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
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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
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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)