Swimming at the Island Games explained

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 ^[1]

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																				XVIII 2023
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
	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	Faroe Islands	41 57 71 32 14 53
Mixed Relay Team	5		14
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	Faroe Islands	48 56 72 25 10 56	Cayman Islands

Men's Results

Men's 50m

Top Medalists

	Gold Medals		Total Medals
	No:	Team	No:	Team
Men's 50m	16 14 11		41 37 35	Faroe Islands

Results

Year	Games	Host	Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
				1985	I		66m Freestyle
1987	II		Freestyle
1989	III	Faroe Islands	Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle	NGR Faroe Islands	Iceland Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands
1991	IV		Freestyle			Faroe Islands
1993	V		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle	Gibraltar	Faroe Islands
1995	VI	Gibraltar	Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle	NGR Faroe Islands NGR
1997	VII		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle	NGR NGR NGR	Faroe Islands Faroe Islands
1999	VIII		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle	Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands Faroe Islands
2001	IX		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle	NGR Faroe Islands NGR NGR	Cayman Islands Ynys Môn	Faroe Islands
2003	X		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle	Cayman Islands Faroe Islands Bermuda
2005	XI		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle	NGR NGR NGR
2007	XII		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle	Cayman Islands NGR NGR		Faroe Islands
2009	XIII		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle	NGR Faroe Islands Faroe Islands NGR	Faroe Islands Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands Faroe Islands
2011	XIV		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle	NGR Faroe Islands NGR Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands
2013	XV	Bermuda	Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle	NGR Cayman Islands NGR Cayman Islands NGR	Cayman Islands	Cayman Islands
2015	XVI		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle	NGR Cayman Islands	Faroe Islands Cayman Islands	Faroe Islands
2017	XVII		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle		Faroe Islands
2019	XVIII	Gibraltar	Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle	NGR Faroe Islands		Cayman Islands Faroe Islands Cayman Islands
2023	XIX		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle			Faroe Islands

Men's 100m

Top Medalists

	Gold Medals		Total Medals
	No:	Team	No:	Team
Men's 100m	22 18 17		57 53 42

Results

Year	Games	Host	Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
				1985	I		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle			Faroe Islands
1987	II		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle
1989	III	Faroe Islands	Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle	Iceland Faroe Islands NGR	Iceland Iceland	Iceland
1991	IV		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle	Iceland Faroe Islands	Gibraltar
1993	V		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle	Faroe Islands NGR
1995	VI	Gibraltar	Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle	NGR Faroe Islands NGR
1997	VII		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle	NGR NGR NGR NGR
1999	VIII		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle
2001	IX		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle	Cayman Islands NGR NGR	Faroe Islands Ynys Môn
2003	X		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle		Bermuda Cayman Islands Bermuda	Faroe Islands Bermuda
2005	XI		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle Medley	NGR NGR NGR NGR
2007	XII		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle Medley	Cayman Islands	Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands
2009	XIII		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle Medley	NGR Faroe Islands NGR NGR	Faroe Islands Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands
2011	XIV		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle Medley	NGR NGR NGR Faroe Islands NGR	Faroe Islands Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands Faroe Islands
2013	XV	Bermuda	Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle Medley	NGR Cayman Islands NGR Cayman Islands NGR NGR	Cayman Islands Cayman Islands
2015	XVI		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle Medley	NGR [2] NGR Cayman Islands Cayman Islands Cayman Islands NGR	Faroe Islands Cayman Islands Cayman Islands
2017	XVII		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle Medley		Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands Faroe Islands
2019	XVIII	Gibraltar	Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle Medley	NGR Faroe Islands Cayman Islands		Cayman Islands
2023	XIX		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle Medley			Cayman Islands Faroe Islands Cayman Islands Faroe Islands

Men's 200m

Top Medalists

	Gold Medals		Total Medals
	No:	Team	No:	Team
Men's 200m	26 17 14		71 57 44

Results

Year	Games	Host	Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
				1985	I		Freestyle Medley
1987	II		Freestyle Medley			Faroe Islands
1989	III	Faroe Islands	Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle Medley	Iceland Faroe Islands Faroe Islands	Iceland Iceland	Iceland Faroe Islands
1991	IV		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle Medley	Iceland Faroe Islands Gibraltar		Faroe Islands Iceland
1993	V		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle Medley	Faroe Islands NGR 'NGR NGR		Faroe Islands
1995	VI	Gibraltar	Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle Medley	NGR Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands Iceland
1997	VII		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle Medley	NGR NGR NGR	Faroe Islands
1999	VIII		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle Medley		Cayman Islands Faroe Islands Faroe Islands
2001	IX		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle Medley	Cayman Islands NGR Ynys Môn
2003	X		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle Medley	Cayman Islands Bermuda	Cayman Islands Cayman Islands	Cayman Islands Bermuda
2005	XI		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle Medley	NGR NGR NGR NGR		Gibraltar
2007	XII		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle Medley	Cayman Islands Faroe Islands NGR
2009	XIII		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle Medley	NGR Faroe Islands NGR Faroe Islands NGR NGR	Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands
2011	XIV		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle Medley	NGR Faroe Islands Faroe Islands NGR		Menorca Cayman Islands Cayman Islands
2013	XV	Bermuda	Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle Medley		Menorca	Gibraltar
2015	XVI		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle Medley
2017	XVII		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle Medley	Faroe Islands Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands Faroe Islands Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands
2019	XVIII	Gibraltar	Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle Medley	NGR NGR NGR	Faroe Islands Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands Faroe Islands
2023	XIX		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle Medley	Cayman Islands	Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands Faroe Islands

Men's 400m

Top Medalists

	Gold Medals		Total Medals
	No:	Team	No:	Team
Men's 400m	11 10		32 19 16	Faroe Islands

Results

Year	Games	Host	Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
				1989	III	Faroe Islands	Freestyle
1991	IV		Freestyle
1993	V		Freestyle Medley
1995	VI	Gibraltar	Freestyle Medley	NGR NGR		Iceland
1997	VII		Freestyle Medley	NGR		Faroe Islands
1999	VIII		Freestyle Medley		Faroe Islands
2001	IX		Freestyle Medley
2003	X		Freestyle Medley	Cayman Islands Cayman Islands	Cayman Islands
2005	XI		Freestyle Medley	NGR	Faroe Islands	Gibraltar
2007	XII		Freestyle Medley	Faroe Islands NGR		Gibraltar
2009	XIII		Freestyle Medley	Faroe Islands NGR NGR	Faroe Islands	Gibraltar
2011	XIV		Freestyle Medley	Faroe Islands Faroe Islands NGR		Cayman Islands
2013	XV	Bermuda	Freestyle Medley	Cayman Islands	Gibraltar
2015	XVI		Freestyle Medley	Faroe Islands Faroe Islands NGR	Faroe Islands Faroe Islands
2017	XVII		Freestyle Medley	Faroe Islands Faroe Islands		Faroe Islands Cayman Islands
2019	XVIII	Gibraltar	Freestyle Medley	Faroe Islands NGR	Faroe Islands
2023	XIX		Freestyle Medley			Faroe Islands Cayman Islands

Men's 1500m

Top Medalists

	Gold Medals		Total Medals
	No:	Team	No:	Team
Men's 1500m	7 4	Faroe Islands	14 13	Faroe Islands

Results

Year	Games	Host	Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
				1997	VII		Freestyle	NGR
1999	VIII		Freestyle			Faroe Islands
2001	IX		Freestyle	NGR
2003	X		Freestyle	Cayman Islands [3]
2005	XI		Freestyle
2007	XII		Freestyle	Faroe Islands NGR
2009	XIII	Aland Islands	Freestyle
2011	XIV		Freestyle	Faroe Islands NGR
2013	XV	Bermuda	Freestyle
2015	XVI		Freestyle	Faroe Islands NGR[4]
2017	XVII		Freestyle			Cayman Islands
2019	XVIII	Gibraltar	Freestyle	Faroe Islands
2023	XIX		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		53 44 41	Faroe Islands

Results

Year	Games	Host	Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
				1985	I		4x33 Freestyle 4x33 Medley
1987	II		4x50 Freestyle 4x50 Medley		Faroe Islands Gibraltar
1989	III	Faroe Islands	4x50 Freestyle 4x50 Medley	Faroe Islands Iceland	Iceland
1991	IV		4x50 Freestyle 4x50 Medley 4x100 Freestyle	Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands
1993	V		4x50 Freestyle 4x50 Medley 4x100 Freestyle 4x100 Medley	Faroe Islands
1995	VI	Gibraltar	4x50 Freestyle 4x50 Medley 4x100 Freestyle 4x100 Medley	NGR Faroe Islands NGR NGR NGR	Faroe Islands
1997	VII		4x50 Freestyle 4x50 Medley 4x100 Freestyle 4x100 Medley	NGR NGR NGR NGR	Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands
1999	VIII		4x50 Freestyle 4x50 Medley 4x100 Freestyle 4x100 Medley	NGR Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands
2001	IX		4x50 Freestyle 4x50 Medley 4x100 Freestyle 4x100 Medley	NGR NGR	Faroe Islands Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands
2003	X		4x50 Freestyle 4x50 Medley 4x100 Freestyle 4x100 Medley	Bermuda Bermuda	Faroe Islands Bermuda Bermuda	Faroe Islands
2005	XI		4x50 Freestyle 4x50 Medley 4x100 Freestyle 4x100 Medley	NGR NGR NGR		Faroe Islands Faroe Islands
2007	XII		4x50 Freestyle 4x50 Medley 4x100 Freestyle 4x100 Medley	Faroe Islands Faroe Islands NGR	Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands
2009	XIII		4x50 Freestyle 4x50 Medley 4x100 Freestyle 4x100 Medley	NGR Faroe Islands NGR NGR NGR	Faroe Islands Faroe Islands
2011	XIV		4x50 Freestyle 4x50 Medley 4x100 Freestyle 4x100 Medley	Faroe Islands NGR Faroe Islands NGR NGR	Faroe Islands Faroe Islands
2013	XV	Bermuda	4x50 Freestyle 4x50 Medley 4x100 Freestyle 4x100 Medley	NGR NGR Cayman Islands	Cayman Islands Cayman Islands	Cayman Islands
2015	XVI		4x50 Freestyle 4x50 Medley 4x100 Freestyle 4x100 Medley	NGR NGR		Cayman Islands Faroe Islands Faroe Islands Faroe Islands
2017	XVII		4x50 Freestyle 4x50 Medley 4x100 Freestyle 4x100 Medley			Faroe Islands Faroe Islands Faroe Islands Faroe Islands
2019	XVIII	Gibraltar	4x50 Freestyle 4x50 Medley 4x100 Freestyle 4x100 Medley		Faroe Islands
2023	XIX		4x50 Freestyle 4x50 Medley 4x100 Freestyle 4x100 Medley			Faroe Islands

Mixed Relay Team Results

Top Medalists

	Gold Medals		Total Medals
	No:	Team	No:	Team
Mixed Relay	5 4		14 9

Results

Year	Games	Host	Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
				1991	IV		8x50 Freestyle
1995	VI	Gibraltar	8x50 Freestyle	NGR
1997	VII		8x50 Freestyle	NGR		Faroe Islands
1999	VIII		8x50 Freestyle
2001	IX		8x50 Freestyle
2003	X		8x50 Freestyle
2005	XI		8x50 Freestyle	NGR	Faroe Islands
2007	XII		8x50 Freestyle	Faroe Islands NGR
2009	XIII		8x50 Freestyle	Faroe Islands NGR
2011	XIV		8x50 Freestyle	Faroe Islands NGR
2013	XV	Bermuda	8x50 Freestyle		Bermuda
2015	XVI		8x50 Freestyle		Faroe Islands
2017	XVII		4x50 Freestyle	NGR		Cayman Islands
2019	XVIII	Gibraltar	4x50 Freestyle	NGR	Cayman Islands
2023	XIX		4x50 Freestyle			Cayman Islands

Women's Results

Women's 50m

Top Medalists

	Gold Medals		Total Medals
	No:	Team	No:	Team
Women's 50m	19 11 9	Faroe Islands	48 37 25	Faroe Islands

Results

Year	Games	Host	Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
				1985	I		66m Freestyle
1987	II		Freestyle
1989	III	Faroe Islands	Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle	Iceland NGR		Iceland
1991	IV		Freestyle
1993	V		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle
1995	VI	Gibraltar	Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle	NGR NGR NGR	Faroe Islands	Iceland
1997	VII		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle	NGR NGR NGR
1999	VIII		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle	Cayman Islands NGR NGR	Gibraltar
2001	IX		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle	Cayman Islands NGR
2003	X		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle	Bermuda Bermuda	Bermuda
2005	XI		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle	Ynys Môn	Faroe Islands Ynys Môn	Gibraltar Faroe Islands
2007	XII		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle	Faroe Islands NGR Bermuda Faroe Islands		Faroe Islands Bermuda
2009	XIII		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle		Faroe Islands	Bermuda Faroe Islands
2011	XIV		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle	Faroe Islands NGR NGR NGR	Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands Faroe Islands
2013	XV	Bermuda	Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle	NGR NGR Bermuda NGR	Cayman Islands Bermuda	Bermuda Bermuda Bermuda
2015	XVI		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle	NGR	Faroe Islands
2017	XVII		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle	NGR NGR	Faroe Islands Faroe Islands Cayman Islands	Faroe Islands
2019	XVIII	Gibraltar	Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle	Faroe Islands		Cayman Islands Faroe Islands Cayman Islands
2023	XIX		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle	Faroe Islands NGR Cayman Islands		Faroe Islands

Women's 100m

Top Medalists

	Gold Medals		Total Medals
	No:	Team	No:	Team
Women's 100m	19 17 12	Faroe Islands	56 54 38

Results

Year	Games	Host	Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
				1985	I		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle	NGR
1987	II		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle
1989	III	Faroe Islands	Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle	Iceland	Iceland	Faroe Islands
1991	IV		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle			Faroe Islands Iceland
1993	V		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle	NGR
1995	VI	Gibraltar	Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle	NGR Faroe Islands		Iceland
1997	VII		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle	NGR NGR		Ynys Môn
1999	VIII		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle	Cayman Islands NGR NGR	Gibraltar
2001	IX		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle	Cayman Islands NGR NGR
2003	X		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle	Bermuda Cayman Islands	Bermuda	Bermuda
2005	XI		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle Medley	Cayman Islands NGR Gibraltar NGR		Faroe Islands Ynys Môn Cayman Islands
2007	XII		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle Medley	Faroe Islands NGR Cayman Islands Faroe Islands NGR		Bermuda Faroe Islands Bermuda
2009	XIII		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle Medley	Faroe Islands Faroe Islands NGR Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands Faroe Islands Faroe Islands
2011	XIV		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle Medley	Faroe Islands NGR NGR NGR NGR NGR	Faroe Islands Cayman Islands Cayman Islands	Faroe Islands
2013	XV	Bermuda	Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle Medley	Cayman Islands NGR NGR NGR	Bermuda Bermuda	Bermuda Cayman Islands Bermuda
2015	XVI		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle Medley	NGR NGR [5]		Cayman Islands Faroe Islands Faroe Islands
2017	XVII		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle Medley	Faroe Islands NGR Faroe Islands Faroe Islands	Ynys Môn Aland Islands
2019	XVIII	Gibraltar	Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle Medley	Faroe Islands NGR NGR NGR	Faroe Islands	Cayman Islands
2023	XIX		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle Medley	Faroe Islands NGR	Cayman Islands	Gibraltar Faroe Islands

Women's 200m

Top Medalists

	Gold Medals		Total Medals
	No:	Team	No:	Team
Women's 200m	24 19 11	Faroe Islands	72 71 31

Results

Year	Games	Host	Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
				1985	I		Freestyle Medley	NGR
1987	II		Freestyle Medley
1989	III	Faroe Islands	Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle Medley			Iceland
1991	IV		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle Medley	Faroe Islands Iceland		Iceland
1993	V		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle Medley	NGR		Iceland Faroe Islands
1995	VI	Gibraltar	Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle Medley	NGR NGR NGR
1997	VII		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle Medley	NGR	Ynys Môn
1999	VIII		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle Medley	Cayman Islands NGR Gibraltar NGR		Cayman Islands
2001	IX		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle Medley	NGR NGR Cayman Islands NGR NGR NGR	Cayman Islands
2003	X		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle Medley	Cayman Islands	Bermuda Cayman Islands	Cayman Islands Gibraltar Cayman Islands
2005	XI		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle Medley	Cayman Islands Gibraltar	Cayman Islands
2007	XII		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle Medley	Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands Faroe Islands	Cayman Islands
2009	XIII		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle Medley	Faroe Islands		Faroe Islands Faroe Islands Faroe Islands
2011	XIV		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle Medley	Faroe Islands NGR NGR		Cayman Islands
2013	XV	Bermuda	Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle Medley	Bermuda NGR Cayman Islands NGR NGR	Cayman Islands
2015	XVI		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle Medley	NGR NGR Faroe Islands	Cayman Islands Cayman Islands
2017	XVII		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle Medley	Faroe Islands NGR Faroe Islands	Cayman Islands Faroe Islands	Cayman Islands Ynys Môn Faroe Islands
2019	XVIII	Gibraltar	Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle Medley	Faroe Islands Ynys Môn Faroe Islands
2023	XIX		Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle Medley	Faroe Islands Gibraltar	Faroe Islands Faroe Islands Faroe Islands	Cayman Islands

Women's 400m

Top Medalists

	Gold Medals		Total Medals
	No:	Team	No:	Team
Women's 400m	8 7		25 22

Results

Year	Games	Host	Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
				1989	III	Faroe Islands	Freestyle
1991	IV		Freestyle
1993	V		Freestyle Medley			Iceland
1995	VI	Gibraltar	Freestyle Medley	NGR NGR
1997	VII		Freestyle Medley			Ynys Môn
1999	VIII		Freestyle Medley	Cayman Islands NGR		Cayman Islands
2001	IX		Freestyle Medley	NGR NGR	Cayman Islands	Cayman Islands
2003	X		Freestyle Medley	Cayman Islands NGR	Cayman Islands Cayman Islands
2005	XI		Freestyle Medley	Cayman Islands		Cayman Islands
2007	XII		Freestyle Medley	NGR	Faroe Islands
2009	XIII		Freestyle Medley	Faroe Islands NGR NGR
2011	XIV		Freestyle Medley	NGR NGR
2013	XV	Bermuda	Freestyle Medley	Cayman Islands		Bermuda
2015	XVI		Freestyle Medley	Faroe Islands Faroe Islands	Cayman Islands	Faroe Islands Faroe Islands
2017	XVII		Freestyle Medley
2019	XVIII	Gibraltar	Freestyle Medley	Faroe Islands Faroe Islands		Faroe Islands
2023	XIX		Freestyle Medley	Cayman Islands NGR	Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands

Women's 800m

Top Medalists

	Gold Medals		Total Medals
	No:	Team	No:	Team
Women's 800m	5 4	Faroe Islands Cayman Islands	10 9

Results

Year	Games	Host	Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
				1997	VII		Freestyle	NGR
1999	VIII		Freestyle	Cayman Islands NGR
2001	IX		Freestyle	NGR	Cayman Islands	Cayman Islands
2003	X		Freestyle	Cayman Islands NGR	Cayman Islands
2005	XI		Freestyle	Cayman Islands	Cayman Islands	Faroe Islands
2007	XII		Freestyle		Cayman Islands	Faroe Islands
2009	XIII		Freestyle
2011	XIV		Freestyle	NGR
2013	XV	Bermuda	Freestyle
2015	XVI		Freestyle
2017	XVII		Freestyle
2019	XVIII	Gibraltar	Freestyle
2023	XIX		Freestyle	Cayman Islands NGR

Women's Relay Team

Top Medalists

	Gold Medals		Total Medals
	No:	Team	No:	Team
Women's Relay Team	24 18 13		56 54 31

Results

Year	Games	Host	Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
				1985	I		4x33 Freestyle 4x33 Medley
1987	II		4x50 Freestyle 4x50 Medley
1989	III	Faroe Islands	4x50 Freestyle 4x50 Medley			Iceland
1991	IV		4x50 Freestyle 4x50 Medley 4x100 Freestyle	Iceland	Iceland Iceland	Faroe Islands Faroe Islands
1993	V		4x50 Freestyle 4x50 Medley 4x100 Freestyle 4x100 Medley	NGR
1995	VI	Gibraltar	4x50 Freestyle 4x50 Medley 4x100 Freestyle 4x100 Medley	NGR NGR NGR		Iceland
1997	VII		4x50 Freestyle 4x50 Medley 4x100 Freestyle 4x100 Medley	NGR NGR NGR NGR		Faroe Islands Faroe Islands
1999	VIII		4x50 Freestyle 4x50 Medley 4x100 Freestyle 4x100 Medley	NGR NGR
2001	IX		4x50 Freestyle 4x50 Medley 4x100 Freestyle 4x100 Medley	NGR NGR NGR NGR
2003	X		4x50 Freestyle 4x50 Medley 4x100 Freestyle 4x100 Medley	NGR
2005	XI		4x50 Freestyle 4x50 Medley 4x100 Freestyle 4x100 Medley	Faroe Islands		Faroe Islands Cayman Islands Faroe Islands
2007	XII		4x50 Freestyle 4x50 Medley 4x100 Freestyle 4x100 Medley	Faroe Islands NGR Faroe Islands NGR Faroe Islands NGR Faroe Islands NGR	Bermuda Bermuda Bermuda
2009	XIII		4x50 Freestyle 4x50 Medley 4x100 Freestyle 4x100 Medley	Faroe Islands NGR Faroe Islands NGR NGR Faroe Islands NGR		Bermuda Bermuda
2011	XIV		4x50 Freestyle 4x50 Medley 4x100 Freestyle 4x100 Medley	Faroe Islands NGR Faroe Islands NGR NGR
2013	XV	Bermuda	4x50 Freestyle 4x50 Medley 4x100 Freestyle 4x100 Medley	Bermuda NGR Bermuda NGR NGR Bermuda	Bermuda
2015	XVI		4x50 Freestyle 4x50 Medley 4x100 Freestyle 4x100 Medley	Faroe Islands NGR NGR		Faroe Islands
2017	XVII		4x50 Freestyle 4x50 Medley 4x100 Freestyle 4x100 Medley	NGR NGR Faroe Islands Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands
2019	XVIII	Gibraltar	4x50 Freestyle 4x50 Medley 4x100 Freestyle 4x100 Medley	NGR Cayman Islands		Faroe Islands Faroe Islands Faroe Islands
2023	XIX		4x50 Freestyle 4x50 Medley 4x100 Freestyle 4x100 Medley	NGR NGR NGR	Cayman Islands Faroe Islands Cayman Islands Faroe Islands

External links

• iiga.org - Swimming
• natwestiowresults2011.com - Games Records
• natwestiowresults2011.com - Isle of Man - Swimming
• iiga.org - NatWest Island Games XII - Rhodes 2007

Notes and References

1. Web site: International Island Games Association The Sports and Sports By-Laws . IIGA.
2. Web site: Guernsey win three gold medals on final day . BBC.co.uk.
3. Web site: IIG07 Sports . BBC . 23 Jul 2015.
4. Web site: Pal Joensen wins 4 medals . swimswam.com.
5. Web site: Medal Monday at Island Games . https://archive.today/20151226144907/http://www.iomtoday.co.im/sport/isle-of-man-sport/medal-monday-at-island-games-1-7333393 . dead . 2015-12-26 . IOM today .