Swim Speed Up

Swim Speed Up

Applicable Gear	Any
Favored By	Krak-On
Unfavored By	Rockenberg

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	Rarity
	Camo Mesh	Firefin	2,500	Swim Speed Up
	Lightweight Cap	Inkline	700	Swim Speed Up
	Squid Hairclip	amiibo	Inkling Girl	Swim Speed Up
	Stealth Goggles	Forge	9,800	Swim Speed Up

Clothing with Swim Speed Up in Splatoon

	Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Rarity
	Black Baseball LS	Rockenberg	800	Swim Speed Up
	Fugu Tee	Firefin	750	Swim Speed Up
	Gray College Sweat	Splash Mob	800	Swim Speed Up
	Hero Jacket Replica	Cuttlegear	Octo Valley	Swim Speed Up
	Mountain Vest	Inkline	11,000	Swim Speed Up
	Squid-Stitch Tee	Skalop	400	Swim Speed Up
	White Line Tee	KOG	700	Swim Speed Up

Shoes with Swim Speed Up in Splatoon

	Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Rarity
	Black Seahorses	Zink	2,000	Swim Speed Up
	Orange Lo-Tops	Zekko	800	Swim Speed Up
	SQUID GIRL Shoes	The SQUID GIRL	1,700	Swim Speed Up
	White Kicks	Rockenberg	800	Swim Speed Up

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%

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  Graph showing the effects of stacking Swim Speed Up.

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  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
	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: 1 main (10 AP) To light: 5 subs (15 AP)	1 main, 1 sub (13 AP)	To middle: 1 main, 7 subs (31 AP) To light: 2 mains, 9 subs (47 AP)

Gear

Swim Speed Up is the main ability of:

Headgear with Swim Speed Up in Splatoon 2

	Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Rarity
	Camo Mesh	Firefin	1,400	Swim Speed Up
	Digi-Camo Forge Mask	Forge	1,800	Swim Speed Up
	Koshien Bandana	SquidForce	Famitsu promotional gear	Swim Speed Up
	Lightweight Cap	Inkline	800	Swim Speed Up
	Sennyu Specs	Splash Mob	CoroCoro Comic	Swim Speed Up
	Sneaky Beanie	Skalop	3,000	Swim Speed Up
	Squid Hairclip	amiibo	Inkling Girl	Swim Speed Up
	Stealth Goggles	Forge	9,800	Swim Speed Up
	SV925 Circle Shades	Rockenberg	11,000	Swim Speed Up

Clothing with Swim Speed Up in Splatoon 2

	Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Rarity
	Black Baseball LS	Rockenberg	800	Swim Speed Up
	Black Cuttlegear LS	Cuttlegear	5,800	Swim Speed Up
	Chilly Mountain Coat	Inkline	7,900	Swim Speed Up
	Fugu Tee	Firefin	750	Swim Speed Up
	Gray College Sweat	Splash Mob	800	Swim Speed Up
	Hero Jacket Replica	Cuttlegear	Callie	Swim Speed Up
	Mountain Vest	Inkline	11,000	Swim Speed Up
	Olive Zekko Parka	Zekko	3,800	Swim Speed Up
	Online Jersey	Grizzco	Nintendo Switch Online	Swim Speed Up
	Positive Longcuff Sweater	Toni Kensa	10,800	Swim Speed Up
	Red Tentatek Tee	Tentatek	3,100	Swim Speed Up
	Squid Yellow Layered LS	SquidForce	4,010	Swim Speed Up
	Squid-Stitch Tee	Skalop	400	Swim Speed Up
	SWC Logo Tee	SquidForce	Nintendo Switch News	Swim Speed Up
	Wet Floor Band Tee	Rockenberg	900	Swim Speed Up

Shoes with Swim Speed Up in Splatoon 2

	Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Rarity
	Annaki Arachno Boots	Annaki	9,696	Swim Speed Up
	Black Seahorses	Zink	2,000	Swim Speed Up
	Milky Enperrials	Enperry	CoroCoro Comic	Swim Speed Up
	Orange Lo-Tops	Zekko	800	Swim Speed Up
	Purple Iromaki 750s	Tentatek	1,050	Swim Speed Up
	Snow Delta Straps	Inkline	8,800	Swim Speed Up
	Squinja Boots	amiibo	Inkling Boy	Swim Speed Up
	White Kicks	Rockenberg	1,400	Swim Speed Up
	White Norimaki 750s	Tentatek	3,800	Swim Speed Up

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%	3.6%
Main: 0, Sub: 2				3.8%	4.7%	7.1%
Main: 0, Sub: 3				5.5%	6.9%	10.3%
Main: 1, Sub: 0				6.1%	7.6%	11.4%
Main: 0, Sub: 4				7.1%	8.9%	13.4%
Main: 1, Sub: 1				7.7%	9.6%	14.4%
Main: 0, Sub: 5				8.7%	10.9%	16.3%
Main: 1, Sub: 2				9.2%	11.5%	17.2%
Main: 0, Sub: 6				10.1%	12.7%	19%
Main: 1, Sub: 3				10.6%	13.2%	19.9%
Main: 2, Sub: 0				11%	13.8%	20.7%
Main: 0, Sub: 7				11.5%	14.3%	21.5%
Main: 1, Sub: 4				11.9%	14.9%	22.3%
Main: 2, Sub: 1				12.3%	15.4%	23.1%
Main: 0, Sub: 8				12.7%	15.9%	23.9%
Main: 1, Sub: 5				13.1%	16.4%	24.6%
Main: 2, Sub: 2				13.5%	16.9%	25.3%
Main: 0, Sub: 9				13.9%	17.4%	26%
Main: 1, Sub: 6				14.2%	17.8%	26.7%
Main: 2, Sub: 3				14.6%	18.2%	27.4%
Main: 3, Sub: 0				14.9%	18.7%	28%
Main: 1, Sub: 7				15.3%	19.1%	28.6%
Main: 2, Sub: 4				15.6%	19.5%	29.2%
Main: 3, Sub: 1				15.9%	19.9%	29.8%
Main: 1, Sub: 8				16.2%	20.2%	30.4%
Main: 2, Sub: 5				16.5%	20.6%	30.9%
Main: 3, Sub: 2				16.8%	21%	31.4%
Main: 1, Sub: 9				17%	21.3%	31.9%
Main: 2, Sub: 6				17.3%	21.6%	32.4%
Main: 3, Sub: 3				17.5%	21.9%	32.9%
Main: 2, Sub: 7				18%	22.5%	33.7%
Main: 3, Sub: 4				18.2%	22.7%	34.1%
Main: 2, Sub: 8				18.6%	23.2%	34.8%
Main: 3, Sub: 5				18.8%	23.5%	35.2%
Main: 2, Sub: 9				19.1%	23.9%	35.8%
Main: 3, Sub: 6				19.2%	24%	36.1%
Main: 3, Sub: 7				19.6%	24.5%	36.8%
Main: 3, Sub: 8				19.9%	24.9%	37.3%
Main: 3, Sub: 9				20.1%	25.1%	37.6%

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  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.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	イカダッシュ速度アップ Ika Dasshu Sokudo Appu	Squid Dash Speed Up
Dutch	Zwemdiploma	Swimming diploma
French (NOA)	Turbo-calmar	Turbo squid
French (NOE)	Turbo-calamar	Turbo squid
German	Schwimmtempo +	Swim speed +
Italian	Velocità nuoto +	Swim speed +
Russian	Плавунец Plavunets	Floater
Spanish (NOA)	Nado acelerado	Accelerated swim
Spanish (NOE)	Superbuceo	Superdiving

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