Quick facts for kids Swimming at the Summer Paralympics |
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Governing body |
IPC |
Events |
147 (men: 82; women: 65) |
Games |
- 1960
- 1964
- 1968
- 1972
- 1976
- 1980
- 1984
- 1988
- 1992
- 1996
- 2000
- 2004
- 2008
- 2012
- 2016
- 2020
- 2024
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Swimming has been contested at every Summer Paralympics. At the first games, the 1960 Paralympics, 62 swimming events were held in distances of 25 and 50 metres, plus a 3×50 metre relay for men. Since then, swimming at the Paralympics has grown to 140 events covering distances from 50 to 400 metres, plus 4×50 and 4×100 metre relays. Along with track and field athletics, it is one of the largest sports at the Paralympics in terms of the number of events, competitors, and spectators.
As with most Paralympic sports, athletes are classified according to the type and extent of their disability.
The International Paralympic Committee recognizes the fastest times swum at the games as Paralympic records.
Summary
Games |
Year |
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Best Nation |
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1960 |
69 |
Italy |
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1964 |
62 |
United States |
3 |
1968 |
68 |
Great Britain |
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1972 |
56 |
Netherlands |
5 |
1976 |
146 |
Netherlands |
6 |
1980 |
193 |
Poland |
7 |
1984 |
347 |
Netherlands |
8 |
1988 |
259 |
United States |
9 |
1992 |
199 |
United States |
10 |
1996 |
168 |
Germany |
11 |
2000 |
170 |
Canada |
12 |
2004 |
167 |
China |
13 |
2008 |
141 |
United States |
14 |
2012 |
148 |
China |
15 |
2016 |
153 |
China |
16 |
2020 |
146 |
China |
Medal table
Updated to 2020 Summer Paralympics. Countries in italics are former countries who participated in the Paralympic Games.
Multiple Paralympic swimming medalists
This table is updated to the 2016 Paralympics.
Australian swimmer Priya Cooper acknowledges the crowd after another winning performance in the S8 class at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games
Athlete |
Nation |
Years active |
Class(es) |
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Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
Zorn, TrischaTrischa Zorn |
United States |
1980 - 2004 |
B1, B2, B3 |
41 |
9 |
4 |
54 |
Hess, BéatriceBéatrice Hess |
France |
1984 - 2004 |
S5 |
20 |
5 |
0 |
25 |
Edgson, MichaelMichael Edgson |
Canada |
1984 - 1992 |
B3 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
Long, JessicaJessica Long |
United States |
2004 - |
S8, SB7, SM8 |
16 |
8 |
5 |
29 |
Kenny, MikeMike Kenny |
Great Britain |
1976 - 1988 |
1A, 1C |
16 |
2 |
0 |
18 |
Boki, IharIhar Boki |
Belarus |
2012 - |
S13, SB13, SM13 |
16 |
1 |
1 |
18 |
Narita, MayumiMayumi Narita |
Japan |
1996 - 2004 |
SM4, S4, SB3, 20pts |
15 |
3 |
2 |
20 |
Dias, DanielDaniel Dias |
Brazil |
2008 - 2016 |
S5 |
14 |
7 |
6 |
27 |
Popovich, ErinErin Popovich |
United States |
2000 - 2008 |
S6, S7 |
14 |
5 |
0 |
19 |
Cowdrey, MatthewMatthew Cowdrey |
Australia |
2004 - 2012 |
S9 |
13 |
7 |
3 |
23 |
Trondsen, ErlingErling Trondsen |
Norway |
1976 - 1992 |
C1, A3, L4, S8, SM8 |
13 |
6 |
1 |
20 |
Hengst, ClaudiaClaudia Hengst |
West Germany / Germany |
1988 - 2004 |
L6, SM10 |
13 |
4 |
8 |
25 |
du Toit, NatalieNatalie du Toit |
South Africa |
2004 - 2012 |
S9 |
13 |
2 |
0 |
15 |
Morgan (swimmer)John Morgan |
United States |
1984 - 1992 |
B1, B2 |
13 |
2 |
0 |
15 |
Bergman, UriUri Bergman |
Israel |
1976 - 1988 |
6 |
12 |
1 |
2 |
15 |
Pascoe, SophieSophie Pascoe |
New Zealand |
2008 - |
S10, SB9, SM10, S9, SM9 |
11 |
7 |
1 |
19 |
Roberts, DavidDavid Roberts |
Great Britain |
2000 - 2008 |
S7 |
11 |
4 |
1 |
16 |
Wengier, JosephJoseph Wengier |
Israel |
1972 - 1988 |
? |
10 |
4 |
5 |
19 |
Tjernberg, MagdalenaMagdalena Tjernberg |
Sweden |
1984 - 1988 |
B1 |
10 |
3 |
0 |
13 |
Scott, ElizabethElizabeth Scott |
United States |
1992 - 2000 |
B3? |
10 |
2 |
5 |
17 |
Ruiter, MarijkeMarijke Ruiter |
Netherlands |
1972 - 1976 |
5 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
Holmes, ChristopherChristopher Holmes |
Great Britain |
1988 - 2000 |
S12? |
9 |
5 |
1 |
15 |
Cooper, PriyaPriya Cooper |
Australia |
1992 - 2000 |
S8 |
9 |
3 |
4 |
16 |
Freney, JacquelineJacqueline Freney |
Australia |
2008 - 2012 |
SM7, S7, S8, 34pts |
8 |
0 |
3 |
11 |
Dixon, StephanieStephanie Dixon |
Canada |
2000 - 2008 |
S9 |
7 |
8 |
2 |
17 |
Paton, SiobhanSiobhan Paton |
Australia |
2000 |
S14 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
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China (CHN) |
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Colombia (COL) |
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Cuba (CUB) |
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Cyprus (CYP) |
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Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
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Czech Republic (CZE) |
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Denmark (DEN) |
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Ecuador (ECU) |
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Egypt (EGY) |
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Estonia (EST) |
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Faroe Islands (FRO) |
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Fiji (FIJ) |
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Finland (FIN) |
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France (FRA) |
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Georgia (GEO) |
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Germany (GER) |
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Great Britain (GBR) |
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Greece (GRE) |
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Guatemala (GUA) |
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Honduras (HON) |
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Hungary (HUN) |
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Iceland (ISL) |
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India (IND) |
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Individual Paralympic Athletes (IPA) |
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Iran (IRI) |
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Iraq (IRQ) |
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Ireland (IRL) |
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Israel (ISR) |
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Italy (ITA) |
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Jamaica (JAM) |
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Japan (JPN) |
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Kazakhstan (KAZ) |
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Kenya (KEN) |
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Kuwait (KUW) |
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Latvia (LAT) |
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Lithuania (LTU) |
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Luxembourg (LUX) |
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Macau (MAC) |
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Madagascar (MAD) |
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Malaysia (MAS) |
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Malta (MLT) |
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Mauritius (MRI) |
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Mexico (MEX) |
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Moldova (MDA) |
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Montenegro (MNE) |
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Morocco (MAR) |
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Myanmar (MYA) |
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Namibia (NAM) |
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Nepal (NEP) |
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Netherlands (NED) |
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New Zealand (NZL) |
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Norway (NOR) |
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Pakistan (PAK) |
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Panama (PAN) |
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Peru (PER) |
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Philippines (PHI) |
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Poland (POL) |
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Portugal (POR) |
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Puerto Rico (PUR) |
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Rhodesia (RHO) |
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Romania (ROU) |
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Russia (RUS) |
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Rwanda (RWA) |
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Serbia and Montenegro (SCG) |
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Singapore (SGP) |
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Slovakia (SVK) |
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Slovenia (SLO) |
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Soviet Union (URS) |
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South Africa (RSA) |
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South Korea (KOR) |
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Spain (ESP) |
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Sri Lanka (SRI) |
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Sudan (SUD) |
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Switzerland (SUI) |
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Syria (SYR) |
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Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) |
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Turkey (TUR) |
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Uganda (UGA) |
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Ukraine (UKR) |
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Unified Team (EUN) |
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United States (USA) |
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Uruguay (URU) |
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Uzbekistan (UZB) |
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Venezuela (VEN) |
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Vietnam (VIE) |
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West Germany (FRG) |
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Yemen (YEM) |
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Yugoslavia (YUG) |
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Zimbabwe (ZIM) |
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Nations |
15 |
13 |
24 |
33 |
34 |
36 |
43 |
44 |
56 |
50 |
62 |
61 |
62 |
66 |
79 |
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Competitors |
77 |
98 |
264 |
279 |
362 |
441 |
541 |
502 |
487 |
457 |
575 |
560 |
547 |
600 |
593 |
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Year |
60 |
64 |
68 |
72 |
76 |
80 |
84 |
88 |
92 |
96 |
00 |
04 |
08 |
12 |
16 |
20 |
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See also
In Spanish: Natación en los Juegos Paralímpicos para niños