Swimming at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

Swimming at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
2004 Summer Paralympics
The 2004 Summer Paralympics were held in Athens, Greece, from September 17 to September 28. The twelfth Paralympic Games, an estimated 4,000 athletes took part in the Athens programme, with ages ranging from 11 to 66. Paralympic events had already taken place during the 2004 Summer Olympics as...

, in the Olympic Aquatic Centre was competed in freestyle

Freestyle swimming

Freestyle is an unregulated swimming style used in swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. The front crawl stroke is almost universally used during a freestyle race, as this style is generally the fastest...

, backstroke

Backstroke

The backstroke, also sometimes called the back crawl, is one of the four swimming styles regulated by FINA, and the only regulated style swum on the back. This has the advantage of easy breathing, but the disadvantage of swimmers not being able to see where they are going. It is also the only...

and butterfly

Butterfly stroke

The butterfly is a swimming stroke swum on the breast, with both arms moving simultaneously. The butterfly kick was developed separately, and is also known as the "dolphin kick"...

(classes Sn), the breaststroke

Breaststroke

The breaststroke is a swimming style in which the swimmer is on his or her chest and the torso does not rotate. It is the most popular recreational style due to its stability and the ability to keep the head out of the water a large portion of the time. In most swimming classes, beginners learn...

(classes SBn) and individual medley

Medley swimming

Medley is a combination of four different swimming styles into one race. This race is either swum by one swimmer as individual medley or by four swimmers as a medley relay...

(classes SMn).

Swimmers with a physical disability were assessed on muscle
Muscle
Muscle is a contractile tissue of animals and is derived from the mesodermal layer of embryonic germ cells. Muscle cells contain contractile filaments that move past each other and change the size of the cell. They are classified as skeletal, cardiac, or smooth muscles. Their function is to...

strength and the scope and coordination of movement, and their impact on different swimming styles. The resultant classes were (lower numbers corresponding to more severe disability):
- S1-S10 for freestyle, backstroke, and butterfly
- SB2-SB9 for breaststroke
- SM3-SM10 for the individual medley
Swimmers with vision impairment, depending on the degree of vision loss, were classified as S11 (worst vision loss), S12, or S13 (least)

Men's events

50 m freestyle S1
50 m freestyle S2
50 m freestyle S3
50 m freestyle S4
50 m freestyle S5
50 m freestyle S6
50 m freestyle S7
50 m freestyle S8
50 m freestyle S9
50 m freestyle S10
50 m freestyle S11
50 m freestyle S12
50 m freestyle S13
100 m freestyle S1
100 m freestyle S2
100 m freestyle S3
100 m freestyle S4
100 m freestyle S5
100 m freestyle S6
100 m freestyle S7
100 m freestyle S8
100 m freestyle S9
100 m freestyle S10
100 m freestyle S11
100 m freestyle S12
100 m freestyle S13
200 m freestyle S2
200 m freestyle S3
200 m freestyle S4
200 m freestyle S5
400 m freestyle S6
400 m freestyle S7
400 m freestyle S8
400 m freestyle S9
400 m freestyle S10
400 m freestyle S11
400 m freestyle S12
400 m freestyle S13
50 m butterfly S4
50 m butterfly S5
50 m butterfly S6
50 m butterfly S7
100 m butterfly S8
100 m butterfly S9
100 m butterfly S10
100 m butterfly S11
100 m butterfly S12
100 m butterfly S13
50 m breaststroke SB2
50 m breaststroke SB3
100 m breaststroke SB4
100 m breaststroke SB5
100 m breaststroke SB6
100 m breaststroke SB7
100 m breaststroke SB8
100 m breaststroke SB9
100 m breaststroke SB11
100 m breaststroke SB12
100 m breaststroke SB13
50 m backstroke S1
50 m backstroke S2
50 m backstroke S3
50 m backstroke S4
50 m backstroke S5
100 m backstroke S6
100 m backstroke S7
100 m backstroke S8
100 m backstroke S9
100 m backstroke S10
100 m backstroke S11
100 m backstroke S12
100 m backstroke S13
150 m individual medley SM3
150 m individual medley SM4
200 m individual medley SM5
200 m individual medley SM6
200 m individual medley SM7
200 m individual medley SM8
200 m individual medley SM9
200 m individual medley SM10
200 m individual medley SM11
200 m individual medley SM12
200 m individual medley SM13
4×50 m freestyle relay 20 pts	Jian Ping Du Yuan Tang Junquan He Jianhua Yin	Clodoaldo Silva Clodoaldo Silva Clodoaldo Silva is a Brazilian swimmer.Silva competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, winning three silver medals and one bronze. He competed again at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, where he set four world records, five Paralympic records, and won six gold medals and one silver... Joon Sok Seo Luis Silva Adriano Lima	Kenny Cairns Gareth Duke Anthony Stephens Sascha Kindred Sascha Kindred Sascha Kindred OBE is a British swimmer who competed in the Paralympic Games on four occasions, winning eleven medals.-Early life:...
4×100 m freestyle relay 34 pts	Matt Walker Matt Walker (swimmer) Matthew Benedict Walker MBE is a British swimmer who has participated in three Paralympic Games, winning eleven medals... Graham Edmunds Graham Edmunds Graham Edmunds is a British swimmer who has competed in two Paralympic Games, winning two gold medals in world record times... David Roberts David Roberts (swimmer) David Evan Roberts CBE , is a Welsh swimmer. An eleven-time Paralympic gold medallist, he is one of Great Britain's most successful Paralympians ever.-Swimming career:... Robert Welbourn Robert Welbourn Robert Welbourn is a British Paralympian swimmer. He was born in Chesterfield. He began his swimming career at Deeping Swimming Club in Deeping St. James....	Rod Welsh Rod Welsh Rod Welsh is a Paralympic swimming competitor from Australia. He won a silver medal at the 2004 Athens Games in the Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM10 event and a bronze in the Men's 100 m Backstroke S10 event.-References:... Alex Harris Alex Harris Alex James Harris was an Australian Paralympic swimmer, who represented Australia at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney and the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens.... Ben Austin Ben Austin Benjamin James Austin OAM is an Elite Athlete with a Disability swimmer for Australia. His classification is S8 .-Personal:... Matthew Cowdrey Matthew Cowdrey Matthew John Cowdrey OAM is an Australian swimmer and holder of numerous world records. He lives in South Australia and swims for the Norwood Swimming Club. He has a congenital amputation of his left arm; it stops at the elbow. Cowdrey competed at the 2004 Paralympic Games, 2006 Commonwealth...	Renjie Wang Xiao Fu Wang Jianhua Yin Xiao Ming Xiong
4×100 m freestyle relay 49 pts	Dmytro Kuzmin Sergiy Demchuk Sergiy Klippert Dmytro Aleksyeyev	Yury Rudzenok Raman Makarau Dmitri Kravtsevich Sergei Punko	Junichi Kawai Shusaku Sugiuchi Kosei Egawa Yoshikazu Sakai
4×50 m medley relay 20 pts	Francisco Avelino Adriano Lima Luis Silva Clodoaldo Silva Clodoaldo Silva Clodoaldo Silva is a Brazilian swimmer.Silva competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, winning three silver medals and one bronze. He competed again at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, where he set four world records, five Paralympic records, and won six gold medals and one silver...	Daisuke Ejima Takayuki Suzuki Daisuke Maeda Yuji Hanada	Xavier Torres Pablo Cimadevilla Daniel Vidal Sebastian Rodriguez Sebastián Rodríguez Sebastián Javier Rodríguez Iriarte is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Segunda División B side Almería B.-Early career and Debuts:...
4×100 m medley relay 34 pts	Rod Welsh Rod Welsh Rod Welsh is a Paralympic swimming competitor from Australia. He won a silver medal at the 2004 Athens Games in the Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM10 event and a bronze in the Men's 100 m Backstroke S10 event.-References:... Daniel Bell Daniel Bell (swimmer) Daniel Bell is a Paralympic swimming competitor from Australia. He won a bronze medal at the 2000 Sydney Games in the Men's 4x100 m Medley 34 pts event.-References:... Ben Austin Ben Austin Benjamin James Austin OAM is an Elite Athlete with a Disability swimmer for Australia. His classification is S8 .-Personal:... Alex Harris Alex Harris Alex James Harris was an Australian Paralympic swimmer, who represented Australia at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney and the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens....	Renjie Wang Ke Qiang Li Xiao Fu Wang Xiao Ming Xiong	Mateusz Michalski Krzysztof Paterka Kamil Dragowski Piotr Pijanowski
4×100 m medley relay 49 pts	Sergiy Klippert Oleksandr Mashchenko Sergiy Demchuk Dmytro Aleksyeyev	Albert Gelis Daniel Llambrich Israel Oliver Enrique Floriano	Raman Makarau Yury Rudzenok Sergei Punko Dmitri Kravtsevich

Women's events

50 m freestyle S2
50 m freestyle S3
50 m freestyle S4
50 m freestyle S5
50 m freestyle S6
50 m freestyle S7
50 m freestyle S8
50 m freestyle S9
50 m freestyle S10
50 m freestyle S11
50 m freestyle S12
50 m freestyle S13
100 m freestyle S2
100 m freestyle S3
100 m freestyle S4
100 m freestyle S5
100 m freestyle S6
100 m freestyle S7
100 m freestyle S8
100 m freestyle S9
100 m freestyle S10
100 m freestyle S11
100 m freestyle S12
100 m freestyle S13
200 m freestyle S4
200 m freestyle S5
400 m freestyle S6
400 m freestyle S7
400 m freestyle S8
400 m freestyle S9
400 m freestyle S10
400 m freestyle S12
400 m freestyle S13
50 m butterfly S4
50 m butterfly S5
50 m butterfly S6
50 m butterfly S7
100 m butterfly S8
100 m butterfly S9
100 m butterfly S10
100 m butterfly S12
100 m butterfly S13
50 m breaststroke SB3
100 m breaststroke SB4
100 m breaststroke SB5
100 m breaststroke SB6
100 m breaststroke SB7
100 m breaststroke SB8
100 m breaststroke SB9
100 m breaststroke SB11
100 m breaststroke SB12
100 m breaststroke SB13
50 m backstroke S2
50 m backstroke S3
50 m backstroke S4
50 m backstroke S5
100 m backstroke S6
100 m backstroke S7
100 m backstroke S8
100 m backstroke S9
100 m backstroke S10
100 m backstroke S11
100 m backstroke S12
100 m backstroke S13
150 m individual medley SM4
200 m individual medley SM6
200 m individual medley SM7
200 m individual medley SM8
200 m individual medley SM9
200 m individual medley SM10
200 m individual medley SM11
200 m individual medley SM12
200 m individual medley SM13
4×50 m freestyle relay 20 pts	Erika Nara Noriko Kajiwara Takako Fujita Mayumi Narita Mayumi Narita is a Japanese swimmer, described as "one of the world’s best Paralympic athletes" by the International Paralympic Committee. Japan Today has described her as a "swimming sensation perhaps as great as the Thorpedo but whose name few know"...	Jane Stidever Fran Williamson Mhairi Love Jeanette Chippington	Stephanie Brooks Melanie Benn Casey Johnson Cheryl Angelelli
4×100 m freestyle relay 34 pts	Ashley Owens Erin Popovich Erin Popovich Erin Popovich is a three-time United States Paralympic swimmer. She has won 14 career Paralympic gold medals, and 19 total.- Personal life :... Jessica Long Jessica Long -Early life:Long was born in Siberia and was adopted from a Russian orphanage at the age of 13 months. Because of lower leg anomalies , her legs were amputated when she was 18 months old. She learned to walk with prostheses. Long has been involved in many sports including gymnastics, cheerleading,... Kelly Crowley	Anne Polinario Danielle Campo Andrea Cole Stephanie Dixon Stéphanie Dixon Stéphanie Dixon is a Canadian swimmer. Prior to the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, Dixon had accumulated fifteen Paralympic medals and is considered to be one of the best swimmers with a disability in the world....	Mandy Drennan Mandy Drennan Mandy Drennan is a Paralympic swimming competitor from Australia. She won a bronze medal at the 2004 Athens Games in the Women's 4x100 m Freestyle 34 pts event. She was born on 22 May 1988.-References:... Chantel Wolfenden Chantel Wolfenden Chantel Wolfenden is a Paralympic swimming competitor from Australia. She won a gold medal at the 2004 Athens Games in the Women's 400 m Freestyle S7 event and a silver medal in the Women's 100 m Freestyle S7 event... Lichelle Clarke Lichelle Clarke Lichelle Clarke is a Paralympic swimming competitor from Australia. She won a silver medal at the 2004 Athens Games in the Women's 400 m Freestyle S8 event and a bronze medal in the Women's 4x100 m Freestyle 34 pts event. She was born on 26 February 1986.-References:... Kat Lewis Kat Lewis Kat Lewis is a Paralympic swimming competitor from Australia. She won a bronze medal at the 2004 Athens Games in the Women's 4x100 m Freestyle 34 pts event. She won a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Games in the Women's 50 m Freestyle S10 event. She was born on 17 June 1988.-References:...
4×50 m medley relay 20 pts	Nyree Lewis Nyree Lewis Nyree Elise Lewis MBE is a Welsh swimmer who has competed in the Paralympic Games on three occasions winning nine medals.-Early life:... Maggie McEleny Maggie McEleny Margaret McIntosh McEleny MBE is a Scottish swimmer. She has paraplegia and epilepsy due to a head injury at age 11, which left her blind for a while. She competed in four Summer Paralympics from 1992 to 2004... Natalie Jones Jane Stidever	Regina Cachan Noelia Garcia Teresa Perales Vanesa Capo	Mayumi Narita Mayumi Narita is a Japanese swimmer, described as "one of the world’s best Paralympic athletes" by the International Paralympic Committee. Japan Today has described her as a "swimming sensation perhaps as great as the Thorpedo but whose name few know"... Noriko Kajiwara Erika Nara Takako Fujita
4×100 m medley relay 34 pts	Mikhaila Rutherford Beth Riggle Kelly Crowley Erin Popovich Erin Popovich Erin Popovich is a three-time United States Paralympic swimmer. She has won 14 career Paralympic gold medals, and 19 total.- Personal life :...	Stephanie Dixon Stéphanie Dixon Stéphanie Dixon is a Canadian swimmer. Prior to the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, Dixon had accumulated fifteen Paralympic medals and is considered to be one of the best swimmers with a disability in the world.... Anne Polinario Elisabeth Walker Darda Geiger	Hannah Macdougall Hannah MacDougall Hannah MacDougall is a Paralympic swimming competitor from Australia. She won a bronze medal at the 2004 Athens Games in the Women's 4x100 m Medley 34 pts event.-References:... Brooke Stockham Brooke Stockham Brooke Stockham is a Paralympic swimming competitor from Australia. She won a trio of bronze medals at the 2000 Sydney Games in the Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB8 event, Women's 200 m Medley SM8 event and the Women's 4x100 m Medley 34 pts event.-References:... Kate Bailey Chantel Wolfenden Chantel Wolfenden Chantel Wolfenden is a Paralympic swimming competitor from Australia. She won a gold medal at the 2004 Athens Games in the Women's 400 m Freestyle S7 event and a silver medal in the Women's 100 m Freestyle S7 event...

Medal table

1	19	16	6	41
2	16	20	16	52
3	16	4	15	35
4	15	14	11	40
5	13	12	15	40
6	12	8	8	28
7	8	6	8	22
8	7	3	4	14
9	7	3	1	11
10	6	14	15	35
11	6	4	4	14
12	6	4	1	11
13	5	5	3	13
14	5	0	1	6
15	4	9	10	23
16	4	7	10	21
17	3	8	2	13
18	3	7	6	16
19	3	4	3	10
20	2	0	2	4
21	1	5	3	9
22	1	2	2	5
23	1	1	1	3
24	1	1	0	2
25	1	0	1	2
26	1	0	0	1
27	0	2	5	7
28	0	2	2	4
29	0	1	1	2
30	0	1	0	1
	0	1	0	1
	0	1	0	1
	0	1	0	1
34	0	0	3	3
34	0	0	3	3
36	0	0	2	2
37	0	0	1	1
37	0	0	1	1

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1	19	16	6	41
2	16	20	16	52
3	16	4	15	35
4	15	14	11	40
5	13	12	15	40
6	12	8	8	28
7	8	6	8	22
8	7	3	4	14
9	7	3	1	11
10	6	14	15	35
11	6	4	4	14
12	6	4	1	11
13	5	5	3	13
14	5	0	1	6
15	4	9	10	23
16	4	7	10	21
17	3	8	2	13
18	3	7	6	16
19	3	4	3	10
20	2	0	2	4
21	1	5	3	9
22	1	2	2	5
23	1	1	1	3
24	1	1	0	2
25	1	0	1	2
26	1	0	0	1
27	0	2	5	7
28	0	2	2	4
29	0	1	1	2
30	0	1	0	1
	0	1	0	1
	0	1	0	1
	0	1	0	1
34	0	0	3	3
34	0	0	3	3
36	0	0	2	2
37	0	0	1	1
37	0	0	1	1

1	19	16	6	41
2	16	20	16	52
3	16	4	15	35
4	15	14	11	40
5	13	12	15	40
6	12	8	8	28
7	8	6	8	22
8	7	3	4	14
9	7	3	1	11
10	6	14	15	35
11	6	4	4	14
12	6	4	1	11
13	5	5	3	13
14	5	0	1	6
15	4	9	10	23
16	4	7	10	21
17	3	8	2	13
18	3	7	6	16
19	3	4	3	10
20	2	0	2	4
21	1	5	3	9
22	1	2	2	5
23	1	1	1	3
24	1	1	0	2
25	1	0	1	2
26	1	0	0	1
27	0	2	5	7
28	0	2	2	4
29	0	1	1	2
30	0	1	0	1
	0	1	0	1
	0	1	0	1
	0	1	0	1
34	0	0	3	3
34	0	0	3	3
36	0	0	2	2
37	0	0	1	1
37	0	0	1	1

1	19	16	6	41
2	16	20	16	52
3	16	4	15	35
4	15	14	11	40
5	13	12	15	40
6	12	8	8	28
7	8	6	8	22
8	7	3	4	14
9	7	3	1	11
10	6	14	15	35
11	6	4	4	14
12	6	4	1	11
13	5	5	3	13
14	5	0	1	6
15	4	9	10	23
16	4	7	10	21
17	3	8	2	13
18	3	7	6	16
19	3	4	3	10
20	2	0	2	4
21	1	5	3	9
22	1	2	2	5
23	1	1	1	3
24	1	1	0	2
25	1	0	1	2
26	1	0	0	1
27	0	2	5	7
28	0	2	2	4
29	0	1	1	2
30	0	1	0	1
	0	1	0	1
	0	1	0	1
	0	1	0	1
34	0	0	3	3
34	0	0	3	3
36	0	0	2	2
37	0	0	1	1
37	0	0	1	1