List of Norwegian records in swimming

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

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	22.86		Fadnes, Thomas OleThomas Ole Fadnes	Stavanger SC	6 March 2009	-
100m freestyle	50.20		Melberg, Jarl IngeJarl Inge Melberg	Haldens SK	11 August 1990	-
200m freestyle	1:48.57	h	Kvale, GardGard Kvale	Bergens SC	27 July 2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy
400m freestyle	3:46.49		Christiansen, HenrikHenrik Christiansen	Norway	16 May 2016	European Championships	London, United Kingdom	[1]
800m freestyle	7:45.66		Christiansen, HenrikHenrik Christiansen	Norway	5 August 2015	World Championships	Kazan, Russia	[2]
1500m freestyle	14:55.40	h	Christiansen, HenrikHenrik Christiansen	Norway	12 August 2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	[3]
50m backstroke	24.84		Solli, LavransLavrans Solli	Norway	9 August 2015	World Championships	Kazan, Russia	[4]
100m backstroke	54.83	h	Solli, LavransLavrans Solli	Bergens SC	21 May 2012	European Championships	Debrecen, Hungary	[5]
200m backstroke	1:59.23	h	Solli, LavransLavrans Solli	Norway	6 August 2015	World Championships	Kazan, Russia	[6]
50m breaststroke	27.20	† NR	Dale Oen, AlexanderAlexander Dale Oen	Vestkantsvømmerne	25 July 2011	World Championships	Shanghai, China	[7]
100m breaststroke	58.71	NR	Dale Oen, AlexanderAlexander Dale Oen	Vestkantsvømmerne	25 July 2011	World Championships	Shanghai, China	[8][9]
200m breaststroke	2:09.68	NR	Dale Oen, AlexanderAlexander Dale Oen	Vestkantsvømmerne	12 August 2010	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary
50m butterfly	24.49		Hetland, AleksanderAleksander Hetland	Bærumsvømmerne	10 July 2011	Norwegian Championships	Drammen, Norway	[10]
100m butterfly	53.99	h	Jakobson, Sindri ThorSindri Thor Jakobson	Bergensvømmerne	22 August 2014	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	[11]
200m butterfly	1:58.93	h	Jakobson, Sindri ThorSindri Thor Jakobson	Norway	18 May 2016	European Championships	London, United Kingdom	[12]
200m individual medley	2:01.52		Kvale, GardGard Kvale	Bergens SC	13 August 2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China
400m individual medley	4:21.67	h	Christiansen, HenrikHenrik Christiansen	Norway	9 August 2015	World Championships	Kazan, Russia	[13]
4×100m freestyle relay	3:25.50	h	(50.82) Gard Kvale  (50.90) Lavrans Solli  (52.00) Sverre Naess  (51.78) Ole Martin Ree	Norway	21 May 2012	European Championships	Debrecen, Hungary	[14]
4×200m freestyle relay	7:27.72	h	(1:50.25) Henrik Christiansen  (1:51.29) Markus Lie  (1:52.21) Truls Wigdel  (1:53.97) Sindri Jakobsson	Norway	21 May 2016	European Championships	London, Great Britain	[15]
4×100m medley relay	3:40.57	h	(54.98) Lavrans Solli  (1:01.41) Aleksander Hetland  (54.15) Sindri Thor Jakobsson  (50.03) Gard Kvale	Norway	27 May 2012	European Championships	Debrecen, Hungary	[16]

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; tt – time trial

Women

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	25.05	h	Bjørnsen, SusannSusann Bjørnsen	Norway	12 August 2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	[17]
100m freestyle	55.35	h	Bjørnsen, SusannSusann Bjørnsen	Norway	10 August 2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	[18]
200m freestyle	2:00.18		Johannessen, Cecilie W.Cecilie W. Johannessen	Bergens SC	4 June 2011	Mare Nostrum	Barcelona, Spain
400 m freestyle	4:11.51		Dalby, IreneIrene Dalby	Hamar IL	17 August 1989	European Championships	Bonn, West Germany
800 m freestyle	8:28.59		Dalby, IreneIrene Dalby	Hamar IL	19 August 1989	European Championships	Bonn, West Germany
1500 m freestyle	16:42.87		Dalby, IreneIrene Dalby	Hamar IL	20 June 1990	-
50 m backstroke	28.53		Snildal, IngvildIngvild Snildal	Asker SK	13 August 2010	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary
100 m backstroke	1:01.33		Snildal, IngvildIngvild Snildal	Asker SK	12 August 2010	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary
200 m backstroke	2:16.14		Snildal, IngvildIngvild Snildal	Asker SK	10 June 2010	Mare Nostrum	Barcelona, Spain
50 m breaststroke	31.09	(sf)	Stiberg, KatharinaKatharina Stiberg	Bjerkvik SK	1 August 2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy
100 m breaststroke	1:07.84	(h)	Stiberg, KatharinaKatharina Stiberg	Bjerkvik SK	27 July 2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy
200 m breaststroke	2:23.02		Nordenstam, SaraSara Nordenstam	Lambertseter SK	15 August 2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China
50 m butterfly	25.53	(sf)	Snildal, IngvildIngvild Snildal	Asker SK	31 July 2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy
100 m butterfly	56.96	(sf)	Snildal, IngvildIngvild Snildal	Asker SK	27 July 2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy
200m butterfly	2:10.99	h	Snildal, IngvildIngvild Snildal	Asker SK	31 July 2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	[19]
200 m individual medley	2:15.13	(h)	Nordenstam, SaraSara Nordenstam	Lambertseter SK	11 August 2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China
400 m individual medley	4:40.28	(h)	Nordenstam, SaraSara Nordenstam	Lambertseter SK	9 August 2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China
4×100 m freestyle relay	3:44.09	(h)	(56.56) Henriette Brekke  (55.84) Cecilie Johannessen  (56.25) Monica Johannessen  (55.44) Ingvild Snildal	Norway	21 May 2012	European Championships	Debrecen, Hungary	[20]
4×200 m freestyle relay	8:26.35	(h)	(2:01.53) Cecilie Johannessen  (2:04.47) Veronica Orheim Bjoerlykke  (2:08.81) Susann Bjoernsen  (2:11.54) Emile N Loevberg	Norway	24 May 2012	European Championships	Debrecen, Hungary	[21]
4×100 m medley relay	4:08.24	(h)	(1:04.37) Katharina Stiberg  (1:10.54) Sara Nordenstam  (57.02) Ingvild Snildal  (56.31) Henriette Brekke	Norway	1 August 2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy	[22]

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; tt – time trial

Mixed relay

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
4×100m freestyle relay	3:33.32		(50.62) Markus Lie  (51.64) Truls Wigdel  (55.63) Susann Bjoernsen  (55.43) Marte Loevberg	Norway	20 May 2016	European Championships	London, Great Britain	[23]
4×100m medley relay	3:57.03	h	(58.03) Markus Lie  (1:09.88) Ariel Braathen  (54.36) Sindri Thor Jakobsson  (54.76) Susann Bjoernsen	Norway	17 May 2016	European Championships	London, Great Britain	[24]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by NSF; WR – World record; ER – European record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

Short Course (25 m)

Men

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50 m freestyle	21.89		Smørdal, SanderSander Smørdal	Bergensvømmerne	15 November 2009	World Cup	Berlin, Germany
100 m freestyle	48.40		Smørdal, SanderSander Smørdal	Bergensvømmerne	10 November 2009	World Cup	Stockholm, Sweden
200 m freestyle	1:44.99		Kvale, GardGard Kvale	Bergens SC	8 November 2009	-
400m freestyle	3:37.26	NR	Christiansen, HenrikHenrik Christiansen	Skjetten Svømming	2 December 2015	European Championships	Netanya, Israel	[25]
800m freestyle	7:36.06	†, NR	Christiansen, HenrikHenrik Christiansen	Skjetten Svømming	4 December 2015	European Championships	Netanya, Israel	[26]
1500m freestyle	14:23.60	NR	Christiansen, HenrikHenrik Christiansen	Skjetten Svømming	4 December 2015	European Championships	Netanya, Israel	[27]
50m backstroke	23.33	sf, NR	Solli, LavransLavrans Solli	Norway	5 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[28]
100m backstroke	51.33	h, =, NR	Solli, LavransLavrans Solli	Norway	3 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[29]
100m backstroke	51.33	sf, =, NR	Solli, LavransLavrans Solli	Norway	3 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[30]
200m backstroke	1:55.16		Solli, LavransLavrans Solli	Bærumsvømmerne	20 March 2015	Norwegian Championships	Kristiansand, Norway	[31]
50m breaststroke	26.19		Hetland, AleksanderAleksander Hetland	Bærumsvømmerne	12 December 2009	European Championships	Istanbul, Turkey
100m breaststroke	58.14		Dale Oen, AlexanderAlexander Dale Oen	Vestkantsvømmerne	10 April 2008	World Championships	Manchester, United Kingdom
200m breaststroke	2:06.26		Dale Oen, AlexanderAlexander Dale Oen	Vestkantsvømmerne	19 March 2010	-
50m butterfly	23.52		Hetland, AleksanderAleksander Hetland	Bærumsvømmerne	13 December 2009	European Championships	Istanbul, Turkey
100m butterfly	51.71	sf	Jakobsson, SindriSindri Jakobsson	Norway	2 December 2015	European Championships	Netanya, Israel	[32]
200m butterfly	1:55.18	h	Jakobsson, SindriSindri Jakobsson	Norway	6 December 2015	European Championships	Netanya, Israel	[33]
100m individual medley	53.56	h	Lie, MarkusMarkus Lie	Norway	5 December 2015	European Championships	Netanya, Israel	[34]
200m individual medley	1:56.15	h	Jakobsson, Sindri ThorSindri Thor Jakobsson	Norway	4 December 2015	European Championships	Netanya, Israel	[35]
400m individual medley	4:09.79		Christiansen, HenrikHenrik Christiansen	Skjetten Svømming	22 March 2015	Norwegian Championships	Kristiansand, Norway	[36]
4×50m freestyle relay	1:27.72	h	(21.90) Sander Smørdal  (21.83) Aleksander Hetland  (22.03) Sverre Naess  (21.96) Gard Kvale	NOR	13 December 2009	European Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[37]
4×100 m freestyle relay	3:22.17			Bergens SC	24 March 2011	Norwegian Championships	Baerum, Norway
4×200 m freestyle relay	7:22.05			Bergens SC	25 March 2011	Norwegian Championships	Baerum, Norway
4×50m medley relay	1:36.54	h	(24.19) Lavrans Solli  (27.16) Sverre Naess  (23.11) Sindri Jakobsson  (22.08) Markus Lie	Norway	6 December 2015	European Championships	Netanya, Israel	[38]
4×100 m medley relay	3:37.35			Bærumsvømmerne	27 March 2011	Norwegian Championships	Baerum, Norway

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; tt – time trial

Women

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50 m freestyle	24.87		Johannessen, MonicaMonica Johannessen	Bergens SC	19 March 2015	Norwegian Championships	Kristiansand, Norway	[39]
100 m freestyle	52.92		Snildal, IngvildIngvild Snildal	Asker SK	10 December 2009	European Championships	Istanbul, Turkey
200m freestyle	1:56.73	h	Johannessen, Cecilie WaageCecilie Waage Johannessen	Bergens SC	7 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[40]
400 m freestyle	4:07.88		Dalby, IreneIrene Dalby	Hamar IL	10 February 1996	-
800 m freestyle	8:26.81		Dalby, IreneIrene Dalby	Hamar IL	3 February 1990	-
1500 m freestyle	16:29.82		Slaatmo, ElinElin Slaatmo	Hamar IL	18 October 2008	-
50 m backstroke	27.50		Stiberg, KatharinaKatharina Stiberg	Bjerkvik SK	12 December 2009	European Championships	Istanbul, Turkey
100 m backstroke	59.35		Snildal, IngvildIngvild Snildal	Asker SK	20 March 2010	Norwegian Championships	Norway
200 m backstroke	2:08.71		Snildal, IngvildIngvild Snildal	Asker SK	30 October 2010	-
50 m breaststroke	30.18		Stiberg, KatharinaKatharina Stiberg	Bjerkvik SK	10 December 2009	European Championships	Istanbul, Turkey
100 m breaststroke	1:05.26		Stiberg, KatharinaKatharina Stiberg	Bjerkvik SK	13 December 2009	European Championships	Istanbul, Turkey
200 m breaststroke	2:23.40		Nordenstam, SaraSara Nordenstam	Lambertseter SK	12 December 2008	European Championships	Rijeka, Croatia
50 m butterfly	25.10		Snildal, IngvildIngvild Snildal	Asker SK	11 December 2009	European Championships	Istanbul, Turkey
100 m butterfly	56.52		Snildal, IngvildIngvild Snildal	Asker SK	14 November 2009	World Cup	Berlin, Germany
200 m butterfly	2:10.05		Snildal, IngvildIngvild Snildal	Asker SK	20 April 2008
100 m individual medley	59.12		Stiberg, KatharinaKatharina Stiberg	Bjerkvik SK	11 December 2009	European Championships	Istanbul, Turkey
200 m individual medley	2:12.04		Snildal, IngvildIngvild Snildal	Asker SK	14 November 2009	World Cup	Berlin, Germany
400 m individual medley	4:39.84	h	Nordenstam, SaraSara Nordenstam	Lambertseter SK	15 December 2010	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[41]
4×50m freestyle relay	1:40.06			Norway	12 December 2013	European Championships	Herning, Denmark	[42]
4×100 m freestyle relay	3:40.45	h	(55.11) Ingvild Snildal  (54.34) Cecilie Waage Johannessen  (55.96) Monica Waage Johannessen  (55.04) Henriette Brekke	Norway	18 December 2010	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[43]
4×200 m freestyle relay	8:15.24			Bærumsvømmerne	24 March 2011	Norwegian Championships	Baerum, Norway
4×50 m medley relay	1:47.38		(27.59) Katharina Stiberg  (30.64) Henriette Martinsen  (25.03) Ingvild Snildal  (24.12) Cecilie Johannessen	Norway	11 December 2009	European Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[44]
4×100 m medley relay	4:01.15	h	(1:01.32) Katharina Stiberg  (1:08.31) Sara Nordenstam  (57.79) Ingvild Snildal  (53.73) Cecilie Waage Johannessen	Norway	17 December 2010	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[45]

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; tt – time trial

Mixed relay

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
Mixed 4×50m freestyle relay	1:33.84			Norway	14 December 2013	European Championships	Herning, Denmark	[46]
Mixed 4×50m medley relay	1:40.10		(24.08) Lavrans Solli  (25.78) Aleksander Hetland  (26.06) Monica Johannessen  (24.18) Cecilie Johannessen	Norway	23 November 2012	European Championships	Chartres, France	[47]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by NSF;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

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External links

• NSF web site
• "Norwegian Swimming Statistics". www.medley.no. Retrieved 17 July 2011.