| Swimming at the XVII Paralympic Games | |
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| Venue | La Défense Arena |
| Dates | 29 August to 7 September 2024 |
| Competitors | 605 |
Swimming at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France will take place between 29 August and 7 September 2024. There will be 71 male, 64 female and 6 mixed open relays, this is five fewer events than in the 2020 Summer Paralympics. [1]
Qualification starts from 1 October 2022 to 31 January 2024. [2]
France Host countryThe event calendar was announced in February 2023. [3]
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| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 50 m | S3 | |||
| S4 | ||||
| S5 | ||||
| S7 | ||||
| S9 | ||||
| S10 | ||||
| S11 | ||||
| S13 | ||||
| 100 m | S4 | |||
| S5 | ||||
| S6 | ||||
| S8 | ||||
| S10 | ||||
| S12 | ||||
| 200 m | S2 | |||
| S3 | ||||
| S4 | ||||
| S5 | ||||
| S14 | ||||
| 400 m | S6 | |||
| S7 | ||||
| S8 | ||||
| S9 | ||||
| S11 | ||||
| S13 |
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m | S1 | |||
| S2 | ||||
| S3 | ||||
| S4 | ||||
| S5 | ||||
| 100 m | S1 | |||
| S2 | ||||
| S6 | ||||
| S7 | ||||
| S8 | ||||
| S9 | ||||
| S10 | ||||
| S11 | ||||
| S12 | ||||
| S13 | ||||
| S14 |
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m | SB2 | |||
| SB3 | ||||
| 100 m | SB4 | |||
| SB5 | ||||
| SB6 | ||||
| SB8 | ||||
| SB9 | ||||
| SB11 | ||||
| SB13 | ||||
| SB14 |
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m | S5 | |||
| S6 | ||||
| S7 | ||||
| 100 m | S8 | |||
| S9 | ||||
| S10 | ||||
| S11 | ||||
| S12 | ||||
| S13 | ||||
| S14 |
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 150 m | SM3 | |||
| SM4 | ||||
| 200 m | SM6 | |||
| SM7 | ||||
| SM8 | ||||
| SM9 | ||||
| SM10 | ||||
| SM11 | ||||
| SM13 | ||||
| SM14 |
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m | S4 | |||
| S6 | ||||
| S8 | ||||
| S10 | ||||
| S11 | ||||
| S13 | ||||
| 100 m | S3 | |||
| S5 | ||||
| S7 | ||||
| S9 | ||||
| S10 | ||||
| S11 | ||||
| S12 | ||||
| 200 m | S5 | |||
| S14 | ||||
| 400 m | S6 | |||
| S7 | ||||
| S8 | ||||
| S9 | ||||
| S10 | ||||
| S11 | ||||
| S13 |
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m | S2 | |||
| S3 | ||||
| S4 | ||||
| S5 | ||||
| 100 m | S2 | |||
| S6 | ||||
| S8 | ||||
| S9 | ||||
| S10 | ||||
| S11 | ||||
| S12 | ||||
| S13 | ||||
| S14 |
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m | SB3 | |||
| 100 m | SB4 | |||
| SB5 | ||||
| SB6 | ||||
| SB7 | ||||
| SB8 | ||||
| SB9 | ||||
| SB11 | ||||
| SB12 | ||||
| SB13 | ||||
| SB14 |
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m | S5 | |||
| S6 | ||||
| S7 | ||||
| 100 m | S8 | |||
| S9 | ||||
| S10 | ||||
| S13 | ||||
| S14 |
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 150 m | SM4 | |||
| 200 m | SM5 | |||
| SM6 | ||||
| SM7 | ||||
| SM8 | ||||
| SM9 | ||||
| SM10 | ||||
| SM11 | ||||
| SM13 | ||||
| SM14 |
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 x 50 m | Freestyle 20pts | |||
| Medley 20pts | ||||
| 4 x 100 m | S14 | |||
| VI 40pts | ||||
| Freestyle 34pts | ||||
| Medley 34pts |
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