Swimming is an event at the Island Games, the biennial multi-sports event for island nations, territories and dependencies. Swimming at the Island Games started in 1985 and has been a sport in the games on every occasion since then. Minimum age to compete is 13
Events
The swimming events at the 1985 Island Games were swum in a 33m pool. All other games that were hosted had swimming events in 25m short course swimming pools.
Event | I 1985 |
II | III | IV | V | VI 1995 |
VII | VIII | IX | X | XI 2005 |
XII | XIII | XIV | XV | XVI 2015 |
XVII | XVIII | XVIII 2023 | |
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Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||
50m freestyle | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
100m freestyle | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
200m freestyle | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
400m freestyle | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
800m freestyle | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||
1500m freestyle | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||
Backstroke | ||||||||||||||||||||
50m backstroke | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
100m backstroke | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
200m backstroke | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
Breaststroke | ||||||||||||||||||||
50m breaststroke | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
100m breaststroke | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
200m breaststroke | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
Butterfly | ||||||||||||||||||||
50m butterfly | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
100m butterfly | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
200m butterfly | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
Individual medley | ||||||||||||||||||||
100m individual medley | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||
200m individual medley | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
400m individual medley | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
Team relay | ||||||||||||||||||||
4x50m freestyle relay | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
4x50m medley relay | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
4x100m freestyle relay | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
4x100m medley relay | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
8x50m freestyle relay | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Top Medalists
NGR New Games Record
Gold Medals | Total Medals | |||
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No: | Team | No: | Team | |
Men's 50m Men's 100m Men's 200m Men's 400m Men's 1500m Men's Relay Team |
16 22 26 11 7 19 |
Isle of Man Jersey Jersey Jersey Faroe Islands Jersey |
41 57 71 32 14 53 |
Jersey Guernsey Jersey Jersey Jersey Jersey |
Mixed Relay Team | 5 | Jersey | 14 | Guernsey |
Women's 50m Women's 100m Women's 200m Women's 400m Women's 800m Women's Relay Team |
19 19 24 8 5 24 |
Jersey Jersey Jersey Jersey Faroe Islands Jersey |
48 56 72 25 10 56 |
Jersey Guernsey Guernsey Guernsey Cayman Islands Guernsey |
Men's Results
Men's 50m
Top Medalists
Gold Medals | Total Medals | |||
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No: | Team | No: | Team | |
Men's 50m | 16 14 11 |
Isle of Man Jersey Guernsey |
41 37 35 |
Jersey Faroe Islands Guernsey |
Results
Men's 100m
Top Medalists
Gold Medals | Total Medals | |||
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No: | Team | No: | Team | |
Men's 100m | 22 18 17 |
Jersey IOM Guernsey |
57 53 42 |
Guernsey Jersey IOM |
Results
Men's 200m
Top Medalists
Gold Medals | Total Medals | |||
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No: | Team | No: | Team | |
Men's 200m | 26 17 14 |
Jersey Guernsey Faroe Islands |
71 57 44 |
Jersey Guernsey Faroe Islands |
Results
Men's 400m
Top Medalists
Gold Medals | Total Medals | |||
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No: | Team | No: | Team | |
Men's 400m | 11 10 |
Jersey Faroe Islands |
32 19 16 |
Jersey Faroe Islands Guernsey |
Results
Men's 1500m
Top Medalists
Gold Medals | Total Medals | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
No: | Team | No: | Team | |
Men's 1500m | 7 4 |
Faroe Islands Jersey |
14 13 |
Jersey Faroe Islands |
Results
Year | Games | Host | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1997 | VII | Jersey | Freestyle | Jersey NGR | Guernsey | Faroe Islands |
1999 | VIII | Gotland | Freestyle | Jersey | Jersey | Faroe Islands |
2001 | IX | Isle of Man | Freestyle | Jersey NGR | Jersey | Guernsey |
2003 | X | Guernsey | Freestyle | Cayman Islands | Jersey | Guernsey |
2005 | XI | Shetland | Freestyle | Guernsey | Faroe Islands | Jersey |
2007 | XII | Rhodes | Freestyle | Faroe Islands NGR | Guernsey | Jersey |
2009 | XIII | Åland Islands | Freestyle | Faroe Islands | Jersey | Guernsey |
2011 | XIV | Isle of Wight | Freestyle | Faroe Islands NGR | Jersey | Guernsey |
2013 | XV | Bermuda | Freestyle | Jersey | Cayman Islands | Guernsey |
2015 | XVI | Jersey | Freestyle | Faroe Islands NGR | Faroe Islands | Jersey |
2017 | XVII | Gotland | Freestyle | Faroe Islands | Faroe Islands | Cayman Islands |
2019 | XVIII | Gibraltar | Freestyle | Faroe Islands | Jersey | Jersey |
2023 | XIX | Guernsey | Freestyle | Faroe Islands | Faroe Islands | Cayman Islands |
Men's Relay Team
Top Medalists
Gold Medals | Total Medals | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
No: | Team | No: | Team | |
Men's Relay Team | 19 17 14 |
Jersey Guernsey IOM |
53 44 41 |
Jersey Guernsey Faroe Islands |
Results
Mixed Relay Team Results
Top Medalists
Gold Medals | Total Medals | |||
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No: | Team | No: | Team | |
Mixed Relay | 5 4 |
Jersey Guernsey |
14 9 |
Guernsey Jersey |
Results
Year | Games | Host | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1991 | IV | Åland | 8x50 Freestyle | Iceland | Faroe Islands | Jersey |
1995 | VI | Gibraltar | 8x50 Freestyle | Jersey NGR | Guernsey | IOW |
1997 | VII | Jersey | 8x50 Freestyle | Jersey NGR | Guernsey | Faroe Islands |
1999 | VIII | Gotland | 8x50 Freestyle | Guernsey | Jersey | Gotland |
2001 | IX | Isle of Man | 8x50 Freestyle | Jersey | Guernsey | IOW |
2003 | X | Guernsey | 8x50 Freestyle | Jersey | Guernsey | IOM |
2005 | XI | Shetland | 8x50 Freestyle | Guernsey NGR | Faroe Islands | IOM |
2007 | XII | Rhodes | 8x50 Freestyle | Faroe Islands NGR | Guernsey | IOM |
2009 | XIII | Åland | 8x50 Freestyle | Faroe Islands NGR | Jersey | Guernsey |
2011 | XIV | Isle of Wight | 8x50 Freestyle | Faroe Islands NGR | Jersey | Guernsey |
2013 | XV | Bermuda | 8x50 Freestyle | Guernsey | Bermuda | IOM |
2015 | XVI | Jersey | 8x50 Freestyle | IOM | Faroe Islands | Guernsey |
2017 | XVII | Gotland | 4x50 Freestyle | Guernsey NGR | IOM | Cayman Islands |
2019 | XVIII | Gibraltar | 4x50 Freestyle | IOM NGR | Cayman Islands | Guernsey |
2023 | XIX | Guernsey | 4x50 Freestyle | Jersey | Guernsey | Cayman Islands |
Women's Results
Women's 50m
Top Medalists
Gold Medals | Total Medals | |||
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No: | Team | No: | Team | |
Women's 50m | 19 11 9 |
Jersey Guernsey Faroe Islands |
48 37 25 |
Jersey Guernsey Faroe Islands |
Results
Women's 100m
Top Medalists
Gold Medals | Total Medals | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
No: | Team | No: | Team | |
Women's 100m | 19 17 12 |
Jersey Faroe Islands Guernsey |
56 54 38 |
Guernsey Jersey IOM |
Results
Women's 200m
Top Medalists
Gold Medals | Total Medals | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
No: | Team | No: | Team | |
Women's 200m | 24 19 11 |
Jersey Guernsey IOM Faroe Islands |
72 71 31 |
Guernsey Jersey IOM |
Results
Women's 400m
Top Medalists
Gold Medals | Total Medals | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
No: | Team | No: | Team | |
Women's 400m | 8 7 |
Jersey Faroe Islands Guernsey |
25 22 |
Guernsey Jersey |
Results
Women's 800m
Top Medalists
Gold Medals | Total Medals | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
No: | Team | No: | Team | |
Women's 800m | 5 4 |
Faroe Islands Cayman Islands |
10 9 |
Cayman Islands Faroe Islands |
Results
Year | Games | Host | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1997 | VII | Jersey | Freestyle | Guernsey NGR | Jersey | Jersey |
1999 | VIII | Gotland | Freestyle | Cayman Islands NGR | Guernsey | Gotland |
2001 | IX | Isle of Man | Freestyle | Jersey NGR | Cayman Islands | Cayman Islands |
2003 | X | Guernsey | Freestyle | Cayman Islands NGR | Cayman Islands | Jersey |
2005 | XI | Shetland | Freestyle | Cayman Islands | Cayman Islands | Faroe Islands |
2007 | XII | Rhodes | Freestyle | Faroe Islands | Cayman Islands | Faroe Islands |
2009 | XIII | Åland | Freestyle | Faroe Islands | Jersey | Jersey |
2011 | XIV | Isle of Wight | Freestyle | Guernsey NGR | IOM | Shetland |
2013 | XV | Bermuda | Freestyle | Jersey | Jersey | Guernsey |
2015 | XVI | Jersey | Freestyle | Faroe Islands | Faroe Islands | Guernsey |
2017 | XVII | Gotland | Freestyle | Faroe Islands | IOW | Guernsey |
2019 | XVIII | Gibraltar | Freestyle | Faroe Islands | Cayman Islands | Guernsey |
2023 | XIX | Guernsey | Freestyle | Cayman Islands NGR | Faroe Islands | Jersey |
Women's Relay Team
Top Medalists
Gold Medals | Total Medals | |||
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No: | Team | No: | Team | |
Women's Relay Team | 24 18 13 |
Jersey Guernsey Faroe Islands |
56 54 31 |
Guernsey Jersey Faroe Islands |
Results
References
- "International Island Games Association The Sports and Sports By-Laws" (PDF). IIGA.
- ^ "Guernsey win three gold medals on final day". BBC.co.uk.
- ^ "Pal Joensen wins 4 medals". swimswam.com.
- "IIG07 Sports". BBC. Retrieved 23 Jul 2015.
- ^ "Medal Monday at Island Games". IOM today. Archived from the original on 2015-12-26.
External links
- iiga.org - Swimming
- natwestiowresults2011.com - Games Records
- natwestiowresults2011.com - Isle of Man - Swimming
- iiga.org - NatWest Island Games XII - Rhodes 2007
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