 7:41.28 | Henrik Christiansen | Norway | 24 July 2019 | World Championships | Gwangju, South Korea | [3] | |
1500m freestyle | 14:45.35 | Henrik Christiansen | Norway | 28 July 2019 | World Championships | Gwangju, South Korea | [4] | |
50m backstroke | 24.79 | h | Björn Seeliger | Sweden | 14 August 2022 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | [5] |
100m backstroke | 54.41 | h | Mathias Gydesen | Denmark | 31 March 2012 | Indianapolis Grand Prix | Indianapolis, United States | [6] |
200m backstroke | 1:58.37 | Örn Arnarson | Iceland | 27 July 2001 | World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | ||
50m breaststroke | 27.02 | sf | Johannes Skagius | Sweden | 25 July 2017 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [7] |
100m breaststroke | 58.71 | Alexander Dale Oen | Norway | 25 July 2011 | World Championships | Shanghai, China | [8] [9] | |
200m breaststroke | 2:07.13 | Matti Mattsson | Finland | 29 July 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | [10] | |
50m butterfly | 22.93 | Jakob Andkjær | Denmark | 27 Jul 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [1] | |
100m butterfly | 51.50 | Casper Puggaard | Denmark | 14 July 2024 | Danish Championships | Herning, Denmark | [11] | |
200m butterfly | 1:54.47 | Viktor Bromer | Denmark | 4 August 2015 | World Championships | Kazan, Russia | [12] | |
200m individual medley | 1:57.64 | h | Tomoe Hvas | Norway | 28 July 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | [13] |
400m individual medley | 4:13.29 | Jani Sievinen | Finland | 8 September 1994 | World 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 | 7:12.66 | h |
| Denmark | 9 August 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | [15] |
4×50m medley relay | 1:39.52 [lower-alpha 1] |
| 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] |
Event | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50m freestyle | 23.61 | sf, WR | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden | 29 July 2023 | World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | [18] |
100m freestyle | 51.71 | r, WR | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden | 23 July 2017 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [19] |
200m freestyle | 1:54.08 | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden | 9 August 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | [20] | |
400m freestyle | 4:03.98 | Lotte Friis | Denmark | 29 July 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | [21] | |
800m freestyle | 8:15.92 | Lotte Friis | Denmark | 1 Aug 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [1] | |
1500m freestyle | 15:38.88 | Lotte Friis | Denmark | 30 July 2013 | World Championships | Barcelona, Spain | [22] | |
50m backstroke | 27.42 | h | Mimosa Jallow | Finland | 4 August 2018 | European Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | [23] |
100m backstroke | 58.73 | Mie Østergaard Nielsen | Denmark | 19 May 2016 | European Championships | London, United Kingdom | [24] | |
200m backstroke | 2:08.84 | sf | Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir | Iceland | 11 August 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | [25] |
50m breaststroke | 30.05 | Jennie Johansson | Sweden | 9 August 2015 | World Championships | Kazan, Russia | [26] | |
100m breaststroke | 1:05.66 | h | Sophie Hansson | Sweden | 25 July 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | [27] |
200m breaststroke | 2:19.11 | sf | Rikke Møller Pedersen | Denmark | 1 August 2013 | World Championships | Barcelona, Spain | [28] |
50m butterfly | 24.43 | WR | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden | 5 July 2014 | Swedish Championships | Borås, Sweden | [29] |
100m butterfly | 55.48 | WR | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden | 7 August 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | [30] |
200m butterfly | 2:06.65 | sf | Helena Rosendahl Bach | Denmark | 31 July 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | [31] |
200m individual medley | 2:09.73 | Julie Hjorth-Hansen | Denmark | 27 Jul 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [1] | |
400m individual medley | 4:38.20 | h | Julie Hjorth-Hansen | Denmark | 2 Aug 2009 | World 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] |
Event | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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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] |
Event | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50m freestyle | 20.70 | Stefan Nystrand | Sweden | 15 Nov 2009 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | [39] | |
100m freestyle | 45.54 | Stefan Nystrand | Sweden | 10 Nov 2009 | World Cup | Stockholm, Sweden | [40] | |
200m freestyle | 1:43.32 | Christoffer Carlsen | Sweden | 3 November 2017 | Swedish Championships | Jönköping, Sweden | [41] | |
400m freestyle | 3:36.64 | Henrik Christiansen | Norway | 11 December 2018 | World Championships | Hangzhou, China | [42] | |
800m freestyle | 7:25.76 | Henrik Christiansen | Norway | 21 November 2020 | ISL Test Event | Budapest, Hungary | [43] | |
1500m freestyle | 14:18.15 | Henrik Christiansen | Norway | 6 December 2019 | European Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | [44] | |
50m backstroke | 23.17 | Björn Seeliger | Sweden | 26 November 2023 | Swedish Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | [45] | |
100m backstroke | 50.67 | sf | Markus Lie | Norway | 13 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [46] |
200m backstroke | 1:52.51 | Anders Jensen | Denmark | 18 Apr 2009 | DM-H Svoemmeligaen | Kastrup, Denmark | ||
50m breaststroke | 26.14 | h, = | Tobias Bjerg | Denmark | 4 December 2019 | European Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | [47] |
50m breaststroke | 26.14 | = | Anton Sveinn McKee | Iceland | 4 December 2019 | European Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | [48] |
100m breaststroke | 56.30 | Anton Sveinn McKee | Iceland | 25 October 2020 | International Swimming League | Budapest, Hungary | [49] | |
200m breaststroke | 2:01.65 | Anton Sveinn McKee | Iceland | 1 November 2020 | International Swimming League | Budapest, Hungary | [50] | |
50m butterfly | 22.56 | sf | Nicholas Lia | Norway | 5 November 2021 | European Championships | Kazan, Russia | [51] |
100m butterfly | 49.22 | sf | Tomoe Hvas | Norway | 2 November 2021 | European Championships | Kazan, Russia | [52] |
200m butterfly | 1:50.62 | Tomoe Hvas | Norway | 19 September 2021 | International Swimming League | Naples, Italy | [53] | |
100m individual medley | 51.35 | Tomoe Hvas | Norway | 19 December 2021 | World Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | [54] | |
200m individual medley | 1:51.74 | Tomoe Hvas | Norway | 6 December 2019 | European Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | [55] | |
400m individual medley | 4:02.85 | Tomoe Hvas | Norway | 10 September 2021 | International 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 | 1:33.44 | h |
| Norway | 8 December 2019 | European Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | [60] |
4×100m medley relay | 3:25.63 |
| Norway | 21 December 2021 | World Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | [61] |
Event | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50m freestyle | 23.00 | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden | 7 August 2017 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | [62] | |
100m freestyle | 50.58 | ER | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden | 11 August 2017 | World Cup | Eindhoven, Netherlands | [63] |
200m freestyle | 1:50.43 | WR | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden | 12 August 2017 | World Cup | Eindhoven, Netherlands | [64] |
400m freestyle | 3:58.02 | Lotte Friis | Denmark | 10 December 2011 | European Championships | Szczecin, Poland | [65] | |
800m freestyle | 8:04.61 | Lotte Friis | Denmark | 14 Nov 2009 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | [66] | |
1500m freestyle | 15:28.65 | Lotte Friis | Denmark | 28 Nov 2009 | Danish Club Championships | Birkerød, Denmark | [67] | |
50m backstroke | 25.83 | sf | Louise Hansson | Sweden | 19 December 2021 | World Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | [68] |
100m backstroke | 55.20 | Louise Hansson | Sweden | 17 December 2021 | World Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | [69] | |
200m backstroke | 2:03.26 | Michelle Coleman | Sweden | 22 November 2014 | Swedish Championships | Stockholm, Sweden | [70] | |
50m breaststroke | 29.33 | Ida Hulkko | Finland | 5 November 2020 | International Swimming League | Budapest, Hungary | [71] | |
100m breaststroke | 1:03.50 | Sophie Hansson | Sweden | 20 December 2021 | World Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | [72] | |
200m breaststroke | 2:15.21 | ER | Rikke Møller Pedersen | Denmark | 13 December 2013 | European Championships | Herning, Denmark | [73] |
50m butterfly | 24.38 | WR | Therese Alshammar | Sweden | 22 Nov 2009 | World Cup | Singapore | |
100m butterfly | 54.61 | ER | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden | 7 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [74] |
200m butterfly | 2:03.82 | Petra Granlund | Sweden | 10 Dec 2009 | European Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | [75] | |
100m individual medley | 57.10 | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden | 2 August 2017 | World Cup | Moscow, Russia | [76] | |
200m individual medley | 2:06.29 | Louise Hansson | Sweden | 4 November 2015 | Swedish Championships | Helsingborg, Sweden | [77] | |
400m individual medley | 4:31.70 | Stina Gardell | Sweden | 13 December 2009 | European 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] |
Event | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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4×50m freestyle relay | 1:30.27 |
| Sweden | 6 November 2021 | European Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | [84] | |
4×50m medley relay | 1:37.97 |
| Sweden | 7 November 2021 | European Championships | Kazan, Russia | [85] |
Nordic Records 26 July 2023 updated