Swimming at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

• Swimmers with a physical disability were assessed on muscle strength and the scope and coordination of movement, and their impact on different swimming styles. The resultant classes were :
• *S1-S10 for freestyle, backstroke, and butterfly
• *SB2-SB9 for breaststroke
• *SM3-SM10 for the individual medley
• Swimmers with vision impairment, depending on the degree of vision loss, were classified as S11, S12, or S13

  Participating countries

Medal table

Medal summary

Men's events

Women's events