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 events at meets sanctioned by the IPC.
Races are held in four
swimming strokes:
freestyle,
backstroke
Backstroke or back crawl is one of the four swimming styles used in competitive events regulated by FINA, and the only one of these styles swum on the back. This swimming style has the advantage of easy breathing, but the disadvantage of swimm ...
,
breaststroke and
butterfly
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over varying distances and in either individual or relay race events.
Medley events combine all four strokes, again either as an individual format (swum in order: butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle) and as a team relay (swim in order: backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, freestyle). Competitors are allocated a classification based on their ability in the water, with records available for each event in each classification.
*1-10: Physical disability: Classes S1, SB1, SM1 for athletes who are least physically able; S10, SB9, SM10 for those with greatest ability in the water
*11-13: Visual impairment: Class S11 for totally blind athletes, to class S13 for athletes who have some vision, but are considered
legally blind
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*14: Intellectual disability
This currently used classification system has been in use since the
2000 Sydney Games.
Record lists
Records are recorded in men's and women's competition in both
long course
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(50 m) and
short course
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(25 m) swimming pools. On each list there are almost 200 records, so they are therefore presented in separate articles:
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Men's long course
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Women's long course
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Men's short course
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Women's short course
Record holders gallery
File:Kingsley Bugarin.jpg, Kingsley Bugarin
File:Jody Cundy.jpg, Jody Cundy
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Arts and literature
* David Roberts (painter) (1796–1864), Scottish painter
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See also
*
List of IPC world records in athletics
World records in disability athletics are ratified by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). In Paralympic athletics competitions, athletes are given a class depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classes are as follows: ...
References
External links
International Paralympic CommitteeIPC Swimming
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World IPC
IPC