2020 World Para Swimming European Open Championships | |
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Venue | Penteada Olympic Pools Complex |
Location | Funchal, Portugal |
Start date | 16 May 2021 |
End date | 22 May 2021 |
Competitors | 371 from 46 nations |
The 2020 World Para Swimming European Open Championships took place in Funchal, Portugal from 16 to 22 May 2021. It was the sixth edition of the championships. The event was postponed in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic. [1]
158 scheduled events took place. [2]
Date → | Sun 16 May | Mon 17 May | Tues 18 May | Wed 19 May | Thurs 20 May | Fri 21 May | Sat 22 May | |
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50m freestyle | Men Details | S5 S10 S11 | S12 | S4 S6 S8 S13 | S3 S7 | S9 | ||
Women Details | S5 S10 S11 | S12 | S4 S6 S8 S13 | S7 | S9 | |||
100m freestyle | Men Details | S4 S6 | S13 | S8 S9 | S11 S12 | S10 S14 | S5 S7 | |
Women Details | S4 S6 | S13 | S8 S9 | S11 S12 | S10 S14 | S5 S7 | ||
200m freestyle | Men Details | S14 | S2 | S4 S5 | S3 | |||
Women Details | S14 | S5 | ||||||
400m freestyle | Men Details | S8 | S7 | S10 | S6 | S9 | S13 | S11 |
Women Details | S8 | S7 | S10 | S6 | S9 | S13 | ||
50m backstroke | Men Details | S5 | S3 S4 | S1 | S3 | |||
Women Details | S5 | S3 S4 | S9 S11 | |||||
100m backstroke | Men Details | S6 S12 | S8 S14 | S1 S2 | S7 S13 | S9 S11 | S10 | |
Women Details | S6 S12 | S8 S14 | S7 S13 | S10 | ||||
50m breaststroke | Men Details | SB2 SB3 | ||||||
Women Details | SB3 | |||||||
100m breaststroke | Men Details | SB4 SB9 | SB13 | SB7 SB11 SB14 | SB12 | SB5 | SB6 | SB8 |
Women Details | SB4 SB9 | SB13 | SB7 SB11 SB14 | SB12 | SB5 SB6 | SB8 | ||
50m butterfly | Men Details | S13 | S5 | S7 | S6 | |||
Women Details | S13 | S5 | S7 | S6 | ||||
100m butterfly | Men Details | S13 | S11 S12 | S8 S9 | S10 | S14 | ||
Women Details | S9 | S10 | S14 | |||||
150m individual medley | Men Details | SM4 | ||||||
Women Details | SM4 | |||||||
200m individual medley | Men Details | SM7 | SM9 SM10 | SM6 | SM11 | SM14 | SM8 | SM13 |
Women Details | SM7 | SM9 SM10 | SM6 | SM14 | SM8 | SM13 | ||
Medley relay | Details | Mixed 4x50m (20pts) Mixed 4 × 100 m (S14) | Mixed 4 × 100 m (49pts) | Men's 4 × 100 m (34pts) Women's 4 × 100 m (34pts) | ||||
Freestyle relay | Details | Mixed 4x50m (20pts) | Mixed 4 × 100 m (S14) | Mixed 4 × 100 m (49pts) | Men's 4 × 100 m (34pts) Women's 4 × 100 m (34pts) |
Host nation
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Italy | 34 | 26 | 20 | 80 |
2 | Ukraine | 33 | 32 | 28 | 93 |
3 | Russia | 25 | 26 | 32 | 83 |
4 | Spain | 11 | 17 | 20 | 48 |
5 | Hungary | 9 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
6 | Belarus | 7 | 3 | 9 | 19 |
7 | Brazil | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
8 | Israel | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
9 | Great Britain | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
10 | Greece | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
11 | Germany | 3 | 9 | 9 | 21 |
12 | France | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 |
13 | Azerbaijan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
14 | Lithuania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
15 | Switzerland | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
16 | Chile | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
17 | Sweden | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
18 | Portugal* | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
19 | Kazakhstan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
20 | Poland | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
21 | Turkey | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
22 | Austria | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Ireland | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
24 | Cuba | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Estonia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
26 | Argentina | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Croatia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Cyprus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
31 | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Norway | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (32 entries) | 158 | 157 | 155 | 470 |
Event | Round | Name | Nation | Time | Date |
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Men's 100m butterfly S13 | Final | Ihar Boki | Belarus | 53.72 WR, ER | 16 May |
Women's 100m backstroke S6 | Final | Nora Meister | Switzerland | 1:21.78 ER | 16 May |
Men's 200m freestyle S14 | Final | Gabriel Bandeira | Brazil | 1:55.37 AM | 16 May |
Women's 200m individual medley SM7 | Final | Giulia Terzi | Italy | 3:08.12 ER | 16 May |
Men's 100m freestyle S6 | Heat 2 | Antonio Fantin | Italy | 1:04.01 WR, ER | 17 May |
Final | Italy | 1:03.76 WR, ER | 17 May | ||
Men's 100m backstroke S14 | Heat 2 | Gabriel Bandeira | Brazil | 1:02.23 AM | 17 May |
Men's 100m freestyle S4 | Final | Ami Omer Dadaon | Israel | 1:19.77 WR, ER | 17 May |
Women's 100m freestyle S3 | Final | Arjola Trimi | Italy | 1:31.46 ER | 17 May |
Men's 200m individual medley SM9 | Final | Ugo Didier | France | 2:16.04 ER | 17 May |
Men's 150m individual medley SM4 | Final | Roman Zhdanov | Russia | 2:22.38 WR, ER | 18 May |
Men's 100m breaststroke SB14 | Final | Gabriel Bandeira | Brazil | 1:06.31 AM | 18 May |
Women's 100m backstroke S13 | Final | Carlotta Gilli | Italy | 1:05.56 WR, ER | 19 May |
Men's 100m freestyle S9 | Final | Simone Barlaam | Italy | 53.03 WR, ER | 19 May |
Men's 100m breaststroke SB5 | Final | Antoni Ponce Bertran | Spain | 1:25.46 WR, ER | 20 May |
Women's 50m freestyle S3 | Final | Arjola Trimi | Italy | 41.15 WR, ER | 20 May |
Men's 50m freestyle S4 | Final | Ami Omer Dadaon | Israel | 37.60 ER | 20 May |
Men's 50m butterfly S7 | Final | Andrii Trusov | Ukraine | 29.33 ER | 20 May |
Women's 50m butterfly S7 | Final | Giulia Terzi | Italy | 34.95 ER | 20 May |
Men's 50m freestyle S6 | Final | Antonio Fantin | Italy | 29.11 ER | 20 May |
Men's 200m individual medley SM14 | Final | Gabriel Bandeira | Brazil | 2:10.92 AM | 20 May |
Men's 100m backstroke S9 | Final | Bogdan Mozgovoi | Russia | 1:01.16 WR, ER | 20 May |
Men's 100m freestyle S14 | Final | Gabriel Bandeira | Brazil | 51.60 AM | 21 May |
Men's 200m freestyle S4 | Final | Ami Omer Dadaon | Israel | 2:51.80 WR, ER | 21 May |
Men's 100m breaststroke SB8 | Final | Vicente Enrique Almonacid Heyl | Chile | 1:09.83 AM | 22 May |
Women's 100m freestyle S7 | Final | Giulia Terzi | Italy | 1:10.48 ER | 22 May |
Women's 50m freestyle S9 | Final | Susana Veiga | Portugal | 28,85 ER | 22 May |
Men's 100m butterfly S14 | Final | Gabriel Bandeira | Brazil | 54.99 AM | 22 May |
Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay 34pts | Final | Stefano Raimondi Antonio Fantin Federico Morlacchi Simone Barlaam | Italy | 3:46.06 WR, ER | 22 May |
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