The 2016 IPC Swimming European Championships was an international swimming competition. It was held in Funchal, Madeira running from 30 April to 7 May. Around 450 athletes from 50 different countries attended the competition. This was the last major swimming tournament for disabled athletes prior to the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, and acted as a qualifying event for the Rio Games. To increase the possibility of qualification for top swimmers, the championships was made an Open tournament allowing competitors from countries outside Europe to compete.
Venue
The Championship was staged at the Complexo Olimpico de Piscinas da Penteada, which also held the 2005 Multi-nations Youth Meet and the 2015 Winter International Masters Open. The complex contains an Olympic sized swimming pool, a 25-metre pool, a diving pool and a training pool.
Events
Classification
Athletes are allocated a classification for each event based upon their disability to allow fairer competition between athletes of similar ability. The classifications for swimming are:
- Visual impairment
- S11-S13
- Intellectual impairment
- S14
- Other disability
- S1-S10 (Freestyle, backstroke and butterfly)
- SB1-SB9 (breaststroke)
- SM1-SM10 (individual medley)
Classifications run from S1 (severely disabled) to S10 (minimally disabled) for athletes with physical disabilities, and S11 (totally blind) to S13 (legally blind) for visually impaired athletes. Blind athletes must use blackened goggles.
Results
Men
Freestyle
- 50m Freestyle
- 100m Freestyle
- 200m Freestyle
- 400m Freestyle
Backstroke
- 50m Backstroke
- 100m Backstroke
Breaststroke
- 50m Breaststroke
- 100m Breaststroke
Butterfly
- 50m Butterfly
- 100m Butterfly
Individual medley
- 150m Individual Medley
- 200m Individual Medley
Relay
- 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
- 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Women
Freestyle
- 50m Freestyle
- 100m Freestyle
- 200m Freestyle
- 400m Freestyle
Backstroke
- 50m Backstroke
- 100m Backstroke
Breaststroke
- 50m Breaststroke
- 100m Breaststroke
Butterfly
- 50m Butterfly
- 100m Butterfly
Individual medley
- 150m Individual Medley
- 200m Individual Medley
Relay
- 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
- 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Mixed
Relay
- 4x50 m Freestyle Relay
- 4x50 m Medley Relay
Medal table
Host nation (Portugal)
Multiple medallists
Many competitors won multiple medals at the 2016 Championships. The following athletes won five gold medals or more.
Participating nations
Below is the list of countries who participated in the Championships and the requested number of athlete places for each. As this was an Open Championship the countries are split between Europe and the Rest of the World.
Europe
Rest of the World
Footnotes
- Notes
- References
External links
- Official web-site
