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World Para Swimming Championships

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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) on a four-year rotation with the Paralympic Games (every four years) and regional championships (every two years).

History

Edition[1] Venue Dates Best nation
1994 Malta Valletta
1998 New Zealand Christchurch 7–17 October  CAN
2002 Argentina Mar del Plata 3–12 December  GBR
2006 South Africa Durban 2–8 December  USA
2010 Netherlands Eindhoven 15–21 August  UKR
2013 Canada Montreal 11–17 August  UKR
2015 United Kingdom Glasgow 13–19 July  RUS
2017 Mexico Mexico City 30 September–7 October

IPC Swimming World Championships (25 m)

The first short course (25 m) world championships was held in December 2009 in Rio de Janeiro.

Edition Venue Dates
2009 Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 29 November – 5 December

See also

References

  1. ^ History of IPC Swimming World Championships International Paralympic Committee (IPC).