Swimming
Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, such as saltwater or freshwater environments, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Swimmers achieve locomotion by coordinating limb and body movements to achieve hydrody ...
at the
2012 Paralympic Games was held from 30 August to 8 September 2012 at the
London Aquatics Centre
The London Aquatics Centre is an indoor facility with two swimming pools and a diving (sport), diving pool in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, London, Stratford, London. The centre, designed by architect Zaha Hadid as one of the main ...
in
London, UK
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. The competition consisted of 148 events, across multiple classifications, and all swum in a
long course
An Olympic-size swimming pool is a swimming pool which conforms to the regulations for length, breadth, and depth made by World Aquatics (formerly FINA) for swimming at the Summer Olympics and the swimming events at the World Aquatics Champion ...
(50m) pool. Up to 600 swimmers (340 males, 260 females) swam in the Games.
Participating nations
On 23 May 2012,
IPC
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Swimming announced that 66 nations had qualified for the 2012 Paralympics.
Qualification slot numbers finalized
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Event schedule
Medal summary
Medal table
Medals
Men's events
Women's events
References
{{Paralympic Games Swimming
Events at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
2012 in swimming
2012
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Swimming competitions in the United Kingdom