Swimming at the 1980 Summer Paralympics consisted of 192 events.
In certain events, there were only three competitors, thus guaranteeing each a medal upon successfully completing the race. In others, there were fewer than three; in the women's 4x100 metre freestyle relay C-D, for instance, the Canadian team swam unopposed, obtaining gold upon completing the event. The women's 3x50 metre medley relay CP C was the only event in which no medal was awarded. The United States team were the only competitors, but were disqualified during the race; thus, no team completed the event.[1]
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Poland (POL) | 40 | 19 | 23 | 82 |
| 2 |  Canada (CAN) | 25 | 15 | 13 | 53 |
| 3 |  Netherlands (NED) | 24 | 15 | 13 | 52 |
| 4 |  United States (USA) | 21 | 15 | 20 | 56 |
| 5 |  West Germany (FRG) | 19 | 15 | 11 | 45 |
| 6 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 18 | 10 | 7 | 35 |
| 7 |  Sweden (SWE) | 17 | 22 | 17 | 56 |
| 8 |  Israel (ISR) | 7 | 9 | 3 | 19 |
| 9 |  Norway (NOR) | 4 | 8 | 4 | 16 |
| 10 |  France (FRA) | 4 | 7 | 10 | 21 |
| 11 |  Argentina (ARG) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 12 |  Yugoslavia (YUG) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 13 |  Mexico (MEX) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 14 |  Spain (ESP) | 1 | 10 | 6 | 17 |
| 15 |  Australia (AUS) | 1 | 8 | 2 | 11 |
| 16 |  Jamaica (JAM) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 17 |  Colombia (COL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 19 |  Iceland (ISL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 |  Finland (FIN) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 21 |  Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 22 |  Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 23 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 25 |  Egypt (EGY) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 |  Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
 Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 28 |  Bahamas (BAH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (28 entries) | 193 | 175 | 158 | 526 | |
Participating nations
- Argentina (5)
- Australia (11)
Austria (9)- Bahamas (2)
- Belgium (12)
Brazil (1)- Canada (31)
- Colombia (2)
- Czechoslovakia (2)
- Denmark (15)
- Egypt (8)
- Finland (8)
- France (28)
- Great Britain (22)
Hong Kong (3)- Iceland (5)
Indonesia (3)
Ireland (1)- Israel (8)
Italy (2)- Jamaica (4)
- Japan (6)
Luxembourg (2)- Mexico (15)
- Netherlands (38)
- New Zealand (6)
- Norway (14)
- Poland (29)
- Spain (10)
Sudan (2)- Sweden (31)
- Switzerland (9)
- United States (45)
- West Germany (44)
- Yugoslavia (5)
- Zimbabwe (3)
Medal summary
Men's events
Women's events
References
- ^ "Swimming at the 1980 Paralympics". IPC Historical Results Archive.
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