List of Paralympic medalists in swimming

This is a list of Paralympic medalists in swimming.

Swimming is one of the original sports that have started from 1960 Summer Paralympics and is still contested.

Classification

In swimming, there are ten sport classes which range between physical impairment (such as paraplegia and blindness).

Events

Paralympic swimmers participate in four different lengths: 50 metre, 100 metre, 150 metre (SM3 individual medley events) 200 metre and 400 metre (individual medley events). In the beginning of the Paralympic Games, they competed in three lengths: 25 metre, 50 metre and 75 metre events, 25 metre and 75 metre events were abolished in the 1988 Summer Paralympics.

Defunct events

Men's events

• List of Paralympic medalists in backstroke (men)
• List of Paralympic medalists in breaststroke (men)
• List of Paralympic medalists in freestyle (men)
• List of Paralympic medalists in individual medley (men)

Women's events

• List of Paralympic medalists in backstroke (women)
• List of Paralympic medalists in breaststroke (women)
• List of Paralympic medalists in freestyle (women)
• List of Paralympic medalists in individual medley (women)

Relay events

• List of Paralympic medalists in freestyle relay
• List of Paralympic medalists in medley relay

See also

• Paralympic swimming
• List of Paralympic records in swimming
• List of Olympic medalists in swimming

References

External links

• World Para Swimming