The World Para Swimming Championships, known before 30 November 2016 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.

On 30 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

World Para Swimming Championships (Long Course)

The first World Para Swimming Championships were held from 2 December until 7 December, 2017, in Mexico City; the first IPC Swimming Championships (the former title of the championships) were held from 14 July until 26 July, 1990, in Assen, one year after the IPC was founded.[2]

Number Year Venue Dates Best Nation
IPC Swimming Championships
1 1990 Netherlands Assen 14 Jul – 26 Jul unknown
2 1994 Malta Valletta 1 – 9 Nov unknown
3 1998 New Zealand Christchurch 7 Oct – 17 Oct  Canada
4 2002 Argentina Mar del Plata 3 Dec – 12 Dec  Great Britain
5 2006 South Africa Durban 2 Dec – 8 Dec  United States
6 2010 Netherlands Eindhoven 15 Aug – 21 Aug  Ukraine
7 2013 Canada Montreal 11 Aug – 17 Aug  Ukraine
8 2015 United Kingdom Glasgow 13 Jul – 19 Jul  Russia
World Para Swimming Championships
9 2017 Mexico Mexico City 2 Dec – 7 Dec  China
10 2019 United Kingdom London 9 Sept – 15 Sept  Italy
11 2022 Portugal Madeira[3] 12–18 June  Italy
12 2023 United Kingdom Manchester 31 Jul – 6 Aug  Italy

World Para Swimming Championships (Short Course)

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

References

  1. ↑ "The IPC to rebrand the 10 sports it acts as International Federation for" (Press release). International Paralympic Committee. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  2. ↑ International Paralympic Committee. "Paralympics: History of the Movement", Official Website of the Paralympic Movement.
  3. ↑ "Madeira to host 2021 Para Swimming Worlds". International Paralympic Committee. 13 September 2019.
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