2000 Paralympic Games - Sydney

Swimming Participation Statistics - Women

WOMEN - FCS

74 swimmers won at least one medal at the 2000 Paralympic Games - gold, silver or bronze - in an individual event.

31 swimmers who won at least one medal at the 2000 Paralympic Games also won at least one medal – gold, silver or bronze – in an individual event at the 1996 Paralympic Games

5 swimmers who won at least one medal at the 2000 Paralympic Games although not gaining a medal at the 1996 Paralympic Games did compete at the Games

10 swimmers who won at least one medal at the 2000 Paralympic Games also won at least one medal – gold, silver or bronze – in an individual event at the 1992 Paralympic Games

3 swimmers who won at least one medal at the 2000 Paralympic games although not gaining a medal at the 1992 Paralympic Games did compete at the Games.

Of these 74 medal winners there were only 3 swimmers that can be regarded as ‘new’ swimmers on the international scene as their classification was not recorded until 2000.  It needs to be noted that although these swimmers had only been internationally classified in 2000 it has been recorded that they have been involved in competitive swimming for over an average of 2 years.

The age of these swimmers who competed in Sydney and won at least one medal ranged from a 14 year old through to a 38 year old.

The average age of the medal winners was 22 years.

The average number of sessions per week for these medal winners was 7.5 water sessions.

The figures determining the number of water training sessions per week was taken from the swimmers classification sheets.

In regard to the number of water training sessions that these swimmer were undertaking, in many cases this information dated back a number of years.  The swimmers as they have become more professional may have increased the number of water sessions per week.  It also must be realised that the average number of sessions has been taken over classes 1 – 10.  Looking closely at the number of sessions we were able to determine the average session undertaken class by class.   

Classes S1 – S4 = 3 to 4 sessions per week

Classes S5 – S6 = 5 to 6 sessions per week

Classes S7 – S8 = 7 to 8 sessions per week

Classes S9 – S10 = 8 to 10 sessions per week

Many of the swimmers are also involved in cross training ie circuit training, core strength training, weight training, etc

The average number of years these medal winners have been involved in competitive swimmer was 9 years.

The figures determining the number of years involved in competitive swimming was taken from the swimmers classification sheets.

WOMEN - BLIND

23 swimmers won at least one medal at the 2000 Paralympic Games – gold, silver or bronze – in an individual event.

11 swimmers who won at least one medal at the 2000 Paralympic Games also won at least one medal – gold, silver or bronze – in an individual event at the 1996 Paralympic Games.

3 swimmers who won at least one medal at the 2000 Paralympic Games although not gaining a medal at the 1996 Paralympic Games did compete at the Games.

5 swimmers who at least one medal at the 2000 Paralympic Games also won at least one medal – gold, silver or bronze – in an individual event at the 1992 Paralympic Games.

Of these 23 medal winners there were only 3 swimmers that can be regarded as ‘new’ swimmers on the international scene as their classification was not recorded until 2000. 

The age of these swimmers who competed in Sydney and won at least one medal ranged from 14 year old through to a 36 year old.

The average age of the medal winners was 22 years.  

Due to not having access to the number of training sessions per week or the number of years these swimmers have been involved in competitive swimming as is available for FCS swimmers no averages could be calculated.

WOMEN – S14

8 female swimmers won at least one medal at the 2000 Paralympic Games – gold, silver or bronze – in an individual event.

The age of the these swimmers who competed in Sydney and won at least one medal ranged from 16 years through to 21 years.

DISTRIBUTION OF MEDALS FOR MEDALISTS

FCS - Women

BLIND - Women

 S14 – Women