The World Para Swimming Championships, known before 30 November 2016 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
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). 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
The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaire ...
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On 30 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.
History
World Para Swimming Championships (Long Course)
The first World Para Swimming Championships were held from 2 December until 7 December, 2017, in
Mexico City; the first IPC Swimming Championships (the former title of the championships) were held from 14 July until 26 July, 1990, in
Assen, one year after the IPC was founded.
[International Paralympic Committee]
"Paralympics: History of the Movement"
Official Website of the Paralympic Movement.
World Para Swimming Championships (Short Course)
The first (and only, as of 2018)
short course world championships were held in December 2009, in
Rio de Janeiro.
See also
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List of IPC world records in swimming
The world records in disability swimming are ratified by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). These are the fastest performances in swimming events at meets sanctioned by the IPC.
Races are held in four swimming strokes: freestyle, back ...
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World Para Swimming European Championships
The World Para Swimming European Championships (World Para Swimming European Open Championships), known until 2018 as the IPC Swimming European Championships, are the European continental championships for swimming where athletes with a disabil ...
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Swimming at the Summer Paralympics
Swimming has been contested at every Summer Paralympics. At the first games, the 1960 Paralympics, 62 swimming events were held in distances of 25 and 50 metres, plus a 3×50 metre relay for men. Since then, swimming at the Paralympics has gro ...
References
External links
World Para Swimming webpagesHistory of IPC Swimming World Championships2006 Results
{{Main world championships
International swimming competitions
Parasports world championships
Paralympic swimming
Recurring sporting events established in 1990