Swimming at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

VenueIndoor Pool of the Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre

Dates19–27 September 2004

Competitors166 from 61 nations

Swimming at the XII Paralympic Games
Paralympic Swimming
Venue	Indoor Pool of the Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Dates	19–27 September 2004
Competitors	166 from 61 nations
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Swimming at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, in the Olympic Aquatic Centre was competed in freestyle, backstroke and butterfly (classes Sn), the breaststroke (classes SBn) and individual medley (classes SMn).^{[1] [2]}

• 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 (lower numbers corresponding to more severe disability):
  • 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 (worst vision loss), S12, or S13 (least)