| 2023 World Para Swimming Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
| Swimming | ||
| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Backstroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 150 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Relay | ||
| Freestyle | mixed | |
| Medley | mixed | |
The men's 400m freestyle events at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships were held at the Manchester Aquatics Centre between 31 July and 6 August. 57 swimmers competed across seven classifications; S6, S7, S8, S9, S10, S11 and S13.
Six swimmers entered the event. A straight final was held on Thursday 3 August. [9]
| Record | Swimmer | Time |
|---|---|---|
| World Record | Anders Olsson  | 4:47.75 |
| Championships records | Anders Olsson | 4:54.49 |
| Rank | Name | Nation | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Talisson Glock |  Brazil | 4:52.42 | CR |
 | Antonio Fantin |  Italy | 4:56.30 | |
 | Raul Gutierrez Bermudez |  Mexico | 5:23.46 | |
| 4 | Jose Gutierrez Bermudez | Mexico | 5:29.90 | |
| 5 | Jesus Gutierrez Bermudez | Mexico | 5:30.56 | |
| 6 | Gary Bejino |  Philippines | 5:54.86 |
Six swimmers entered the event. A straight final was held on Tuesday 1 August. [10] [11]
| Record | Swimmer | Time |
|---|---|---|
| World Record | Mark Malyar  | 4:31.06 |
| Championships records | Mark Malyar | 4:33.64 |
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nation | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Federico Bicelli | Italy | 4:40.55 | |
| 4 | Iñaki Basiloff |  Argentina | 4:40.96 | |
| 3 | Andrii Trusov |  Ukraine | 4:41.57 | |
| 4 | 2 | Ernie Gawilan | Philippines | 4:59.94 | |
| 5 | 6 | Facundo Arregui | Argentina | 5:03.00 | |
| 6 | 7 | Yurii Shenhur | Ukraine | 5:08.74 |
Eight swimmers entered the event. A straight final was held on Monday 31 July. [12]
| Record | Swimmer | Time |
|---|---|---|
| World Record | Ollie Hynd  | 4:19.74 |
| Championships records | Ollie Hynd | 4:24.32 |
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Alberto Amodeo | Italy | 4:25.63 | |
| 8 | Xu Haijiao |  China | 4:32.11 | |
| 6 | Noah Jaffe |  United States | 4:35.04 | |
| 4 | 2 | Philippe Vachon |  Canada | 4:38.95 | |
| 5 | 3 | Sanz Inigo Llopis |  Spain | 4:40.64 | |
| 6 | 1 | Zach Zona | Canada | 4:45.38 | |
| 7 | 7 | Sam Downie |  Great Britain | 4:49.03 | |
| 8 | 5 | Matthew Torres | United States | 4:49.31 |
9 swimmers took part in this event, with both the heats and final on Friday 4 August. [13]
| Record | Swimmer | Time |
|---|---|---|
| World Record | Brenden Hall | 4:09.93 |
| Championships records | Brenden Hall | 4:09.93 |
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nation | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 4 | Ugo Didier |  France | 4:18.88 | |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | Sam de Visser |  Belgium | 4:19.37 | |
| 3 | 1 | 5 | Timothy Hodge |  Australia | 4:20.17 | |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | Brenden Hall | Australia | 4:22.77 | |
| 5 | 2 | 4 | Simone Barlaam | Italy | 4:22.80 | |
| 6 | 2 | 3 | Jacobo Garrido Brun | Spain | 4:26.25 | |
| 7 | 1 | 6 | Maurice Wetekam |  Germany | 4:33.29 | |
| 8 | 2 | 6 | Barry McClements |  Ireland | 4:34.58 | |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | Erick Tandazo |  Ecuador | 4:35.73 |
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simone Barlaam | Italy | 4:13.62 | |
| Ugo Didier | France | 4:15.47 | |
| Brenden Hall | Australia | 4:15.55 | |
| 4 | Sam de Visser | Belgium | 4:16.35 | |
| 5 | Timothy Hodge | Australia | 4:17.20 | |
| 6 | Jacobo Garrido Brun | Spain | 4:17.71 | |
| 7 | Barry McClements | Ireland | 4:30.58 | |
| 8 | Maurice Wetekam | Germany | 4:33.70 |
Seven swimmers entered the event. A straight final was held on Wednesday 2 August. [15]
| Record | Swimmer | Time |
|---|---|---|
| World Record | Maksym Krypak  | 3:57.71 |
| Championships records | Maksym Krypak | 4:01.17 |
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stefano Raimondi | Italy | 4:06.96 | |
| Bas Takken |  Netherlands | 4:09.86 | |
| Alan Ogorzalek |  Poland | 4:14.50 | |
| 4 | Justin Kaps | Germany | 4:17.85 | |
| 5 | Oliver Carter | Great Britain | 4:22.26 | |
| 6 | William Martin | Australia | 4:22.51 | |
| 7 | Tomas Cordeiro |  Portugal | 4:26.88 |
8 swimmers took part in this event, with both the heats and final on Sunday 6 August. [16]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nation | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | David Kratochvil |  Czech Republic | 4:40.34 | |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Rogier Dorsman | Netherlands | 4:42.82 | |
| 3 | 1 | 6 | Hua Dongdong | China | 4:43.81 | |
| 4 | 1 | 5 | Marco Meneses | Portugal | 4:53.32 | |
| 5 | 2 | 5 | Mykhailo Serbin | Ukraine | 4:54.46 | |
| 6 | 1 | 4 | Uchu Tomita |  Japan | 4:58.95 | |
| 7 | 1 | 3 | Matheus Rheine | Brazil | 5:09.36 | |
| 8 | 1 | 2 | Sergio Zayas | Argentina | 5:15.10 |
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Kratochvil | Czech Republic | 4:34.37 | |
| Rogier Dorsman | Netherlands | 4:34.46 | |
| Hua Dongdong | China | 4:38.20 | |
| 4 | Uchu Tomita | Japan | 4:38.67 | |
| 5 | Mykhailo Serbin | Ukraine | 4:38.75 | |
| 6 | Marco Meneses | Portugal | 4:40.13 | |
| 7 | Matheus Rheine | Brazil | 5:04.37 | |
| 8 | Sergio Zayas | Argentina | 5:11.20 |
11 swimmers took part in this event, with both the heats and final on Saturday 5 August. [18]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nation | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Alex Portal | France | 4:14.53 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Nathan Hendricks |  South Africa | 4:20.40 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | Kyrylo Garashchenko | Ukraine | 4:21.89 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 5 | Kylian Portal | France | 4:23.93 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 5 | Ivan Salgueiro | Spain | 4:25.60 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 3 | Genki Saito | Japan | 4:28.31 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 3 | Quentin Vieira | France | 4:31.08 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 6 | Philip Hebmüller | Germany | 4:31.63 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 6 | Juan Ferrón | Spain | 4:31.82 | |
| 10 | 2 | 7 | Firdavsbek Musabekov |  Uzbekistan | 4:34.51 | |
| 11 | 1 | 2 | Muzaffar Tursunkhujaev | Uzbekistan | 4:37.93 |
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Portal | France | 4:01.37 | |
| Kyrylo Garashchenko | Ukraine | 4:08.50 | |
| Kylian Portal | France | 4:15.94 | |
| 4 | Nathan Hendricks | South Africa | 4:21.59 | |
| 5 | Ivan Salgueiro | Spain | 4:23.28 | |
| 6 | Genki Saito | Japan | 4:26.41 | |
| 7 | Quentin Vieira | France | 4:31.64 | |
| 8 | Philip Hebmüller | Germany | 4:32.66 |
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The men's 50m freestyle events at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships were held at the Manchester Aquatics Centre between 31 July and 6 August.
The women's 50m freestyle events at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships were held at the Manchester Aquatics Centre between 31 July and 6 August. Events were held in eleven classifications.
The men's 200m freestyle events at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships were held at the Manchester Aquatics Centre between 31 July and 6 August.
The freestyle relay events at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships will be held at the Manchester Aquatics Centre between 31 July and 6 August. One will be held solely for S14 athletes; the other three will be an aggregate points based system to allow swimmers from multiple classifications to be eligible.
