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Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics 
Summary
Swimming at the 2012 Paralympic Games was held from 30 August to 8 September 2012 at the London Aquatics Centre in London, UK.[1] The competition consisted of 148 events, across multiple classifications, and all swum in a long course (50m) pool.[2] Up to 600 swimmers (340 males, 260 females) swum in the Games.[3]
| Swimming at the XIV Paralympic Games | |
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| Venue | London Aquatics Centre |
| Dates | 30 August – 8 September |
| Competitors | 600 from 66 nations |
Participating nations edit
On 23 May 2012, IPC Swimming announced that 66 nations had qualified for the 2012 Paralympics.[4] Those nations (and their slot allocations) are:
Argentina (8)
Armenia (1)
Australia (34)
Austria (3)
Azerbaijan (1)
Belarus (6)
Belgium (4)
Brazil (20)
Canada (24)
Chile (1)
China (51)
Chinese Taipei (2)
Colombia (6)
Croatia (4)
Cuba (2)
Cyprus (1)
Czech Republic (7)
Denmark (5)
Ecuador (1)
Estonia (2)
Faroe Islands (1)
Finland (2)
France (10)
Georgia (1)
Germany (21)
Great Britain (49)
Greece (11)
Hong Kong (5)
Hungary (9)
Iceland (2)
India (1)
Indonesia (1)
Iran (1)
Iraq (1)
Ireland (5)
Israel (5)
Italy (11)
Japan (20)
Kazakhstan (2)
Latvia (1)
Lithuania (1)
Malaysia (2)
Mexico (16)
Myanmar (1)
Netherlands (13)
New Zealand (6)
Norway (4)
Philippines (1)
Poland (9)
Portugal (4)
Romania (2)
Russia (36)
Singapore (2)
Slovakia (2)
Slovenia (1)
South Africa (10)
South Korea (9)
Spain (32)
Switzerland (1)
Sweden (5)
Thailand (7)
Turkey (2)
Ukraine (44)
United States (34)
Uruguay (1)
Uzbekistan (1)
Venezuela (4)
Vietnam (3)
Event schedule edit
| Date | Men's events | Women's events |
|---|---|---|
| 30 August | 50 m freestyle S5 400 m freestyle S12 100 m backstroke S6 100 m backstroke S7 50 m breaststroke SB2 100 m butterfly S8 100 m butterfly S9 200 m individual medley SM10 |
50 m freestyle S5 400 m freestyle S12 100 m backstroke S6 100 m backstroke S7 100 m butterfly S8 100 m butterfly S9 200 m individual medley SM10 |
| 31 August | 50 m freestyle S10 100 m freestyle S11 400 m freestyle S8 100 m backstroke S9 100 m backstroke S14 50 m freestyle S4 50 m butterfly S7 100 m butterfly S13 |
50 m freestyle S10 100 m freestyle S11 400 m freestyle S8 100 m backstroke S9 100 m backstroke S14 50 m butterfly S7 200 m individual medley SM5 |
| 1 September | 50 m freestyle S11 50 m freestyle S13 200 m freestyle S2 200 m freestyle S5 400 m freestyle S6 100 m breaststroke SB7 100 m breaststroke SB8 100 m butterfly S10 |
50 m freestyle S11 50 m freestyle S13 200 m freestyle S5 400 m freestyle S6 100 m breaststroke SB7 100 m breaststroke SB8 100 m butterfly S10 |
| 2 September | 200 m individual medley SM7 200 m freestyle S14 100 m backstroke S11 100 m freestyle S13 100 m butterfly S12 150 m individual medley SM4 150 m individual medley SM3 4x100 m freestyle relay 34 pts |
200 m individual medley SM7 200 m freestyle S14 100 m backstroke S11 100 m freestyle S13 50 m freestyle S8 100 m butterfly S12 |
| 3 September | 200 m individual medley SM6 100 m freestyle S7 100 m freestyle S2 100 m breaststroke SB11 200 m individual medley SM12 100 m backstroke S13 50 m freestyle S8 50 m breaststroke SB3 |
200 m individual medley SM6 100 m freestyle S7 100 m freestyle S3 100 m breaststroke SB11 200 m individual medley SM12 4× 100 m freestyle relay 34 pts |
| 4 September | 100 m backstroke S8 50 m freestyle S6 400 m freestyle S9 100 m backstroke S10 100 m breaststroke SB4 100 m freestyle S12 50 m freestyle S7 400 m freestyle S13 |
100 m backstroke S8 50 m freestyle S6 400 m freestyle S9 100 m backstroke S10 100 m breaststroke SB4 100 m freestyle S12 50 m freestyle S7 |
| 5 September | 50 m freestyle S9 100 m freestyle S4 400 m freestyle S10 50 m backstroke S2 100 m backstroke S12 100 m breaststroke SB5 100 m breaststroke SB6 200 m individual medley SM8 |
50 m freestyle S9 400 m freestyle S10 50 m backstroke S2 100 m backstroke S12 100 m breaststroke SB5 100 m breaststroke SB6 200 m individual medley SM8 |
| 6 September | 100 m freestyle S8 100 m freestyle S10 400 m freestyle S7 50 m backstroke S1 50 m backstroke S4 50 m backstroke S5 100 m breaststroke SB14 100 m butterfly S11 200 m individual medley SM9 |
100 m freestyle S8 100 m freestyle S10 400 m freestyle S7 50 m backstroke S4 100 m breaststroke SB14 200 m individual medley SM9 |
| 7 September | 50 m freestyle S2 50 m freestyle S12 100 m freestyle S9 400 m freestyle S11 50 m butterfly S5 50 m butterfly S6 200 m individual medley SM13 |
50 m freestyle S3 50 m freestyle S12 100 m freestyle S9 400 m freestyle S11 50 m butterfly S5 50 m butterfly S6 200 m individual medley SM13 4 × 100 m medley relay 34pts |
| 8 September | 100 m freestyle S5 100 m freestyle S6 200 m freestyle S4 50 m backstroke S3 100 m breaststroke SB9 100 m breaststroke SB12 100 m breaststroke SB13 200 m individual medley SM11 4 × 100 m medley relay 34pts |
100 m freestyle S5 100 m freestyle S6 100 m breaststroke SB9 100 m breaststroke SB12 100 m breaststroke SB13 200 m individual medley SM11 |
Medal summary edit
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China (CHN) | 24 | 13 | 21 | 58 |
| 2 |  Australia (AUS) | 18 | 7 | 12 | 37 |
| 3 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 17 | 14 | 13 | 44 |
| 4 |  United States (USA) | 14 | 13 | 14 | 41 |
| 5 |  Russia (RUS) | 13 | 17 | 12 | 42 |
| 6 |  Brazil (BRA) | 9 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| 7 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 7 | 16 | 16 | 39 |
| 8 |  New Zealand (NZL) | 5 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
| 9 |  Belarus (BLR) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 10 |  Canada (CAN) | 4 | 9 | 3 | 16 |
| 11 |  South Africa (RSA) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 12 |  Netherlands (NED) | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 13 |  Mexico (MEX) | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 14 |  Spain (ESP) | 2 | 11 | 9 | 22 |
| 15 |  Germany (GER) | 2 | 7 | 3 | 12 |
| 16 |  France (FRA) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 17 |  Japan (JPN) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 18 |  Norway (NOR) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 19 |  Italy (ITA) | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 20 |  South Korea (KOR) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 21 |  Ireland (IRL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 |  Azerbaijan (AZE) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 23 |  Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 24 |  Poland (POL) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 25 |  Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 |  Iceland (ISL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 |  Greece (GRE) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 28 |  Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 29 |  Colombia (COL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Cyprus (CYP) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 31 |  Israel (ISR) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 32 |  Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 33 |  Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Croatia (CRO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (35 entries) | 148 | 148 | 148 | 444 | |
Medals edit
Men's events edit
Women's events edit
References edit
- ^ Schedule page Archived 20 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine from the 2012 Paralympics website (www.london2012.com/paralympics/); retrieved 2012-05-31.
- ^ About: Swimming page Archived 25 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine from the 2012 Paralympics website (www.london2012.com/paralympics/); retrieved 2012-05-31.
- ^ London 2012 - Qualification Criteria page from the website of the International Paralympic Committee (www.paralympic.org); retrieved 2012-05-31.
- ^ Qualification slot numbers finalized. Published by IPC Swimming on 2012-05-23; retrieved 2012-05-31.