Swim Speed Up

Swim Speed Up is an ability in Splatoon and Splatoon 2. Krak-On gear has a 5× chance of rolling this ability.

Swim Speed Up increases movement speed while swimming in squid form. Like Run Speed Up, this ability comes in handy during the opening moments in a match when players are heading toward a stage's center. It is especially useful in Ranked Battles as players need to get to a certain place quickly.

Splatoon

Swim Speed Up increases movement speed while swimming in squid form and Kraken form by up to 25%.

Use

This ability makes it easier to chase enemies with the Kraken.

Gear

Swim Speed Up is the main ability of:

Headgear with Swim Speed Up in Splatoon

Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Added in
Camo Mesh	Firefin	2500	Swim Speed Up	Initial Release (1.0.0)
Lightweight Cap	Inkline	700	Swim Speed Up	Initial Release (1.0.0)
Squid Hairclip	amiibo	Inkling Girl (Splatoon)	Swim Speed Up	Initial Release (1.0.0)
Stealth Goggles	Forge	9800	Swim Speed Up	2.0.0

Clothing with Swim Speed Up in Splatoon

Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Added in
Black Baseball LS	Rockenberg	800	Swim Speed Up	Initial Release (1.0.0)
Fugu Tee	Firefin	750	Swim Speed Up	2.3.0
Gray College Sweat	Splash Mob	800	Swim Speed Up	Initial Release (1.0.0)
Hero Jacket Replica	Cuttlegear	Octo Valley	Swim Speed Up	Initial Release (1.0.0)
Mountain Vest	Inkline	11000	Swim Speed Up	Initial Release (1.0.0)
Squid-Stitch Tee	Skalop	400	Swim Speed Up	2.0.0
White Line Tee	KOG	700	Swim Speed Up	Initial Release (1.0.0)

Shoes with Swim Speed Up in Splatoon

Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Added in
Black Seahorses	Zink	2000	Swim Speed Up	Initial Release (1.0.0)
Orange Lo-Tops	Zekko	800	Swim Speed Up	Initial Release (1.0.0)
SQUID GIRL Shoes	The SQUID GIRL	1700	Swim Speed Up	2.0.0
White Kicks	Rockenberg	800	Swim Speed Up	Initial Release (1.0.0)

Stacking

The following table shows the increase in swim speed when stacking Swim Speed Up.

Abilities				Change
None				0%
Main: 0, Sub: 1				2.4%
Main: 0, Sub: 2				4.7%
Main: 0, Sub: 3				6.9%
Main: 1, Sub: 0				7.6%
Main: 0, Sub: 4				8.9%
Main: 1, Sub: 1				9.6%
Main: 0, Sub: 5				10.9%
Main: 1, Sub: 2				11.5%
Main: 0, Sub: 6				12.7%
Main: 1, Sub: 3				13.2%
Main: 2, Sub: 0				13.8%
Main: 0, Sub: 7				14.3%
Main: 1, Sub: 4				14.9%
Main: 2, Sub: 1				15.4%
Main: 0, Sub: 8				15.9%
Main: 1, Sub: 5				16.4%
Main: 2, Sub: 2				16.9%
Main: 0, Sub: 9				17.4%
Main: 1, Sub: 6				17.8%
Main: 2, Sub: 3				18.2%
Main: 3, Sub: 0				18.7%
Main: 1, Sub: 7				19.1%
Main: 2, Sub: 4				19.5%
Main: 3, Sub: 1				19.9%
Main: 1, Sub: 8				20.2%
Main: 2, Sub: 5				20.6%
Main: 3, Sub: 2				21.0%
Main: 1, Sub: 9				21.3%
Main: 2, Sub: 6				21.6%
Main: 3, Sub: 3				21.9%
Main: 2, Sub: 7				22.5%
Main: 3, Sub: 4				22.7%
Main: 2, Sub: 8				23.2%
Main: 3, Sub: 5				23.5%
Main: 2, Sub: 9				23.9%
Main: 3, Sub: 6				24.0%
Main: 3, Sub: 7				24.5%
Main: 3, Sub: 8				24.9%
Main: 3, Sub: 9				25.0%

Graph showing the effects of stacking Swim Speed Up.
Stacking Swim Speed Up can slightly counter the movement penalty caused by a Disruptor.

Splatoon 2

The effect of Swim Speed Up depends on the weight class of the player's equipped main weapon. It increases swim speed by up to 20% for players with lightweight weapons, up to 25% for those with middleweight weapons, and up to 38% for those with heavyweight weapons.

The ability can be used to nullify speed penalties from weapon weight and Ninja Squid by using the amounts shown in the following table.

Overcoming swim speed penalties in *Splatoon 2*
Weapon type	Swim Speed Up abilities
Weapon type	To promote weight class	To nullify Ninja Squid	To do both
Lightweight	N/A	2 mains, 3 subs (29 AP)	N/A
Middleweight	To light: 3 subs (9 AP)	7 subs (21 AP)	To light: 1 main, 9 subs (37 AP)
Heavyweight	To middle: 2 subs (6 AP) To light: 3 subs (9 AP)	??	To middle: ?? To light: ??

Gear

Swim Speed Up is the main ability of:

Headgear with Swim Speed Up in Splatoon 2

Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Added in
Camo Mesh	Firefin	1400	Swim Speed Up	Initial Release (1.0.0)
Digi-Camo Forge Mask	Forge	1800	Swim Speed Up	3.0.0
Fierce Fishskull	SquidForce	Nintendo Switch News	Swim Speed Up	26 June 2019
Koshien Bandana	SquidForce	Famitsu promotional gear	Swim Speed Up	4 March 2019
Lightweight Cap	Inkline	800	Swim Speed Up	Initial Release (1.0.0)
Sennyu Specs	Splash Mob	CoroCoro Comic	Swim Speed Up	10 August 2018
Sneaky Beanie	Skalop	3000	Swim Speed Up	2.0.0
Squid Hairclip	amiibo	Inkling Girl (Splatoon)	Swim Speed Up	Initial Release (1.0.0)
Stealth Goggles	Forge	9800	Swim Speed Up	2.0.0
SV925 Circle Shades	Rockenberg	11000	Swim Speed Up	3.0.0

Clothing with Swim Speed Up in Splatoon 2

Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Added in
Black Baseball LS	Rockenberg	800	Swim Speed Up	2.0.0
Black Cuttlegear LS	Cuttlegear	5800	Swim Speed Up	3.0.0
Chilly Mountain Coat	Inkline	7900	Swim Speed Up	Initial Release (1.0.0)
Fugu Tee	Firefin	750	Swim Speed Up	Initial Release (1.0.0)
Gray College Sweat	Splash Mob	800	Swim Speed Up	2.0.0
Hero Jacket Replica	Cuttlegear	Callie	Swim Speed Up	Initial Release (1.0.0)
Mountain Vest	Inkline	11000	Swim Speed Up	2.0.0
Olive Zekko Parka	Zekko	3800	Swim Speed Up	2.0.0
Online Jersey	Grizzco	Nintendo Switch Online	Swim Speed Up	5 October 2018
Positive Longcuff Sweater	Toni Kensa	10800	Swim Speed Up	Initial Release (1.0.0)
Red Tentatek Tee	Tentatek	3100	Swim Speed Up	Initial Release (1.0.0)
Squid Yellow Layered LS	SquidForce	4010	Swim Speed Up	3.0.0
Squid-Stitch Tee	Skalop	400	Swim Speed Up	3.0.0
SWC Logo Tee	SquidForce	Nintendo Switch News	Swim Speed Up	8 June 2018
Wet Floor Band Tee	Rockenberg	900	Swim Speed Up	Initial Release (1.0.0)

Shoes with Swim Speed Up in Splatoon 2

Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Added in
Annaki Arachno Boots	Annaki	9696	Swim Speed Up	3.0.0
Black Seahorses	Zink	2000	Swim Speed Up	2.0.0
Milky Enperrials	Enperry	CoroCoro Comic	Swim Speed Up	15 December 2017
Orange Lo-Tops	Zekko	800	Swim Speed Up	Initial Release (1.0.0)
Purple Iromaki 750s	Tentatek	1050	Swim Speed Up	2.0.0
Snow Delta Straps	Inkline	8800	Swim Speed Up	2.0.0
Squinja Boots	amiibo	Inkling Boy (Splatoon 2)	Swim Speed Up	Initial Release (1.0.0)
White Kicks	Rockenberg	1400	Swim Speed Up	Initial Release (1.0.0)
White Norimaki 750s	Tentatek	3800	Swim Speed Up	Initial Release (1.0.0)

Stacking

The table below shows how much Swim Speed Up increases swim speed with the different weight classes.

Abilities	Lightweight	Middleweight	Heavyweight
None	0%	0%	0%
Main: 0, Sub: 1	1.9%	2.4%	8.8%
Main: 0, Sub: 2	3.8%	4.7%	13.4%
Main: 0, Sub: 3	5.5%	6.9%	17.1%
Main: 1, Sub: 0	6.1%	7.6%	18.2%
Main: 0, Sub: 4	7.1%	8.9%	20.2%
Main: 1, Sub: 1	7.7%	9.6%	21.1%
Main: 0, Sub: 5	8.7%	10.9%	22.9%
Main: 1, Sub: 2	9.2%	11.5%	23.7%
Main: 0, Sub: 6	10.1%	12.7%	25.2%
Main: 1, Sub: 3	10.6%	13.2%	25.9%
Main: 2, Sub: 0	11%	13.8%	26.6%
Main: 0, Sub: 7	11.5%	14.3%	27.3%
Main: 1, Sub: 4	11.9%	14.9%	27.9%
Main: 2, Sub: 1	12.3%	15.4%	28.6%
Main: 0, Sub: 8	12.7%	15.9%	29.2%
Main: 1, Sub: 5	13.1%	16.4%	29.7%
Main: 2, Sub: 2	13.5%	16.9%	30.3%
Main: 0, Sub: 9	13.9%	17.4%	30.8%
Main: 1, Sub: 6	14.2%	17.8%	31.3%
Main: 2, Sub: 3	14.6%	18.2%	31.8%
Main: 3, Sub: 0	14.9%	18.7%	32.3%
Main: 1, Sub: 7	15.3%	19.1%	32.7%
Main: 2, Sub: 4	15.6%	19.5%	33.2%
Main: 3, Sub: 1	15.9%	19.9%	33.6%
Main: 1, Sub: 8	16.2%	20.2%	34%
Main: 2, Sub: 5	16.5%	20.6%	34.4%
Main: 3, Sub: 2	16.8%	21%	34.8%
Main: 1, Sub: 9	17%	21.3%	35.1%
Main: 2, Sub: 6	17.3%	21.6%	35.4%
Main: 3, Sub: 3	17.5%	21.9%	35.8%
Main: 2, Sub: 7	18%	22.5%	36.3%
Main: 3, Sub: 4	18.2%	22.7%	36.6%
Main: 2, Sub: 8	18.6%	23.2%	37.1%
Main: 3, Sub: 5	18.8%	23.5%	37.3%
Main: 2, Sub: 9	19.1%	23.9%	37.8%
Main: 3, Sub: 6	19.2%	24%	37.9%
Main: 3, Sub: 7	19.6%	24.5%	38.4%
Main: 3, Sub: 8	19.9%	24.9%	38.8%
Main: 3, Sub: 9	20.1%	25.1%	38.9%

A graph showing the effect of stacking Swim Speed Up.

Version history

Version	Adjustments
4.3.0	▲ When using weapons that feature lower movement and swim speeds when not firing, such as the E-liter 4K or Dynamo Roller, Swim Speed Up will now grant a significant boost to swim speed, even when using fewer instances of the gear ability than in previous updates.