Swimming

Swimming has been part of the Island Games since the very beginning in 1985.

Competition Format

Swimming events will follow a consolidated schedule in accordance with IIGA regulations.

The required individual events for both men and women are:

Freestyle:
50m, 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m (women only), and 1500m (men only)
Backstroke:
50m, 100m, and 200m
Butterfly:
50m, 100m and 200m
Breaststroke:
50m, 100m, and 200m
Individual Medley:
100m, 200m, and 400m

Required relay events:
4 x 50m medley, 4 x 100m medley, 4 x 50m freestyle, 4 x 100m freestyle

Venue

The swimming competitions will be held at the swimming complex in Tórshavn, which includes both 50-metre and 25-metre pools.

The competition pool is a newly built 50-metre pool with 10 lanes and moveable bulkheads, allowing it to be adapted for short-course events.

Warm-up will take place daily in the adjacent 25-metre pool with six lanes prior to heats and finals.

Useful Information

Training before and after competition will take place in the new 50-metre pool with 10 lanes.

Training times will be available on rest days between competition days.

The facility includes track-start diving blocks, backstroke ledges, and the Swiss Timing Quantum electronic timing system.

Swimming in the Faroe Islands

Faroese swimming has developed significantly since the Faroese Swimming Federation was founded in December 1980. There are currently seven member clubs.

Since the turn of the millennium, Faroese swimmers have reached many historic milestones in international competition. Most notably, Pál Joensen became the first Faroese swimmer to compete at the Olympic Games – in London 2012 and Rio 2016.

Many Faroese swimmers continue to achieve strong results in international meets each year.

The federation regularly hosts international events and meets, particularly in the Nordic region.