| Swimming at the I Paralympic Games | |
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Swimming at the 1960 Summer Paralympics consisted of 62 events, 32 for men and 30 for women.
Each race had no more than three competitors so every swimmer completing a race was guaranteed a medal. All the swimmers successfully completed their races, and every swimmer at the Games therefore earned a medal. [1]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Italy (ITA) | 15 | 9 | 8 | 32 |
| 2 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 15 | 8 | 5 | 28 |
| 3 |  Norway (NOR) | 9 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| 4 |  West Germany (FRG) | 9 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| 5 |  Austria (AUT) | 8 | 5 | 5 | 18 |
| 6 |  United States (USA) | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 |
| 7 |  Netherlands (NED) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 |  Argentina (ARG) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 |  Australia (AUS) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 |  Finland (FIN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ireland (IRL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 |  Rhodesia (RHO) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 |  Israel (ISR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (14 entries) | 69 | 42 | 32 | 143 | |
Argentina (5) Australia (1) Austria (8) Finland (1)
France (1) Great Britain (14) Ireland (1) Israel (2) Italy (16) Netherlands (2) Norway (10) Rhodesia (1) Switzerland (2) West Germany (7) United States (6)| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 25 m crawl juniors incomplete class 4 | Vagrum Norway | None | None |
| 25 m crawl complete class 1 | Delphine Ariens Kappers  Netherlands | None | None |
| 25 m crawl complete class 2 | Joan Horan  Ireland | Rosa Kuhnel  Austria | None |
| 25 m crawl incomplete class 1 | Barbara Anderson  Great Britain | None | None |
| 25 m crawl incomplete class 2 | Anna Maria Toso  Italy | None | None |
| 50 m crawl complete class 3 | Manette Berger-Waldenegg Austria | Ilse Driessler Austria | None |
| 50 m crawl complete class 4 | Pauline Foulds Great Britain | None | None |
| 50 m crawl complete class 5 | Daphne Ceeney  Australia | Amelia Mier  Argentina | None |
| 50 m crawl incomplete class 3 | Beatriz Perazzo Argentina | None | None |
| 50 m crawl incomplete class 4 | Christa Zander  West Germany | Margaret Harriman  Rhodesia | Beatriz Galán Argentina |
| 25 m backstroke juniors incomplete class 4 | Birgith Reklev Norway | Myrheim Norway | Vagrum Norway |
| 25 m backstroke complete class 1 | Barbara Anderson Great Britain | None | None |
| 25 m backstroke complete class 2 | Rosa Kuhnel Austria | Susan Masham Great Britain | None |
| 25 m backstroke incomplete class 1 | Delphine Ariens Kappers Netherlands | None | None |
| 25 m backstroke incomplete class 2 | Masson Great Britain | Anna Maria Toso Italy | Mazzoni Italy |
| 50 m backstroke complete class 3 | Manette Berger-Waldenegg Austria | Ilse Driessler Austria | Janet Laughton Great Britain |
| 50 m backstroke complete class 4 | Pauline Foulds Great Britain | Maria Scutti Italy | Frieda Dorfel Austria |
| 50 m backstroke complete class 5 | Margaret Maughan Great Britain | None | None |
| 50 m backstroke incomplete class 3 | Ilse Scharf Austria | Marlene Muhlendyck West Germany | Phyllis Waller Great Britain |
| 50 m backstroke incomplete class 4 | Christa Zander West Germany | María Djukich Argentina | Margaret Harriman Rhodesia |
| 25 m breaststroke juniors incomplete class 4 | Birgith Reklev Norway | None | None |
| 25 m breaststroke complete class 1 | Delphine Ariens Kappers Netherlands | Mati Angel  Israel | None |
| 25 m breaststroke complete class 2 | Susan Masham Great Britain | Simone Knusli  Switzerland | Rosa Kuhnel Austria |
| 25 m breaststroke incomplete class 1 | Barbara Anderson Great Britain | None | None |
| 25 m breaststroke incomplete class 2 | Anna Maria Toso Italy | None | None |
| 50 m breaststroke complete class 3 | Manette Berger-Waldenegg Austria | Elka Gaarlandt Netherlands | Janet Laughton Great Britain |
| 50 m breaststroke complete class 4 | Maria Scutti Italy | None | None |
| 50 m breaststroke complete class 5 | Daphne Ceeney Australia | None | None |
| 50 m breaststroke incomplete class 3 | Ilse Scharf Austria | None | None |
| 50 m breaststroke incomplete class 4 | Christa Zander West Germany | Edwards Great Britain | Margaret Harriman Rhodesia |
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