Swimming at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
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Swimming
at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
consisted of 168 events, 87 for men and 81 for women. Because of a tie in the men's 100 m freestyle S4 event, a total of 169 bronze medals were awarded.
Forty other countries also participated in this sport.
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 1996 Summer Paralympics
1996 Summer Paralympics
The 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, USA were held from 16 August to 25 August. It was the first Paralympics to get mass media sponsorship, and had a budget of USD $81 million....
consisted of 168 events, 87 for men and 81 for women. Because of a tie in the men's 100 m freestyle S4 event, a total of 169 bronze medals were awarded.
Medal table
| 1 | 19 | 23 | 14 | 56 | |
| 2 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 48 | |
| 3 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 44 | |
| 4 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 45 | |
| 5 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 41 | |
| 6 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 25 | |
| 7 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 29 | |
| 8 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 19 | |
| 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 14 | |
| 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
Forty other countries also participated in this sport.
Men's events
| 50 m backstroke S2 | |||
| 50 m backstroke S3 | |||
| 50 m backstroke S4 | |||
| 50 m backstroke S5 | |||
| 50 m breaststroke SB2 | |||
| 50 m breaststroke SB3 | |||
| 50 m butterfly S3 | |||
| 50 m butterfly S4 | |||
| 50 m butterfly S5 | |||
| 50 m butterfly S6 | |||
| 50 m butterfly S7 | |||
| 50 m freestyle B1 | |||
| 50 m freestyle B2 | |||
| 50 m freestyle B3 | |||
| 50 m freestyle MH | |||
| 50 m freestyle S10 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 100 m backstroke B1 | |||
| 100 m backstroke B2 | |||
| 100 m backstroke B3 | |||
| 100 m backstroke S10 | |||
| 100 m backstroke S6 | |||
| 100 m backstroke S7 | |||
| 100 m backstroke S8 | |||
| 100 m backstroke S9 | |||
| 100 m breaststroke B1 | |||
| 100 m breaststroke B2 | |||
| 100 m breaststroke B3 | |||
| 100 m breaststroke SB10 | |||
| 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 butterfly B2 | |||
| 100 m butterfly B3 | |||
| 100 m butterfly S10 | |||
| 100 m butterfly S8 | |||
| 100 m butterfly S9 | |||
| 100 m freestyle B1 | |||
| 100 m freestyle B2 | |||
| 100 m freestyle B3 | |||
| 100 m freestyle MH | |||
| 100 m freestyle S10 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 150 m medley SM3 | |||
| 150 m medley SM4 | |||
| 200 m breaststroke B2 | |||
| 200 m breaststroke B3 | |||
| 200 m freestyle S3 | |||
| 200 m freestyle S4 | |||
| 200 m freestyle S5 | |||
| 200 m freestyle S6 | |||
| 200 m medley B1 | |||
| 200 m medley B2 | |||
| 200 m medley B3 | |||
| 200 m medley SM10 | |||
| 200 m medley SM5 | |||
| 200 m medley SM6 | |||
| 200 m medley SM7 | |||
| 200 m medley SM8 | |||
| 200 m medley SM9 | |||
| 400 m freestyle B2 | |||
| 400 m freestyle B3 | |||
| 400 m freestyle S10 | |||
| 400 m freestyle S7 | |||
| 400 m freestyle S8 | |||
| 400 m freestyle S9 | |||
| 4×50 m freestyle S1–6 | Martin Parker Gregory Burns Aaron Paulson James Thompson Daniel Butler |
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Weiming Zhu Qiwen Mao Hua Bin Zeng Kai Xia |
| 4×50 m medley S1–6 | Gregory Burns Aaron Paulson Daniel Butler Martin Parker |
Qiwen Mao Kai Xia Hua Bin Zeng Weiming Zhu |
Ricardo Ten Jesus Iglesias Javier Torres Javier Torres Javier Torres is a Mexican-American amateur boxer in the Super Heavyweight division. He's currently the second rated amateur boxers in the Super Heavyweight division, for the U.S. National team.-Personal life:... Juan Fuertes |
| 4×100 m freestyle S7–10 | Holger Kimmig Detlef Schmidt Detlef Schmidt Detlef Schmidt is a West German sprint canoer who competed in the mid to late 1980s. He won a silver medal in the K-4 500 m event at the 1986 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Montreal.... Oliver Anders Stefan Loeffler |
Scott Brockenshire Scott Brockenshire Scott Brockenshire is a Paralympic swimming competitor from Australia. He won a pair of bronze medals at the 1996 Atlanta Games in the Men's 100 m Butterfly S10 event and the Men's 50 m Freestyle S10 event. He also won a silver medal in the Men's 4x100 m Freestyle S7-10 event... Brendan Burkett Brendan Burkett Brendan Burkett is a Paralympic swimming competitor from Australia who won a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in the Men's 50 m Freestyle S9 event.-Personal:... Paul Gockel Paul Gockel Paul Gockel is a Paralympic swimming competitor from Australia. He won a silver medal at the 1996 Atlanta Games in the Men's 4x100 m Freestyle S7-10 event.-References:... Dominic Collins Dominic Collins The blessed Dominic Collins, born in 1566 in Youghal, County Cork, Ireland, and executed on the 31 October 1602 in Youghal, was a Jesuit brother, ex-army man, who died for his Catholic faith. He was beatified as a martyr by John-Paul II on the 27 September 1992.-Life:Born of an Irish noble family,... Cameron de Burgh Cameron de Burgh Cameron de Burgh is a Paralympic swimming competitor from Australia.-Personal:De Burgh was born in New Zealand, but moved to Brisbane, Queensland in 1991 and represents Australia on the international level. He lost a limb in an at the age of sixteen; when performing a U–turn on a trail bike, ... |
Pablo Saavedra Enrique Tornero Antonio Martorell Juan Francisco Jimenez |
| 4×100 m medley S7–10 | Holger Kimmig Stefan Loeffler Detlef Schmidt Detlef Schmidt Detlef Schmidt is a West German sprint canoer who competed in the mid to late 1980s. He won a silver medal in the K-4 500 m event at the 1986 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Montreal.... Oliver Anders |
Giles Long Giles Long Giles Bruce Long MBE , is a retired British swimmer.Long's international swimming career highlights began when he won gold in the 100 m butterfly event at the 1994 World Championships, setting a world record in the process, in the S8 disability category... Marc Woods Paul Noble Shaun Uren Iain Mathew |
Rutger Sturkenboom Alwin de Groot Jurjen Engelsman Kasper Engel Laurentius van Geel |
Women's events
| 50 m backstroke S2 | |||
| 50 m backstroke S3 | |||
| 50 m backstroke S4 | |||
| 50 m backstroke S5 | |||
| 50 m breaststroke SB3 | |||
| 50 m butterfly S5 | |||
| 50 m butterfly S6 | |||
| 50 m butterfly S7 | |||
| 50 m freestyle B1 | |||
| 50 m freestyle B2 | |||
| 50 m freestyle B3 | |||
| 50 m freestyle MH | |||
| 50 m freestyle S10 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 100 m backstroke B1 | |||
| 100 m backstroke B2 | |||
| 100 m backstroke B3 | |||
| 100 m backstroke S10 | |||
| 100 m backstroke S6 | |||
| 100 m backstroke S7 | |||
| 100 m backstroke S8 | |||
| 100 m backstroke S9 | |||
| 100 m breaststroke B2 | |||
| 100 m breaststroke B3 | |||
| 100 m breaststroke SB10 | |||
| 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 butterfly B1 | |||
| 100 m butterfly B3 | |||
| 100 m butterfly S10 | |||
| 100 m butterfly S8 | |||
| 100 m butterfly S9 | |||
| 100 m freestyle B1 | |||
| 100 m freestyle B2 | |||
| 100 m freestyle B3 | |||
| 100 m freestyle MH | |||
| 100 m freestyle S10 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 150 m medley SM4 | |||
| 200 m breaststroke B2 | |||
| 200 m freestyle S4 | |||
| 200 m freestyle S5 | |||
| 200 m freestyle S6 | |||
| 200 m medley B1 | |||
| 200 m medley B2 | |||
| 200 m medley B3 | |||
| 200 m medley SM10 | |||
| 200 m medley SM5 | |||
| 200 m medley SM6 | |||
| 200 m medley SM7 | |||
| 200 m medley SM8 | |||
| 200 m medley SM9 | |||
| 400 m freestyle B2 | |||
| 400 m freestyle S10 | |||
| 400 m freestyle S7 | |||
| 400 m freestyle S8 | |||
| 400 m freestyle S9 | |||
| 4×50 m freestyle S1–6 | Jane Stidever Margaret 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... Jeanette Esling Jennifer Booth |
Béatrice Hess Béatrice Hess Béatrice Pierre Hess, born in 1961 or 1962, is a French swimmer. The French newspaper L'Humanité has described her as "one of the best swimmers in the world", while the magazine Marianne has described her as "the French Thorpedo".Competing at the Paralympic Games, Hess won four gold medals in 1984,... Ludivine Loiseau Virginie Tripier Corinne D'Urzo |
Camille Waddell Sandra Hanebrink Aimee Bruder Stephanie Brooks |
| 4×50 m medley S1–6 | Diana Zambo Gitta Raczko Monika Jaromi Katalin Engelhardt |
Stephanie Brooks Jill Nelson Camille Waddell Susan Moucha |
Jennifer Booth Jeanette Esling Margaret 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... Jane Stidever |
| 4×100 m freestyle B1–3 | Daniela Roehle Birgit Beeker Daniela Henke Yvonne Hopf |
Melanie Easter Leanne Edmans Janice Burton Kirsty Stoneham |
Elizabeth Scott Elizabeth Scott (swimmer) Elizabeth Scott is a United States Paralympian. She learned how to swim at age 5, and became so proficient that she was elected as captain of her college swim team , where she also set school records and won a conference title... Dawn Duffy Mandy Sommer Trischa Zorn Trischa Zorn Trischa Zorn, born June 1, 1964 in Orange, California, is a United States swimmer. Blind from birth, she competes in Paralympic swimming . She is, at present, the most successful athlete in the history of the Paralympic Games, having won 55 medals, of which 41 are gold... |
| 4×100 m freestyle S7–10 | Melissa Carlton Melissa Carlton Melissa Paula Carlton is an Australian paralympian. Born with no right leg and short fingers on her left hand, Melissa won gold, silver and bronze medals for Australia at both the Atlanta and Sydney Paralympics.-Competitive swimming:... Priya Cooper Priya Cooper Priya Cooper is a world champion disabled swimmer, winning nine Paralympic gold medals as well as world records and world championships. She competed in the Australian 1992, 1996 and 2000 Summer Paralympics swimming team with an S8 classification... Janelle Falzon Janelle Falzon Janelle Falzon is a swimmer from Australia. She competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics and the 2000 Summer Paralympics. She won three medals, all at the 1996 Games. The medals were a bronze in the Women's 100 m Backstroke S8 event, a bronze in the Women's 400 m Freestyle S8 event and a gold... Gemma Dashwood Gemma Dashwood Gemma Dashwood is a Paralympic swimming competitor from Australia. She won a pair of gold medals at the 1996 Atlanta Games in the Women's 400 m Freestyle S10 event and the Women's 4x100 m Freestyle S7-10 event. At the same Games, she won a pair of silver medals in the Women's 100 m Freestyle S10... |
Joyce Luncher Allison Pittman Karen Norris Brenda Levy |
Beate Lobenstein Daniela Pohl Stephanie Puetz Claudia Hengst |
| 4×100 m medley B1–3 | Daniela Roehle Birgit Beeker Yvonne Hopf Daniela Henke |
Mandy Sommer Elizabeth Scott Elizabeth Scott (swimmer) Elizabeth Scott is a United States Paralympian. She learned how to swim at age 5, and became so proficient that she was elected as captain of her college swim team , where she also set school records and won a conference title... Katie Edgar Trischa Zorn Trischa Zorn Trischa Zorn, born June 1, 1964 in Orange, California, is a United States swimmer. Blind from birth, she competes in Paralympic swimming . She is, at present, the most successful athlete in the history of the Paralympic Games, having won 55 medals, of which 41 are gold... |
Maria Angeles Fernandez Anais Garcia Ana Garcia-Arcicollar Raquel Saavedra |
| 4×100 m medley S7–10 | Karen Norris Diane Straub Joyce Luncher Allison Pittman |
Daniela Pohl Claudia Hengst Anna Brinck Beate Lobenstein |
Silvia Vives Begona Reina Ana Bernardo Tania Cerda |