| Swimming at the XI Paralympic Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Sydney International Aquatic Centre |
Swimming at the 2000 Summer Paralympics comprised a total of 169 events, 91 for men and 78 for women. Swimmers were classified according to the extent and type of their disability.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Canada (CAN) | 23 | 15 | 10 | 48 |
| 2 |  Spain (ESP) | 22 | 9 | 16 | 47 |
| 3 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 15 | 24 | 23 | 62 |
| 4 |  United States (USA) | 15 | 17 | 7 | 39 |
| 5 |  Australia (AUS) | 14 | 15 | 21 | 50 |
| 6 |  China (CHN) | 13 | 5 | 5 | 23 |
| 7 |  France (FRA) | 9 | 7 | 3 | 19 |
| 8 |  Japan (JPN) | 9 | 5 | 1 | 15 |
| 9 |  Netherlands (NED) | 7 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| 10 |  Mexico (MEX) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 11 |  Hungary (HUN) | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 |
| 12 |  Denmark (DEN) | 4 | 3 | 13 | 20 |
| 13 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 14 |  Israel (ISR) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 |  Germany (GER) | 2 | 10 | 9 | 21 |
| 16 |  South Africa (RSA) | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 17 |  Russia (RUS) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 18 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 19 |  Ireland (IRL) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 20 |  Norway (NOR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 21 |  Iceland (ISL) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 22 |  Greece (GRE) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 23 |  Poland (POL) | 1 | 10 | 7 | 18 |
| 24 |  Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
| 25 |  Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
 Slovakia (SVK) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 28 |  Thailand (THA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 29 |  Peru (PER) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 |  Faroe Islands (FRO) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 31 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 32 |  Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Estonia (EST) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 34 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Portugal (POR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 37 |  Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 38 |  Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (39 entries) | 170 | 168 | 169 | 507 | |
Argentina (8) Australia (53) Austria (3) Belarus (2) Belgium (4) Brazil (16) Canada (25)
Chile (1) China (27)
Chinese Taipei (1)
Colombia (2)
Croatia (2)
Cuba (1)
Cyprus (2) Czech Republic (13) Denmark (14)
Egypt (1) Estonia (2) Faroe Islands (2)
Fiji (1) Finland (5) France (15) Germany (26) Great Britain (48) Greece (10)
Hong Kong (4) Hungary (12) Iceland (4) Ireland (3) Israel (8) Italy (2)
Jamaica (1) Japan (17)
Lithuania (1)
Macau (1)
Malaysia (2) Mexico (12)
Morocco (1) Netherlands (15) New Zealand (5) Norway (7) Peru (2) Poland (23) Portugal (5) Russia (20)
Rwanda (1) Slovakia (6)
Slovenia (1) South Africa (12)
South Korea (3) Spain (55)
Sri Lanka (1) Sweden (8) Switzerland (2) Thailand (10)
Turkey (1)
Uganda (1) Ukraine (11) United States (29)
Uruguay (1)
Venezuela (1)
Yugoslavia (1)
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