Swimming at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
Swimming at the X Paralympic Games | |
![]() 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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