swimming
Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, or other liquid, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs and the body to achieve hydrodynamic thrust that r ...
are the fastest-ever performances by an
Iceland
Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...
swimmer. The records are recognised and ratified by the
Icelandic Swimming Association
The Icelandic Swimming Association ( is, Sundsamband Íslands - SSÍ) is the national governing body for aquatics in Iceland. It is affiliated to both LEN and FINA.Íslandsmet í sundi (trans: Iceland Records in swimming) page of the SSÍ website (www.sundsamband.is); retrieved 2012-03-16. SSÍ maintains records in both long course (50m) and short course (25m) pools, in the following distances and strokes:
*freestyle (in Icelandic= ''skrið''): 50, 100, 200, 400, 800 and 1500.
*backstroke (''bak''): 50, 100 and 200.
*breaststroke (''bringa''): 50, 100 and 200.
*butterfly (''flug''): 50, 100 and 200.
*Individual Medley (''fjór''): 100 (25m only), 200 and 400.
*relays (''boðsund''): 4x50 free (25m only), 4x100 free, 4x200 free, 4x50 medley (25m only), and 4x100 medley. (Club and national team categories for all.)
Note: ''fjór'' is Icelandic for "four". Also, the stroke order in the SSÍ report has breast before back.
All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.
Iceland
Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...
Records
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Swimming
Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, or other liquid, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs and the body to achieve hydrodynamic thrust that r ...
Swimming
Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, or other liquid, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs and the body to achieve hydrodynamic thrust that r ...