List of Paralympic records in swimming
Event Class Time Name Nation Date Games Location
50 m freestyle S1 1:10.88 Izhak Mamistvalov Israel 24 September 2004 2004 Games Athens , Greece
50 m freestyle S2 50.65 † , WR Zou Liankang China 11 September 2016 2016 Games Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
50 m freestyle S3 39.24 WR Huang Wenpan China 13 September 2016 2016 Games Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
50 m freestyle S4 37.54 WR Yuji Hanada Japan 27 September 2004 2004 Games Athens , Greece
50 m freestyle S5 32.05 WR Daniel Dias Brazil 30 August 2012 2012 Games London , United Kingdom
50 m freestyle S6 28.57 WR Xu Qing China 4 September 2012 2012 Games London , United Kingdom
50 m freestyle S7 27.35 WR Pan Shiyun China 9 September 2016 2016 Games Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
50 m freestyle S8 25.82 WR Denis Tarasov Russia 3 September 2012 2012 Games London , United Kingdom
50 m freestyle S9 25.13 WR Matthew John Cowdrey Australia 5 September 2012 2012 Games London , United Kingdom
50 m freestyle S10 23.16 WR André Brasil Brazil 31 August 2012 2012 Games London , United Kingdom
50 m freestyle S11 25.27 WR Yang Bozun China 1 September 2012 2012 Games London , United Kingdom
50 m freestyle S12 23.43 WR Maksym Veraska Ukraine 14 September 2008 2008 Games Beijing , China
50 m freestyle S13 23.44 Ihar Boki Belarus 14 September 2016 2016 Games Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
Men 's records -- 50 m freestyle
The International Paralympic Committee recognises the fastest performances in swimming events at the Paralympic Games. Swimming has been part of at every Summer Paralympic Games. Races are held in four swimming strokes: freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly over varying distances and in either individual or relay race events. Medley events combine all four strokes, again either as an individual format (swum in order: butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle) and as a team relay (swim in order: backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, freestyle). Competitors are allocated a classification based on their ability in the water, with records available for each event in each classification. Not all events are offered at each Paralympic Games. The decision is made by the IPC based on factors including there being a minimum of 6 athletes from a minimum of 4 National Paralympic Committees to make a race viable. In addition, an event must have been also held at the previous Games, or at the IPC Swimming World Championships held between the Games. In total there is an aim to provide a minimum of 7 individual events and 2 relays events for all classes, with an overall total of 140 events being contested at each Games. The currently used classification system has been in use since the 2000 Sydney Games. Events in classification 14 have been suspended for the Athens and Beijing Games, and are currently under review by the IPC. This was the result of a cheating scandal at the 2000 Paralympic Games involving the Spanish ID Basketball team.