World Para Swimming Championships
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The World Para Swimming Championships, known also as the IPC Swimming World Championships, are the world championships for swimming where athletes with a disability compete. They are organised by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). Previously on a four-year rotation, the championships are now held biennially, a year after the regional championships and year prior to the Paralympic Games.
In November 2016, the IPC (which serves as the international federation for 10 disability sports, including swimming) adopted the "World Para" brand for all 10 sports. The world championship events in all of these sports were rebranded as "World Para" championships.[1]
History
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World Para Swimming Championships (Long Course)
[edit | edit source]The first World Para Swimming Championships were held from 2-7 December, 2017, in Mexico City; the first IPC Swimming Championships (the former title of the championships) were held from 14-26 July, 1990, in Assen, one year after the IPC was founded.[2]
| Number | Year | Venue | Dates | Best nation |
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| IPC Swimming Championships | ||||
| 1 | 1990 | Netherlands Assen | 14 – 26 July | unknown |
| 2 | 1994 | Malta Valletta | 1 – 9 November | unknown |
| 3 | 1998 | New Zealand Christchurch | 7 – 17 October | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| 4 | 2002 | Argentina Mar del Plata | 3 – 12 December |  Great Britain
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| 5 | 2006 | South Africa Durban | 2 – 8 December |  United States
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| 6 | 2010 | Netherlands Eindhoven | 15 – 21 August | File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine |
| 7 | 2013 | Canada Montreal | 11 – 17 August | File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine |
| 8 | 2015 | Glasgow
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13 – 19 July | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia |
| World Para Swimming Championships | ||||
| 9 | 2017 | Mexico Mexico City | 2 – 7 December | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China |
| 10 | 2019 | London
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9 – 15 September | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy |
| 11 | 2022 | Portugal Madeira[3] | 12 – 18 June | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy |
| 12 | 2023 | Manchester
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31 July – 6 August | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy |
| 13 | 2025 | Singapore Singapore | 21 – 27 September | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy |
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World Para Swimming Championships (Short Course)
[edit | edit source]The first (and only, as of 2023) short course world championships were held in December 2009, in Rio de Janeiro.
| Number | Year | Venue | Dates | Best nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2009 | Brazil Rio de Janeiro | 29 Nov – 5 Dec | Russia Russia |
See also
[edit | edit source]- List of IPC world records in swimming
- World Para Swimming European Championships
- Swimming at the Summer Paralympics
References
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- ^ International Paralympic Committee. "Paralympics: History of the Movement", Official Website of the Paralympic Movement.
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