2016 IPC Swimming European Championships
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
- *SB1-SB9
- *SM1-SM10
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
Multiple medallists
Many competitors won multiple medals at the 2016 Championships. The following athletes won five gold medals or more.| Name | Country | Medal | Event |
| Dmytro Vynohradets | 50m freestyle S3 200m freestyle S3 50 m breaststroke SB2 150 m ind. medley SM3 50m freestyle relay 20pts 50m medley relay 20pts | ||
| Ihar Boki | 50m freestyle S13 100m freestyle S13 400m freestyle S13 100 m backstroke S13 100 m butterfly S13 100 m breaststroke – SB13 | ||
| Sarah Louise Rung | 100 m freestyle S5 200 m freestyle S5 100 m breaststroke SB4 50 m butterfly S5 200m medley SM5 50 m backstroke S5 | ||
| Sarai Gascón Moreno | 50 m freestyle S9 100 m freestyle S9 100 m butterfly S9 200m medley SM9 100m freestyle relay 34pts | ||
| Susie Rodgers | 50 m freestyle S7 100 m freestyle S7 400 m freestyle S7 50 m butterfly S7 100m medley relay 34pts | ||
| Denis Tarasov | 50m freestyle S8 100m freestyle S8 100 m butterfly S8 4x100m freestyle relay 34pts 4x100m medley relay 34pts |
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
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