IPC Swimming World Championships

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The IPC Swimming World Championships is a major international para-swimming competition that brings together elite athletes with disabilities to compete at the highest level under the governance of the International Paralympic Committee.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf para swimming competition ⓘ
recurring sporting event ⓘ
world championship ⓘ
ageCategory senior ⓘ
alsoKnownAs World Para Swimming Championships ⓘ
broadcastOn online streaming ⓘ
television ⓘ
classificationBasis degree of functional ability ⓘ
type of impairment ⓘ
competitionType long course (50 m) swimming ⓘ
pool swimming ⓘ
countryOfGoverningBody Germany ⓘ
featuresGenderCategories men ⓘ
mixed relays ⓘ
women ⓘ
firstHeld 1990 ⓘ
focus high-performance para sport ⓘ
frequency biennial ⓘ
governingBody International Paralympic Committee ⓘ
governingBodyAbbreviation IPC ⓘ
governingBodyType international sports federation ⓘ
hasAntiDopingProgram yes ⓘ
hasClassificationSystem yes ⓘ
hasGlobalParticipation yes ⓘ
hasOfficialLanguage English ⓘ
hasOfficialTiming yes ⓘ
hasWorldRecordsRecognized yes ⓘ
headquartersOfGoverningBodyCity Bonn ⓘ
headquartersOfGoverningBodyCountry Germany ⓘ
inauguralEditionLocation Assen, Netherlands ⓘ
linked to: Assen
level international ⓘ
medalTypes bronze ⓘ
gold ⓘ
silver ⓘ
numberOfParticipatingNations over 60 (typical recent editions) ⓘ
organizer International Paralympic Committee ⓘ
participantType Paralympic swimmers ⓘ
elite athletes with disabilities ⓘ
primaryObjective determine world champions in para swimming ⓘ
relatedTo Paralympic Games swimming competitions ⓘ
linked to: Paralympic Games
resultsUsedFor qualification for Paralympic Games (in some cycles) ⓘ
scope worldwide ⓘ
secondaryObjective provide high-level competition opportunities for para swimmers ⓘ
shortName IPC Swimming Worlds ⓘ
sport para swimming ⓘ
typicalEventDuration about one week ⓘ
usesMedalEvents yes ⓘ
usesPoolLength 50 metres ⓘ

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International Paralympic Committee → oversees → IPC Swimming World Championships ⓘ
disability sport classification → usedIn → World Para Swimming competitions ⓘ
linked to: IPC Swimming World Championships
IPC Swimming World Championships → shortName → IPC Swimming Worlds ⓘ
linked to: IPC Swimming World Championships
IPC Swimming World Championships → alsoKnownAs → World Para Swimming Championships ⓘ
linked to: IPC Swimming World Championships
U.S. Paralympics Swimming → competition → World Para Swimming World Championships ⓘ
linked to: IPC Swimming World Championships