| Swimming at the 2017 Island Games | |
|---|---|
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| Dates | June 24 – 30 |
| Host city | Gotland, Sweden |
| Venue | Solbergabadet, Visby |
| Level | Senior |
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Swimming, for the 2017 Island Games, held at the Solbergabadet, Visby, Gotland, Sweden in June 2017. [1] The events were held in a short course (25 m) pool.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Faroe Islands | 15 | 10 | 10 | 35 |
| 2 |  Guernsey | 11 | 6 | 12 | 29 |
| 3 |  Isle of Man | 7 | 13 | 5 | 25 |
| 4 |  Western Isles | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 |  Jersey | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 |  Saare County | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 |  Shetland | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 |  Cayman Islands | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 9 |  Isle of Wight | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 10 |  Åland | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 |  Ynys Môn | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (11 nations) | 43 | 43 | 43 | 129 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Relay 4 x 50m freestyle | Guernsey Jonathan Beck Courtney Butcher Laura Le Cras Miles Munro Orla Rabey | 1:38.93 | Isle of Man Alex Bregazzi Brody Hewison Emma Hodgson Laura Kinley Olivia Marshall Joel Watterson | 1:39.96 | Cayman Islands Rory Barrett Lauren Hew Ella Plunkett Matthew Somerville | 1:40.70 |
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