2010 IPC Swimming World Championships


The 2010 IPC Swimming World Championships was an international swimming competition, the biggest meet for athletes with a disability since the 2008 Summer Paralympics. It was held in Eindhoven, Netherlands and lasted from 14 to 21 August.

Venue

The Championship was staged at the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swimming Stadium located in the south of Eindhoven. The complex contains three outdoor swimming pools.

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:
Classifications run from S1 to S10 for athletes with physical disabilities, and S11 to S13 for visually impaired athletes. Blind athletes must use blackened goggles.

Medalists

Men

Women

Participating nations

Below is the list of countries which participated in the Championships.
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