The world records in disability swimming are ratified by the
International Paralympic Committee
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(IPC). These are the fastest performances in swimming events at meets sanctioned by the IPC.
Races are held in four
swimming strokes:
freestyle
Freestyle may refer to:
Brands
* Reebok Freestyle, a women's athletic shoe
* Ford Freestyle, an SUV automobile
* Coca-Cola Freestyle, a vending machine
* ICD Freestyle, a paintball marker
* Abbott FreeStyle, a blood glucose monitor by Abbott Lab ...
,
backstroke,
breaststroke
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and
butterfly
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over varying distances and in either individual or relay race events.
Medley
Medley or Medleys may refer to:
Sports
*Medley swimming, races requiring multiple swimming styles
* Medley relay races at track meets
Music
* Medley (music), multiple pieces strung together
People
* Medley (surname), list of people with this n ...
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
*14: Intellectual disability
This currently used classification system has been in use since the
2000 Sydney Games
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...
.
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
In swimming, the term short course (abbreviated SC) is used to identify a pool that is in length. The term is also often included in meet names when conducted in a short course pool. "Short course" is the second type of pool configuration curren ...
(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
File:David Roberts (swimmer) 2008.jpg, David Roberts
See also
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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