Swimming

Swimming (sport)

Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...

at the 1964 Summer Paralympics

1964 Summer Paralympics

The 1964 Summer Paralympics, originally known as the 13th International Stoke Mandeville Games, were the 2nd Paralympic Games to be held. They were held in Tokyo, Japan, they were the last Summer Paralympics to take place in the same city as the Summer Olympics until the 1988 Summer Paralympics...

consisted of 62 events, 31 for men, 30 for women and 1 mixed.

Although some events were entered by only one, two or three athletes or teams, guaranteeing a medal to all finishers, there were (unlike at the 1960 Games) events in which more than three swimmers (or teams) competed.

Men's events

25 m freestyle prone complete class 1
25 m freestyle prone complete class 2
25 m freestyle prone incomplete class 1
25 m freestyle prone incomplete class 2
50 m freestyle prone cauda equina
50 m freestyle prone complete class 3
50 m freestyle prone complete class 4
50 m freestyle prone incomplete class 3
50 m freestyle prone incomplete class 4
50 m freestyle prone special class
25 m freestyle supine complete class 1
25 m freestyle supine complete class 2
25 m freestyle supine incomplete class 1
25 m freestyle supine incomplete class 2
50 m freestyle supine complete class 3
50 m freestyle supine complete class 4
50 m freestyle supine complete class 5
50 m freestyle supine incomplete class 3
50 m freestyle supine incomplete class 4
50 m freestyle supine special class
25 m breaststroke junior class		None	None
25 m breaststroke complete class 1
25 m breaststroke complete class 2
25 m breaststroke incomplete class 1
25 m breaststroke incomplete class 2			None
50 m breaststroke complete class 3
50 m breaststroke complete class 4
50 m breaststroke complete class 5
50 m breaststroke incomplete class 3
50 m breaststroke incomplete class 4
50 m breaststroke special class

Women's events

25 m freestyle prone complete class 1		None	None
25 m freestyle prone complete class 2			None
25 m freestyle prone incomplete class 1
25 m freestyle prone incomplete class 2
50 m freestyle prone cauda equina			None
50 m freestyle prone complete class 3
50 m freestyle prone complete class 4		None	None
50 m freestyle prone complete class 5
50 m freestyle prone incomplete class 3
50 m freestyle prone incomplete class 4
50 m freestyle prone special class
25 m freestyle supine complete class 1			None
25 m freestyle supine complete class 2
25 m freestyle supine incomplete class 1
25 m freestyle supine incomplete class 2			None
50 m freestyle supine cauda equina
50 m freestyle supine complete class 3
50 m freestyle supine complete class 4		None	None
50 m freestyle supine incomplete class 3
50 m freestyle supine incomplete class 4
50 m freestyle supine special class
25 m breaststroke complete class 2			None
25 m breaststroke incomplete class 1			None
25 m breaststroke incomplete class 2
50 m breaststroke cauda equina
50 m breaststroke complete class 3
50 m breaststroke complete class 4		None	None
50 m breaststroke incomplete class 3
50 m breaststroke incomplete class 4
50 m breaststroke special class

Mixed events

Medley relay open

Tim Harris  Ed Owens  Phil Ramsey

Lynnette Gilchrist  Leslie Manson-Bishop  Keith Pienaar

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