Swimming at the XIV Paralympic Games | |
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Venue | London Aquatics Centre |
Dates | 30 August – 8 September |
Competitors | 600 from 66 nations |
Men's events | |||||
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50 m freestyle | S2 | S4 | S5 | ||
S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 | |
S11 | S12 | S13 | |||
100 m freestyle | S2 | S4 | S5 | ||
S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 | |
S11 | S12 | S13 | |||
200 m freestyle | S2 | S4 | S5 | S14 | |
400 m freestyle | S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 |
S11 | S12 | S13 | |||
50 m backstroke | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 |
100 m backstroke | S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 |
S11 | S12 | S13 | S14 | ||
50 m breaststroke | SB3 | ||||
100 m breaststroke | SB4 | SB5 | |||
SB6 | SB7 | SB8 | SB9 | ||
SB11 | SB12 | SB13 | SB14 | ||
50 m butterfly | S5 | ||||
S6 | S7 | ||||
100 m butterfly | S8 | S9 | S10 | ||
S11 | S12 | S13 | |||
150 m medley | SM4 | ||||
200 m medley | SM6 | SM7 | SM8 | SM9 | SM10 |
SM12 | SM13 | ||||
Freestyle relays | 4 × 100 m (34pts) | ||||
Medley relays | 4 × 100 m (34pts) | ||||
Women's events | |||||
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50 m freestyle | S3 | S5 | |||
S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 | |
S11 | S12 | S13 | |||
100 m freestyle | S3 | S5 | |||
S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 | |
S11 | S12 | S13 | |||
200 m freestyle | S5 | ||||
S14 | |||||
400 m freestyle | S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 |
S11 | S12 | ||||
50 m backstroke | S2 | S4 | |||
100 m backstroke | S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 |
S11 | S12 | S14 | |||
100 m breaststroke | SB4 | SB5 | |||
SB6 | SB7 | SB8 | SB9 | ||
SB11 | SB12 | SB13 | SB14 | ||
50 m butterfly | S5 | ||||
S6 | S7 | ||||
100 m butterfly | S8 | S9 | S10 | ||
S12 | |||||
200 m medley | SM5 | ||||
SM6 | SM7 | SM8 | SM9 | SM10 | |
SM11 | SM12 | SM13 | |||
Freestyle relays | 4 × 100 m (34pts) | ||||
Medley relays | 4 × 100 m (34pts) | ||||
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) swam in the Games. [3]
On 23 May 2012, IPC Swimming announced that 66 nations had qualified for the 2012 Paralympics. [4] Those nations (and their slot allocations) are:
Date | Men's events | Women's events |
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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 |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 24 | 13 | 21 | 58 |
2 | ![]() | 18 | 7 | 12 | 37 |
3 | ![]() | 17 | 14 | 13 | 44 |
4 | ![]() | 14 | 13 | 14 | 41 |
5 | ![]() | 13 | 17 | 12 | 42 |
6 | ![]() | 9 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
7 | ![]() | 7 | 16 | 16 | 39 |
8 | ![]() | 5 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
9 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
10 | ![]() | 4 | 9 | 3 | 16 |
11 | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
12 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
13 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
14 | ![]() | 2 | 11 | 9 | 22 |
15 | ![]() | 2 | 7 | 3 | 12 |
16 | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
17 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
18 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
19 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
20 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
21 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
22 | ![]() | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
23 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
24 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
25 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
26 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
27 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
28 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
29 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
31 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
32 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
33 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (35 entries) | 148 | 148 | 148 | 444 |
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