El Salvador first competed in the Paralympic Games at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia. It has participated in the Summer Paralympic Games every four years since that time. El Salvador has never taken part in the Winter Paralympics, and no Salvadorian has ever won a Paralympic medal.
The men's 400m freestyle S8 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 12 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.
The men's 400m freestyle S9 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 12 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.
The women's 400m freestyle S6 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 14 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.
The women's 400m freestyle S7 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 11 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.
The women's 400m freestyle S8 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 12 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.
The women's 400m freestyle S9 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 12 September. There were three heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.
The women's 400m freestyle S10 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 15 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.
The women's 400m freestyle S13 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 8 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final. The final produced a dead heat for third place and two bronze medals were awarded. The silver medal was won by Anna Efimenko of Russia, a more impaired S12 competitor. The gold medal was won by Valerie Grand Maison who set a world-record of 4:28.64 in the final.
The women's 100m T44 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium on 14 September. There were two heats; the first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.
The women's 200m T46 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium on 12 September. There were two heats; the first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.
The women's 100m T46 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium on 10 September. There were two heats; the first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.
The women's 100m T53 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium on 12 September. There were two heats; the first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.
The women's 200m T53 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium on 15 September. There were two heats; the first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.
The women's 400m T53 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium on 10 September. There were two heats; the first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.
The women's 100m T54 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium on 10 September. There were two heats; the first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.
The women's 200m T54 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium on 14 September. There were three heats; the first 2 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.
The women's 800m T54 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium on 14 September. There were two heats; the first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.
The women's 1,500m T54 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium on 16 September. There were two heats; the first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.
The men's 4x400m T53-54 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium on 14 September. There were two heats; the teams with the four fastest times (Q) advanced to the final. The event was won by the team representing China (CHN).
