Denis Tarasov is a Paralympic swimmer from Russia competing mainly in category S8 events. At the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London he won five medals, including gold in the 50 metre freestyle S8 event. He has represented Russia at two IPC World Championships with a total of 12 medals. At the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow he set four world records, two as part of Russian relay teams and two individual records, in the 50m and 100m freestyle S8 events.
The 2016 Summer Paralympics are running from Wednesday 7 September to Sunday 18 September, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This is a chronological summary of the major events that took place during the course of the Games.
Lu Dong is a Chinese Paralympic swimmer, who won gold and silver medals at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. She got 38.28 seconds on 50m butterfly. At the 2020 Summer Paralympics she won four gold medals with three world record. Lu lost both her arms after being hit by a motorist at age six.
The Women's 50 metre freestyle S11 event at the 2020 Paralympic Games took place on 29 August 2021, at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.
The Women's 50 metre freestyle S4 event at the 2020 Paralympic Games took place on 2 September 2021, at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.
The Women's 50 metre freestyle S13 event at the 2020 Paralympic Games took place on 29 August 2021, at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.
The Women's 400 metre freestyle S8 event at the 2020 Paralympic Games took place on 31 August 2021, at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.
The Women's 50 metre backstroke S2 event at the 2020 Paralympic Games took place on 2 September 2021, at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.
The Women's 50 metre backstroke S3 event at the 2020 Paralympic Games took place on 29 August 2021, at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.
The Women's 50 metre backstroke S5 event at the 2020 Paralympic Games took place on 30 August 2021, at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.
The men's 50 metre freestyle S3 event at the 2020 Paralympic Games took place on 2 September 2021, at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.
The men's 50 metre freestyle S4 event at the 2020 Paralympic Games took place on 2 September 2021, at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.
The men's 50 metre freestyle S5 event at the 2020 Paralympic Games took place on 1 September 2021, at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.
The men's 50 metre freestyle S7 event at the 2020 Paralympic Games took place on 31 August 2021, at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.
The men's 50 metre freestyle S11 event at the 2020 Paralympic Games took place on 27 August 2021, at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.
The men's 50 metre freestyle S13 event at the 2020 Paralympic Games took place on 29 August 2021, at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.
The men's 400 metre freestyle S8 event at the 2020 Paralympic Games took place on 31 August 2021, at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.
