World Para Swimming Championships

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The World Para Swimming Championships, known also as the IPC Swimming World Championships, are the world championships for swimming where athletes with a disability compete. They are organised by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). Previously on a four-year rotation, the championships are now held biennially, a year after the regional championships and year prior to the Paralympic Games.

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In November 2016, the IPC (which serves as the international federation for 10 disability sports, including swimming) adopted the "World Para" brand for all 10 sports. The world championship events in all of these sports were rebranded as "World Para" championships. [1]

History

World Para Swimming Championships (Long Course)

The first World Para Swimming Championships were held from 2-7 December, 2017, in Mexico City; the first IPC Swimming Championships (the former title of the championships) were held from 14-26 July, 1990, in Assen, one year after the IPC was founded. [2]

NumberYearVenueDatesBest nation
IPC Swimming Championships
1 1990 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Assen 14 – 26 Julyunknown
2 1994 Flag of Malta.svg Valletta 1 – 9 Novemberunknown
3 1998 Flag of New Zealand.svg Christchurch 7 – 17 OctoberFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
4 2002 Flag of Argentina.svg Mar del Plata 3 – 12 DecemberFlag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
5 2006 Flag of South Africa.svg Durban 2 – 8 DecemberFlag of the United States.svg United States
6 2010 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Eindhoven 15 – 21 AugustFlag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
7 2013 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montreal 11 – 17 AugustFlag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
8 2015 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Glasgow 13 – 19 JulyFlag of Russia.svg Russia
World Para Swimming Championships
9 2017 Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico City 2 – 7 DecemberFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
10 2019 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London 9 – 15 SeptemberFlag of Italy.svg Italy
11 2022 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Madeira [3] 12 – 18 JuneFlag of Italy.svg Italy
12 2023 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Manchester 31 July – 6 AugustFlag of Italy.svg Italy
13 2025 Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore 21 – 27 SeptemberFlag of Italy.svg Italy

World Para Swimming Championships (Short Course)

The first (and only, as of 2023) short course world championships were held in December 2009, in Rio de Janeiro.

NumberYearVenueDatesBest nation
1 2009 Flag of Brazil.svg Rio de Janeiro 29 Nov – 5 Dec Flag of Russia.svg Russia

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The IPC to rebrand the 10 sports it acts as International Federation for" (Press release). International Paralympic Committee. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  2. ↑ International Paralympic Committee. "Paralympics: History of the Movement", Official Website of the Paralympic Movement.
  3. ↑ "Madeira to host 2021 Para Swimming Worlds". International Paralympic Committee. 13 September 2019.
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