The world records in disability swimming are ratified by the
International Paralympic Committee
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC; german: Internationales Paralympisches Komitee) is an international non-profit organisation and the global governing body for the Paralympic Movement. The IPC organizes the Paralympic Games and fun ...
(IPC). These are the fastest performances in
swimming
Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, or other liquid, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs and the body to achieve hydrodynamic thrust that r ...
events at meets sanctioned by the IPC.
This article lists the men's world records in
long course
An Olympic-size swimming pool conforms to regulated dimensions that are large enough for international competition. This type of swimming pool is used in the Olympic Games, where the race course is in length, typically referred to as "long cour ...
competition. The International Paralympic Committee provides information on the current world records at their official site,
[International Paralympic Committee]
"Para Swimming Records"
Official Website of World Para Swimming. though the times present sometimes differ from those provided elsewhere.
50m freestyle
100m freestyle
200m freestyle
400m freestyle
800m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke
100m backstroke
200 m backstroke
50m breastroke
100m breaststroke
200m breaststroke
50m butterfly
100m butterfly
200 m butterfly
150m individual medley
200m individual medley
400 m individual medley
Freestyle relays
Medley relays
Mixed relays
See also
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Women's long course
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Mixed relay long course
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Men's short course
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Women's short course
References
;General
IPC world records – Men long course''13 July 2022 updated''
;Specific
External links
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International Paralympic CommitteeIPC Swimming
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World IPC