Swimming at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
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Paralympic Swimming |

Australian gold medalist Priya Cooper after presentation ceremony
Swimming at the 1996 Summer Paralympics consisted of 168 events, 87 for men and 81 for women. Because of a tie in the men's 100 m freestyle S4 event, a total of 169 bronze medals were awarded.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 19 | 23 | 14 | 56 |
| 2 | | 16 | 17 | 15 | 48 |
| 3 | | 16 | 16 | 12 | 44 |
| 4 | | 16 | 13 | 16 | 45 |
| 5 | | 14 | 13 | 14 | 41 |
| 6 | | 12 | 8 | 5 | 25 |
| 7 | | 11 | 8 | 10 | 29 |
| 8 | | 9 | 2 | 8 | 19 |
| 9 | | 7 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| 10 | | 7 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
Forty other countries also participated in this sport.
Medal summary
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m backstroke S2 | Great Britain (GBR) |
Poland (POL) |
Great Britain (GBR) |
| 50 m backstroke S3 | Russia (RUS) |
France (FRA) |
Sweden (SWE) |
| 50 m backstroke S4 | Italy (ITA) |
France (FRA) |
United States (USA) |
| 50 m backstroke S5 | Hungary (HUN) |
Egypt (EGY) |
France (FRA) |
| 50 m breaststroke SB2 | United States (USA) |
Yugoslavia (YUG) |
Slovakia (SVK) |
| 50 m breaststroke SB3 | Germany (GER) |
Denmark (DEN) |
Canada (CAN) |
| 50 m butterfly S3 | Slovakia (SVK) |
Great Britain (GBR) |
Greece (GRE) |
| 50 m butterfly S4 | Italy (ITA) |
Germany (GER) |
Denmark (DEN) |
| 50 m butterfly S5 | United States (USA) |
China (CHN) |
France (FRA) |
| 50 m butterfly S6 | New Zealand (NZL) |
China (CHN) |
Denmark (DEN) |
| 50 m butterfly S7 | Brazil (BRA) |
Switzerland (SUI) |
Egypt (EGY) |
| 50 m freestyle B1 | Japan (JPN) |
Israel (ISR) |
United States (USA) |
| 50 m freestyle B2 | Great Britain (GBR) |
Spain (ESP) |
Israel (ISR) |
| 50 m freestyle B3 | South Africa (RSA) |
Norway (NOR) |
Canada (CAN) |
| 50 m freestyle MH | Netherlands (NED) |
Australia (AUS) |
South Africa (RSA) |
| 50 m freestyle S10 | Netherlands (NED) |
Germany (GER) |
Australia (AUS) |
| 50 m freestyle S2 | Poland (POL) |
Great Britain (GBR) |
Brazil (BRA) |
| 50 m freestyle S3 | Peru (PER) |
Russia (RUS) |
Sweden (SWE) |
| 50 m freestyle S4 | Spain (ESP) |
Italy (ITA) |
Japan (JPN) |
| 50 m freestyle S5 | Spain (ESP) |
Germany (GER) |
Poland (POL) |
| 50 m freestyle S6 | Denmark (DEN) |
New Zealand (NZL) |
Brazil (BRA) |
| 50 m freestyle S7 | Canada (CAN) |
France (FRA) |
Spain (ESP) |
| 50 m freestyle S8 | Denmark (DEN) |
Greece (GRE) |
Germany (GER) |
| 50 m freestyle S9 | Australia (AUS) |
Netherlands (NED) |
United States (USA) |
| 100 m backstroke B1 | United States (USA) |
Japan (JPN) |
Iceland (ISL) |
| 100 m backstroke B2 | Great Britain (GBR) |
Spain (ESP) |
Israel (ISR) |
| 100 m backstroke B3 | Canada (CAN) |
Norway (NOR) |
Netherlands (NED) |
| 100 m backstroke S10 | Netherlands (NED) |
Great Britain (GBR) |
Netherlands (NED) |
| 100 m backstroke S6 | China (CHN) |
United States (USA) |
New Zealand (NZL) |
| 100 m backstroke S7 | France (FRA) |
Great Britain (GBR) |
South Korea (KOR) |
| 100 m backstroke S8 | Germany (GER) |
Denmark (DEN) |
Germany (GER) |
| 100 m backstroke S9 | Norway (NOR) |
Ireland (IRL) |
Germany (GER) |
| 100 m breaststroke B1 | Denmark (DEN) |
United States (USA) |
Thailand (THA) |
| 100 m breaststroke B2 | Australia (AUS) |
Spain (ESP) |
Russia (RUS) |
| 100 m breaststroke B3 | Norway (NOR) |
Denmark (DEN) |
Netherlands (NED) |
| 100 m breaststroke SB10 | Germany (GER) |
Sweden (SWE) |
Germany (GER) |
| 100 m breaststroke SB4 | France (FRA) |
Spain (ESP) |
Brazil (BRA) |
| 100 m breaststroke SB5 | Netherlands (NED) |
South Africa (RSA) |
United States (USA) |
| 100 m breaststroke SB6 | Spain (ESP) |
New Zealand (NZL) |
Germany (GER) |
| 100 m breaststroke SB7 | China (CHN) |
Great Britain (GBR) |
Netherlands (NED) |
| 100 m breaststroke SB8 | Norway (NOR) |
Norway (NOR) |
China (CHN) |
| 100 m breaststroke SB9 | Netherlands (NED) |
Netherlands (NED) |
Russia (RUS) |
| 100 m butterfly B2 | Australia (AUS) |
Australia (AUS) |
United States (USA) |
| 100 m butterfly B3 | Canada (CAN) |
Great Britain (GBR) |
Denmark (DEN) |
| 100 m butterfly S10 | Great Britain (GBR) |
Netherlands (NED) |
Australia (AUS) |
| 100 m butterfly S8 | Great Britain (GBR) |
Denmark (DEN) |
South Africa (RSA) |
| 100 m butterfly S9 | Iceland (ISL) |
Russia (RUS) |
Canada (CAN) |
| 100 m freestyle B1 | Japan (JPN) |
United States (USA) |
Great Britain (GBR) |
| 100 m freestyle B2 | Great Britain (GBR) |
Australia (AUS) |
Israel (ISR) |
| 100 m freestyle B3 | Canada (CAN) |
South Africa (RSA) |
Russia (RUS) |
| 100 m freestyle MH | Netherlands (NED) |
Australia (AUS) |
South Africa (RSA) |
| 100 m freestyle S10 | Netherlands (NED) |
Germany (GER) |
Netherlands (NED) |
| 100 m freestyle S2 | Great Britain (GBR) |
Great Britain (GBR) |
Brazil (BRA) |
| 100 m freestyle S3 | Sweden (SWE) |
Iceland (ISL) |
Brazil (BRA) |
| 100 m freestyle S4 | Spain (ESP) |
Italy (ITA) |
Denmark (DEN) |
| Japan (JPN) | |||
| 100 m freestyle S5 | Spain (ESP) |
Germany (GER) |
Poland (POL) |
| 100 m freestyle S6 | New Zealand (NZL) |
Denmark (DEN) |
Slovenia (SLO) |
| 100 m freestyle S7 | France (FRA) |
Canada (CAN) |
Ukraine (UKR) |
| 100 m freestyle S8 | Denmark (DEN) |
Germany (GER) |
Denmark (DEN) |
| 100 m freestyle S9 | United States (USA) |
Netherlands (NED) |
Iceland (ISL) |
| 150 m medley SM3 | Sweden (SWE) |
Brazil (BRA) |
Norway (NOR) |
| 150 m medley SM4 | Spain (ESP) |
Poland (POL) |
Denmark (DEN) |
| 200 m breaststroke B2 | Australia (AUS) |
Denmark (DEN) |
Russia (RUS) |
| 200 m breaststroke B3 | Norway (NOR) |
Denmark (DEN) |
Russia (RUS) |
| 200 m freestyle S3 | Iceland (ISL) |
Sweden (SWE) |
Brazil (BRA) |
| 200 m freestyle S4 | Spain (ESP) |
Italy (ITA) |
United States (USA) |
| 200 m freestyle S5 | Germany (GER) |
Spain (ESP) |
Poland (POL) |
| 200 m freestyle S6 | New Zealand (NZL) |
Denmark (DEN) |
Slovenia (SLO) |
| 200 m medley B1 | United States (USA) |
Great Britain (GBR) |
Japan (JPN) |
| 200 m medley B2 | Australia (AUS) |
Great Britain (GBR) |
Australia (AUS) |
| 200 m medley B3 | Canada (CAN) |
Norway (NOR) |
Denmark (DEN) |
| 200 m medley SM10 | Netherlands (NED) |
Netherlands (NED) |
Germany (GER) |
| 200 m medley SM5 | Poland (POL) |
France (FRA) |
Denmark (DEN) |
| 200 m medley SM6 | New Zealand (NZL) |
Belgium (BEL) |
Germany (GER) |
| 200 m medley SM7 | France (FRA) |
Sweden (SWE) |
Brazil (BRA) |
| 200 m medley SM8 | South Africa (RSA) |
Germany (GER) |
Great Britain (GBR) |
| 200 m medley SM9 | Norway (NOR) |
Netherlands (NED) |
Iceland (ISL) |
| 400 m freestyle B2 | Australia (AUS) |
Spain (ESP) |
Australia (AUS) |
| 400 m freestyle B3 | Canada (CAN) |
Denmark (DEN) |
Great Britain (GBR) |
| 400 m freestyle S10 | Netherlands (NED) |
Germany (GER) |
Great Britain (GBR) |
| 400 m freestyle S7 | France (FRA) |
Belgium (BEL) |
France (FRA) |
| 400 m freestyle S8 | United States (USA) |
Germany (GER) |
Denmark (DEN) |
| 400 m freestyle S9 | Spain (ESP) |
United States (USA) |
Canada (CAN) |
| 4×50 m freestyle S1–6 | Martin Parker Gregory Burns Aaron Paulson James Thompson Daniel Butler |
Juan Fuertes Ricardo Oribe Jesus Iglesias Javier Torres |
Weiming Zhu Qiwen Mao Hua Bin Zeng Kai Xia |
| 4×50 m medley S1–6 | Gregory Burns Aaron Paulson Daniel Butler Martin Parker |
Qiwen Mao Kai Xia Hua Bin Zeng Weiming Zhu |
Ricardo Ten Jésus Iglesias Javier Torres Juan Fuertes |
| 4×100 m freestyle S7–10 | Holger Kimmig Detlef Schmidt Oliver Anders Stefan Loeffler |
Scott Brockenshire Brendan Burkett Paul Gockel Dominic Collins Cameron de Burgh |
Pablo Saavedra Enrique Tornero Antonio Martorell Juan Francisco Jimenez |
| 4×100 m medley S7–10 | Holger Kimmig Stefan Loeffler Detlef Schmidt Oliver Anders |
Giles Long Marc Woods Paul Noble Shaun Uren Iain Mathew |
Rutger Sturkenboom Alwin de Groot Jurjen Engelsman Kasper Engel Laurentius van Geel |
Women's events

An unidentified Australian swimmer at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games

An unidentified Australian swimmer at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m backstroke S2 | Spain (ESP) |
Ireland (IRL) |
Argentina (ARG) |
| 50 m backstroke S3 | Spain (ESP) |
Portugal (POR) |
Germany (GER) |
| 50 m backstroke S4 | Germany (GER) |
Japan (JPN) |
Denmark (DEN) |
| 50 m backstroke S5 | France (FRA) |
France (FRA) |
Great Britain (GBR) |
| 50 m breaststroke SB3 | Japan (JPN) |
Great Britain (GBR) |
Germany (GER) |
| 50 m butterfly S5 | France (FRA) |
Hungary (HUN) |
Hungary (HUN) |
| 50 m butterfly S6 | Germany (GER) |
Germany (GER) |
Australia (AUS) |
| 50 m butterfly S7 | Norway (NOR) |
Slovakia (SVK) |
Poland (POL) |
| 50 m freestyle B1 | Sweden (SWE) |
Australia (AUS) |
Great Britain (GBR) |
| 50 m freestyle B2 | Estonia (EST) |
United States (USA) |
Spain (ESP) |
| 50 m freestyle B3 | Germany (GER) |
Germany (GER) |
Canada (CAN) |
| 50 m freestyle MH | Great Britain (GBR) |
Estonia (EST) |
Iceland (ISL) |
| 50 m freestyle S10 | Germany (GER) |
Australia (AUS) |
South Africa (RSA) |
| 50 m freestyle S2 | Spain (ESP) |
Argentina (ARG) |
Great Britain (GBR) |
| 50 m freestyle S3 | Spain (ESP) |
Portugal (POR) |
Germany (GER) |
| 50 m freestyle S4 | Japan (JPN) |
Germany (GER) |
Denmark (DEN) |
| 50 m freestyle S5 | France (FRA) |
Ukraine (UKR) |
Great Britain (GBR) |
| 50 m freestyle S6 | France (FRA) |
Great Britain (GBR) |
Australia (AUS) |
| 50 m freestyle S7 | Germany (GER) |
Australia (AUS) |
Slovakia (SVK) |
| 50 m freestyle S8 | Denmark (DEN) |
Australia (AUS) |
United States (USA) |
| 50 m freestyle S9 | United States (USA) |
Belgium (BEL) |
Denmark (DEN) |
| 100 m backstroke B1 | Spain (ESP) |
Finland (FIN) |
China (CHN) |
| 100 m backstroke B2 | United States (USA) |
Estonia (EST) |
Spain (ESP) |
| 100 m backstroke B3 | Germany (GER) |
Canada (CAN) |
United States (USA) |
| 100 m backstroke S10 | Great Britain (GBR) |
United States (USA) |
Australia (AUS) |
| 100 m backstroke S6 | New Zealand (NZL) |
Bulgaria (BUL) |
China (CHN) |
| 100 m backstroke S7 | Iceland (ISL) |
Norway (NOR) |
Canada (CAN) |
| 100 m backstroke S8 | Australia (AUS) |
Spain (ESP) |
Australia (AUS) |
| 100 m backstroke S9 | Netherlands (NED) |
Poland (POL) |
Australia (AUS) |
| 100 m breaststroke B2 | Belgium (BEL) |
Great Britain (GBR) |
United States (USA) |
| 100 m breaststroke B3 | Canada (CAN) |
Germany (GER) |
United States (USA) |
| 100 m breaststroke SB10 | Great Britain (GBR) |
Australia (AUS) |
Denmark (DEN) |
| 100 m breaststroke SB4 | New Zealand (NZL) |
Sweden (SWE) |
Sweden (SWE) |
| 100 m breaststroke SB5 | United States (USA) |
Norway (NOR) |
Hungary (HUN) |
| 100 m breaststroke SB6 | Poland (POL) |
Poland (POL) |
Netherlands (NED) |
| 100 m breaststroke SB7 | Iceland (ISL) |
Germany (GER) |
Netherlands (NED) |
| 100 m breaststroke SB8 | China (CHN) |
Spain (ESP) |
Netherlands (NED) |
| 100 m breaststroke SB9 | Czech Republic (CZE) |
United States (USA) |
Spain (ESP) |
| 100 m butterfly B1 | Australia (AUS) |
Finland (FIN) |
Great Britain (GBR) |
| 100 m butterfly B3 | United States (USA) |
Germany (GER) |
Canada (CAN) |
| 100 m butterfly S10 | Australia (AUS) |
Australia (AUS) |
Spain (ESP) |
| 100 m butterfly S8 | Netherlands (NED) |
Spain (ESP) |
Australia (AUS) |
| 100 m butterfly S9 | United States (USA) |
Australia (AUS) |
Italy (ITA) |
| 100 m freestyle B1 | Sweden (SWE) |
Germany (GER) |
Finland (FIN) |
| 100 m freestyle B2 | Estonia (EST) |
Spain (ESP) |
United States (USA) |
| 100 m freestyle B3 | Germany (GER) |
Germany (GER) |
Canada (CAN) |
| 100 m freestyle MH | Great Britain (GBR) |
Australia (AUS) |
Australia (AUS) |
| 100 m freestyle S10 | Germany (GER) |
Australia (AUS) |
Great Britain (GBR) |
| 100 m freestyle S2 | Argentina (ARG) |
Argentina (ARG) |
Spain (ESP) |
| 100 m freestyle S3 | Spain (ESP) |
Germany (GER) |
Portugal (POR) |
| 100 m freestyle S4 | Japan (JPN) |
Germany (GER) |
United States (USA) |
| 100 m freestyle S5 | France (FRA) |
Ukraine (UKR) |
Great Britain (GBR) |
| 100 m freestyle S6 | Great Britain (GBR) |
France (FRA) |
New Zealand (NZL) |
| 100 m freestyle S7 | Germany (GER) |
Spain (ESP) |
Iceland (ISL) |
| 100 m freestyle S8 | Australia (AUS) |
Denmark (DEN) |
Netherlands (NED) |
| 100 m freestyle S9 | United States (USA) |
Australia (AUS) |
Belgium (BEL) |
| 150 m medley SM4 | Germany (GER) |
Great Britain (GBR) |
Japan (JPN) |
| 200 m breaststroke B2 | Belgium (BEL) |
Great Britain (GBR) |
Spain (ESP) |
| 200 m freestyle S4 | Germany (GER) |
Japan (JPN) |
United States (USA) |
| 200 m freestyle S5 | France (FRA) |
Ukraine (UKR) |
Great Britain (GBR) |
| 200 m freestyle S6 | New Zealand (NZL) |
France (FRA) |
Great Britain (GBR) |
| 200 m medley B1 | Australia (AUS) |
Germany (GER) |
Finland (FIN) |
| 200 m medley B2 | United States (USA) |
Spain (ESP) |
Germany (GER) |
| 200 m medley B3 | Canada (CAN) |
Germany (GER) |
United States (USA) |
| 200 m medley SM10 | Great Britain (GBR) |
Australia (AUS) |
Germany (GER) |
| 200 m medley SM5 | France (FRA) |
New Zealand (NZL) |
Hungary (HUN) |
| 200 m medley SM6 | Norway (NOR) |
Germany (GER) |
France (FRA) |
| 200 m medley SM7 | Iceland (ISL) |
Poland (POL) |
France (FRA) |
| 200 m medley SM8 | Australia (AUS) |
Netherlands (NED) |
Spain (ESP) |
| 200 m medley SM9 | Great Britain (GBR) |
United States (USA) |
Denmark (DEN) |
| 400 m freestyle B2 | Great Britain (GBR) |
United States (USA) |
Spain (ESP) |
| 400 m freestyle S10 | Australia (AUS) |
Great Britain (GBR) |
Germany (GER) |
| 400 m freestyle S7 | Canada (CAN) |
United States (USA) |
Spain (ESP) |
| 400 m freestyle S8 | Australia (AUS) |
Netherlands (NED) |
Australia (AUS) |
| 400 m freestyle S9 | Australia (AUS) |
Italy (ITA) |
Belgium (BEL) |
| 4×50 m freestyle S1–6 | Jane Stidever Margaret McEleny Jeanette Esling Jennifer Booth |
Béatrice Hess Ludivine Loiseau Virginie Tripier Corinne D'Urzo |
Camille Waddell Sandra Hanebrink Aimee Bruder Stephanie Brooks |
| 4×50 m medley S1–6 | Diana Zambo Gitta Raczko Monika Jaromi Katalin Engelhardt |
Stephanie Brooks Jill Nelson Camille Waddell Susan Moucha |
Jennifer Booth Jeanette Esling Margaret McEleny Jane Stidever |
| 4×100 m freestyle B1–3 | Daniela Roehle Birgit Beeker Daniela Henke Yvonne Hopf |
Melanie Easter Leanne Edmans Janice Burton Kirsty Stoneham |
Elizabeth Scott Dawn Duffy Mandy Sommer Trischa Zorn |
| 4×100 m freestyle S7–10 | Melissa Carlton Priya Cooper Janelle Falzon Gemma Dashwood |
Joyce Luncher Allison Pittman Karen Norris Brenda Levy |
Beate Lobenstein Daniela Pohl Stephanie Puetz Claudia Hengst |
| 4×100 m medley B1–3 | Daniela Roehle Birgit Beeker Yvonne Hopf Daniela Henke |
Mandy Sommer Elizabeth Scott Katie Edgar Trischa Zorn |
Maria Angeles Fernandez Anais Garcia Ana Garcia-Arcicollar Raquel Saavedra |
| 4×100 m medley S7–10 | Karen Norris Diane Straub Joyce Luncher Allison Pittman |
Daniela Pohl Claudia Hengst Anna Brinck Beate Lobenstein |
Silvia Vives Begona Reina Ana Bernardo Tania Cerda |
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