Swimming at the 2000 Summer Paralympics comprised a total of 169 events, 91 for men and 78 for women. Swimmers were classified according to the extent and type of their disability.
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| Venue | Sydney International Aquatic Centre |
Medal summary
editMedal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Canada (CAN) | 23 | 15 | 10 | 48 |
| 2 |  Spain (ESP) | 22 | 9 | 16 | 47 |
| 3 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 15 | 24 | 23 | 62 |
| 4 |  United States (USA) | 15 | 17 | 7 | 39 |
| 5 |  Australia (AUS) | 14 | 15 | 21 | 50 |
| 6 |  China (CHN) | 13 | 5 | 5 | 23 |
| 7 |  France (FRA) | 9 | 7 | 3 | 19 |
| 8 |  Japan (JPN) | 9 | 5 | 1 | 15 |
| 9 |  Netherlands (NED) | 7 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| 10 |  Mexico (MEX) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 11 |  Hungary (HUN) | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 |
| 12 |  Denmark (DEN) | 4 | 3 | 13 | 20 |
| 13 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 14 |  Israel (ISR) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 |  Germany (GER) | 2 | 10 | 9 | 21 |
| 16 |  South Africa (RSA) | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 17 |  Russia (RUS) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 18 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 19 |  Ireland (IRL) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 20 |  Norway (NOR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 21 |  Iceland (ISL) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 22 |  Greece (GRE) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 23 |  Poland (POL) | 1 | 10 | 7 | 18 |
| 24 |  Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
| 25 |  Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
 Slovakia (SVK) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 28 |  Thailand (THA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 29 |  Peru (PER) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 |  Faroe Islands (FRO) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 31 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 32 |  Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Estonia (EST) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 34 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Portugal (POR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 37 |  Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 38 |  Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (39 entries) | 170 | 168 | 169 | 507 | |
Participating nations
edit- Argentina (8)
- Australia (53)
- Austria (3)
- Belarus (2)
- Belgium (4)
- Brazil (16)
- Canada (25)
Chile (1)- China (27)
Chinese Taipei (1)
Colombia (2)
Croatia (2)
Cuba (1)
Cyprus (2)- Czech Republic (13)
- Denmark (14)
Egypt (1)- Estonia (2)
- Faroe Islands (2)
Fiji (1)- Finland (5)
- France (15)
- Germany (26)
- Great Britain (48)
- Greece (10)
Hong Kong (4)- Hungary (12)
- Iceland (4)
- Ireland (3)
- Israel (8)
- Italy (2)
Jamaica (1)- Japan (17)
Lithuania (1)
Macau (1)
Malaysia (2)- Mexico (12)
Morocco (1)- Netherlands (15)
- New Zealand (5)
- Norway (7)
- Peru (2)
- Poland (23)
- Portugal (5)
- Russia (20)
Rwanda (1)- Slovakia (6)
Slovenia (1)- South Africa (12)
South Korea (3)- Spain (55)
Sri Lanka (1)- Sweden (8)
- Switzerland (2)
- Thailand (10)
Turkey (1)
Uganda (1)- Ukraine (11)
- United States (29)
Uruguay (1)
Venezuela (1)
Yugoslavia (1)
Events
editMen's events
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Women's events
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References
edit- Swimming at the 2000 Summer Paralympics (Sydney) from the International Paralympic Committee (archived)