assume that this is your connected UIButton Name
like
@IBOutlet var btn_refresh: UIButton!
your can directly place your image in three modes
// for normal state
btn_refresh.setImage(UIImage(named: "xxx.png"), forState: UIControlState.Normal)
// for Highlighted state
btn_refresh.setImage(UIImage(named: "yyy.png"), forState: UIControlState.Highlighted)
// for Selected state
btn_refresh.setImage(UIImage(named: "zzzz.png"), forState: UIControlState.Selected)
on your button action
//MARK: button_refresh action
@IBAction func button_refresh_touchup_inside(sender: UIButton)
{
//if you set the image on same UIButton
sender.setImage(UIImage(named: "newimage.png"), forState: UIControlState.Normal)
//if you set the image on another UIButton
youranotherbuttonName.setImage(UIImage(named: "newimage.png"), forState: UIControlState.Normal)
}