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Iceland in Swimming

1948 Summer Olympics
100 metres Freestyle, Men Ari Guðmundsson 5 h6 r1/3
400 metres Freestyle, Men Ari Guðmundsson 5 h6 r1/3
100 metres Backstroke, Men Guðmundur Ingólfsson 5 h5 r1/3
200 metres Breaststroke, Men Sigurður Th. Jónsson 7 h1 r2/3
Sigurður Jónsson 4 h2 r1/3
Atli Steinarsson 6 h3 r1/3
100 metres Backstroke, Women Kolbrún Ólafsdóttir 5 h1 r1/3
200 metres Breaststroke, Women Þórdís Árnadóttir 7 h3 r1/3
Anna Ólafsdóttir 8 h1 r1/3

1960 Summer Olympics
100 metres Freestyle, Men Guðmundur Gíslason 41
100 metres Freestyle, Women Ágústa Þorsteinsdóttir =22

1964 Summer Olympics
100 metres Freestyle, Men Guðmundur Gíslason =57
400 metres Individual Medley, Men Guðmundur Gíslason 22
100 metres Freestyle, Women Hrafnhildur Guðmundsdóttir =36
100 metres Butterfly, Women Hrafnhildur Guðmundsdóttir DNS

1968 Summer Olympics
100 metres Freestyle, Men Guðmundur Gíslason =50
100 metres Breaststroke, Men Leiknir Jónsson =35
200 metres Breaststroke, Men Leiknir Jónsson 35
100 metres Butterfly, Men Guðmundur Gíslason 40
200 metres Individual Medley, Men Guðmundur Gíslason 27
400 metres Individual Medley, Men Guðmundur Gíslason 29
100 metres Freestyle, Women Hrafnhildur Guðmundsdóttir =44
200 metres Freestyle, Women Hrafnhildur Guðmundsdóttir 34
100 metres Breaststroke, Women Ellen Ingvadóttir =23
200 metres Breaststroke, Women Ellen Ingvadóttir 22
200 metres Individual Medley, Women Ellen Ingvadóttir 28
Hrafnhildur Guðmundsdóttir 29

1972 Summer Olympics
100 metres Freestyle, Men Finnur Garðarsson 35
200 metres Freestyle, Men Finnur Garðarsson 43
400 metres Freestyle, Men Friðrik Guðmundsson 41
1,500 metres Freestyle, Men Friðrik Guðmundsson 31
100 metres Breaststroke, Men Guðjón Guðmundsson 36
200 metres Breaststroke, Men Guðjón Guðmundsson 22
200 metres Individual Medley, Men Guðmundur Gíslason 33
400 metres Individual Medley, Men Guðmundur Gíslason 30

1976 Summer Olympics
100 metres Freestyle, Men Sigurður Ólafsson 40
200 metres Freestyle, Men Sigurður Ólafsson 49
400 metres Freestyle, Men Sigurður Ólafsson 43
1,500 metres Freestyle, Men Sigurður Ólafsson 31
100 metres Freestyle, Women Vilborg Sverrisdóttir 43
200 metres Freestyle, Women Vilborg Sverrisdóttir 33
400 metres Freestyle, Women Vilborg Sverrisdóttir 30
100 metres Butterfly, Women Þórunn Alfreðsdóttir 37
200 metres Butterfly, Women Þórunn Alfreðsdóttir 32

1984 Summer Olympics
100 metres Freestyle, Men Ingi Jónsson 55
200 metres Freestyle, Men Ingi Jónsson 47
100 metres Breaststroke, Men Tryggvi Helgason 33
Árni Sigurðsson 38
200 metres Breaststroke, Men Tryggvi Helgason 37
Árni Sigurðsson DQ
100 metres Butterfly, Men Ingi Jónsson 43
100 metres Breaststroke, Women Guðrún Ágústsdóttir 25
200 metres Breaststroke, Women Guðrún Ágústsdóttir 20

1988 Summer Olympics
50 metres Freestyle, Men Magnús Ólafsson 40
100 metres Freestyle, Men Magnús Ólafsson 31
200 metres Freestyle, Men Magnús Ólafsson =28
400 metres Freestyle, Men Ragnar Guðmundsson 37
1,500 metres Freestyle, Men Ragnar Guðmundsson 31
100 metres Backstroke, Men Eðvarð Þór Eðvarðsson 16
200 metres Backstroke, Men Eðvarð Þór Eðvarðsson 24
100 metres Breaststroke, Men Arnþór Ragnarsson 51
200 metres Breaststroke, Men Arnþór Ragnarsson 43
200 metres Individual Medley, Men Eðvarð Þór Eðvarðsson 27
50 metres Freestyle, Women Bryndís Ólafsdóttir 37
100 metres Freestyle, Women Bryndís Ólafsdóttir 40
200 metres Freestyle, Women Bryndís Ólafsdóttir 32
100 metres Breaststroke, Women Ragnheiður Runólfsdóttir 23
200 metres Breaststroke, Women Ragnheiður Runólfsdóttir 27
200 metres Individual Medley, Women Ragnheiður Runólfsdóttir 24

1992 Summer Olympics
50 metres Freestyle, Women Helga Sigurðardóttir 42
100 metres Freestyle, Women Helga Sigurðardóttir 40
100 metres Breaststroke, Women Ragnheiður Runólfsdóttir 19
200 metres Breaststroke, Women Ragnheiður Runólfsdóttir 27

1996 Summer Olympics
100 metres Backstroke, Men Logi Jes Kristjánsson 40
50 metres Freestyle, Women Elín Sigurðardóttir 37
100 metres Butterfly, Women Eydís Konráðsdóttir 29

2000 Summer Olympics
100 metres Freestyle, Men Ríkarður Ríkarðsson 58
200 metres Freestyle, Men Örn Arnarson 15
200 metres Backstroke, Men Örn Arnarson 4
100 metres Breaststroke, Men Hjalti Guðmundsson 52
200 metres Breaststroke, Men Jakob Sveinsson 25
100 metres Butterfly, Men Ríkarður Ríkarðsson 48
50 metres Freestyle, Women Elín Sigurðardóttir 51
100 metres Freestyle, Women Lára Hrund Bjargardóttir 36
200 metres Freestyle, Women Lára Hrund Bjargardóttir 27
100 metres Backstroke, Women Kolbrún Ýr Kristjánsdóttir 43
200 metres Backstroke, Women Kolbrún Ýr Kristjánsdóttir 32
100 metres Breaststroke, Women Íris Edda Heimisdóttir 33
200 metres Breaststroke, Women Íris Edda Heimisdóttir 32
100 metres Butterfly, Women Eydís Konráðsdóttir 39

2004 Summer Olympics
50 metres Freestyle, Men Örn Arnarson 54
100 metres Breaststroke, Men Jakob Sveinsson 23
200 metres Breaststroke, Men Jakob Sveinsson 21
100 metres Butterfly, Men Hjörtur Már Reynisson 42
50 metres Freestyle, Women Ragnheiður Ragnarsdóttir 31
100 metres Freestyle, Women Ragnheiður Ragnarsdóttir 40
100 metres Breaststroke, Women Íris Edda Heimisdóttir 40
100 metres Butterfly, Women Kolbrún Ýr Kristjánsdóttir 31
200 metres Individual Medley, Women Lára Hrund Bjargardóttir 27

2008 Summer Olympics
50 metres Freestyle, Men Árni Árnason 44
100 metres Freestyle, Men Örn Arnarson 49
100 metres Backstroke, Men Örn Arnarson 35
100 metres Breaststroke, Men Jakob Sveinsson 47
200 metres Breaststroke, Men Jakob Sveinsson 38
100 metres Butterfly, Men Hjörtur Már Reynisson 52
50 metres Freestyle, Women Ragnheiður Ragnarsdóttir 36
100 metres Freestyle, Women Ragnheiður Ragnarsdóttir 35
200 metres Freestyle, Women Sigrún Sverrisdóttir 45
100 metres Backstroke, Women Sarah Bateman 41
100 metres Breaststroke, Women Erla Haraldsdóttir 40
200 metres Individual Medley, Women Erla Haraldsdóttir 35

2010 Summer Youth Olympics
200 metres Freestyle, Boys Anton McKee 34
400 metres Freestyle, Boys Anton McKee 27
100 metres Breaststroke, Boys Hrafn Traustason 25
200 metres Breaststroke, Boys Hrafn Traustason 17
50 metres Freestyle, Girls Ingibjörg Jónsdóttir 9
Karen Vilhjálmsdóttir 25
100 metres Freestyle, Girls Ingibjörg Jónsdóttir 21
Karen Vilhjálmsdóttir 34
200 metres Freestyle, Girls Karen Vilhjálmsdóttir 30
400 metres Freestyle, Girls Inga Cryer 16
50 metres Butterfly, Girls Bryndís Hansen 13
100 metres Butterfly, Girls Bryndís Hansen 26
200 metres Individual Medley, Girls Inga Cryer 18
Bryndís Hansen 20
4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Mixed Youth Iceland 15
Ingibjörg Jónsdóttir • Anton McKee • Hrafn Traustason • Karen Vilhjálmsdóttir
4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Mixed Youth Iceland 14
Bryndís Hansen • Ingibjörg Jónsdóttir • Anton McKee • Hrafn Traustason

2012 Summer Olympics
50 metres Freestyle, Men Árni Árnason 31
1,500 metres Freestyle, Men Anton McKee 25
100 metres Breaststroke, Men Jakob Sveinsson 36
200 metres Breaststroke, Men Jakob Sveinsson 31
400 metres Individual Medley, Men Anton McKee 31
50 metres Freestyle, Women Sarah Bateman =17
100 metres Backstroke, Women Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir 32
200 metres Backstroke, Women Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir 20
200 metres Breaststroke, Women Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir 28
100 metres Butterfly, Women Sarah Bateman 32
200 metres Individual Medley, Women Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir 28
4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Women Iceland 15
Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir • Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir • Sarah Bateman • Eva Hannesdóttir

2014 Summer Youth Olympics
50 metres Backstroke, Boys Kristinn Þórarinsson 22
100 metres Backstroke, Boys Kristinn Þórarinsson 26
200 metres Backstroke, Boys Kristinn Þórarinsson 25
200 metres Individual Medley, Boys Kristinn Þórarinsson 15
400 metres Freestyle, Girls Sunneva Dögg Friðriksdóttir 29
800 metres Freestyle, Girls Sunneva Dögg Friðriksdóttir 27

2016 Summer Olympics
100 metres Breaststroke, Men Anton McKee 35
200 metres Breaststroke, Men Anton McKee 18
100 metres Backstroke, Women Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir 14
200 metres Backstroke, Women Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir 8
100 metres Breaststroke, Women Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir 6
200 metres Breaststroke, Women Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir 11

2018 Summer Youth Olympics
50 metres Backstroke, Boys Brynjólfur Karlsson 23
200 metres Backstroke, Boys Brynjólfur Karlsson 24
50 metres Freestyle, Girls Snæfríður Jórunnardóttir 31
100 metres Freestyle, Girls Snæfríður Jórunnardóttir =21
200 metres Freestyle, Girls Snæfríður Jórunnardóttir 11
100 metres Breaststroke, Girls Karen Arngeirsdóttir 42

2020 Summer Olympics
200 metres Breaststroke, Men Anton McKee 24
100 metres Freestyle, Women Snæfríður Jórunnardóttir 34
200 metres Freestyle, Women Snæfríður Jórunnardóttir 22