# Swimming at the 1964 Summer Paralympics

Swimming at the 1964 Summer Paralympics consisted of 62 events, 31 for men, 30 for women and 1 mixed.

## The wrong reports

Since at the dawn of the Paralympic Games there was no precision in reporting the results of the competitions, the Israeli athlete Michal Escapa was indicated with the Italian nationality and without prename (and so she is mentioned in the International Paralympic Committee of the Italian Paralympic Committee web sites) for the reports of the Swimming at the 1964 Summer Paralympics where she won two bronze medals, simply reported as Escapa and not as Michal Escapa. However, as can be seen from a 1968 Israeli newspaper reporting an interview with the athlete, she was the same athlete who had won medals in swimming and table tennis in Tokyo 1964.

## Participating nations

* Argentina (8)
* Australia (8)
* Austria (4)
* France (1)
* Great Britain (13)
* Israel (5)
* Italy (14)
* Japan (6)
* Netherlands (4)
* Rhodesia (3)
* South Africa (3)
* West Germany (4)
* United States (25)

## Results
### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 25 m freestyle prone complete class 1 details | Roy Fowler Australia | Vincent Falardeau United States | Stefan Florescu United States |
| 25 m freestyle prone complete class 2 details | David Ellis Great Britain | Francesco Deiana Italy | W. Brenken West Germany |
| 25 m freestyle prone incomplete class 1 details | R. Rosenbaum United States | Samuel Goldstein United States | Stan Miles Great Britain |
| 25 m freestyle prone incomplete class 2 details | Sedlacek West Germany | Helvio Aresca Argentina | Renzo Rogo Italy |
| 50 m freestyle prone cauda equina details | Phil Ramsey United States | Dik Kruidenier Netherlands | Franco Rossi Italy |
| 50 m freestyle prone complete class 3 details | K. H. Sass West Germany | Heinz Simon West Germany | Giovanni Pische Italy |
| 50 m freestyle prone complete class 4 details | G. Conn United States | Leslie Manson-Bishop Rhodesia | Setsumi Makioka Japan |
| 50 m freestyle prone incomplete class 3 details | H. Burkett United States | G. Williams Great Britain | Michael Dow Australia |
| 50 m freestyle prone incomplete class 4 details | Juan Sznitowski Argentina | Jorge Diz Argentina | Ed Owen United States |
| 50 m freestyle prone special class details | Cor Prins Netherlands | P. Newman Great Britain | Avraham Keftelovitch Israel |
| 25 m freestyle supine complete class 1 details | Roy Fowler Australia | Vincent Falardeau United States | Stefan Florescu United States |
| 25 m freestyle supine complete class 2 details | David Ellis Great Britain | Trevor French Australia | Francesco Deiana Italy |
| 25 m freestyle supine complete class 2 details | Frank Ponta Australia | Trevor French Australia | Francesco Deiana Italy |
| 25 m freestyle supine incomplete class 1 details | R. Rosenbaum United States | Samuel Goldstein United States | Stan Miles Great Britain |
| 25 m freestyle supine incomplete class 2 details | Renzo Rogo Italy | Sedlacek West Germany | Helvio Aresca Argentina |
| 50 m freestyle supine complete class 3 details | Gary Schoep United States | W. Thornton Great Britain | W. Johnson United States |
| 50 m freestyle supine complete class 4 details | Leslie Manson-Bishop Rhodesia | G. Conn United States | B. Dickinson Great Britain |
| 50 m freestyle supine complete class 5 details | Phil Ramsey United States | Shigeo Aono Japan | Silvio Boscu Italy |
| 50 m freestyle supine incomplete class 3 details | Michael Dow Australia | H. Burkett United States | Dante Tosi Argentina |
| 50 m freestyle supine incomplete class 4 details | Ed Owen United States | Tim Harris United States | Juan Sznitowski Argentina |
| 50 m freestyle supine special class details | Cor Prins Netherlands | Germano Pecchenino Italy | L. Halford Great Britain |
| 25 m breaststroke junior class details | Jacob Ben-Arie Israel | None | None |
| 25 m breaststroke complete class 1 details | Roy Fowler Australia | Stefan Florescu United States | Vincent Falardeau United States |
| 25 m breaststroke complete class 2 details | Francesco Deiana Italy | David Ellis Great Britain | Josef Jager Austria |
| 25 m breaststroke incomplete class 1 details | R. Rosenbaum United States | S. Miles Great Britain | Samuel Goldstein United States |
| 25 m breaststroke incomplete class 2 details | Renzo Rogo Italy | Oliver Venturi Italy | None |
| 50 m breaststroke complete class 3 details | W. Thornton Great Britain | W. Johnson United States | Gary Schoep United States |
| 50 m breaststroke complete class 4 details | Leslie Manson-Bishop Rhodesia | B. Dickinson Great Britain | G. Conn United States |
| 50 m breaststroke complete class 5 details | Phil Ramsey United States | Ignesias Argentina | Dik Kruidenier Netherlands |
| 50 m breaststroke incomplete class 3 details | Michael Dow Australia | H. Burkett United States | Aimé Planchon France |
| 50 m breaststroke incomplete class 4 details | Ed Owen United States | G. Popperwell South Africa | Tim Harris United States |
| 50 m breaststroke special class details | Baruch Hagai Israel | Avraham Keftelovitch Israel | Germano Pecchenino Italy |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 25 m freestyle prone complete class 1 details | Evelyn Mulry United States | None | None |
| 25 m freestyle prone complete class 2 details | R. Kuhnel Austria | Susan Masham Great Britain | None |
| 25 m freestyle prone incomplete class 1 details | Janet Little United States | A. Somerset South Africa | N. Thesen South Africa |
| 25 m freestyle prone incomplete class 2 details | S. Simmons United States | Anna Maria Toso Italy | Michal Escapa Israel |
| 50 m freestyle prone cauda equina details | Batia Mishani Israel | Zipora Rubin-Rosenbaum Israel | None |
| 50 m freestyle prone complete class 3 details | J. Slade United States | Valerie Forder Great Britain | I. Driessler Austria |
| 50 m freestyle prone complete class 4 details | Pauline Foulds Great Britain | None | None |
| 50 m freestyle prone complete class 5 details | Elizabeth Edmondson Australia | Daphne Ceeney Australia | Christa Welger United States |
| 50 m freestyle prone incomplete class 3 details | Lynnette Gilchrist Rhodesia | Ella Cox United States | J. Howe United States |
| 50 m freestyle prone incomplete class 4 details | Rosalie Hixson United States | Irene Monaco Italy | Hope Chafee United States |
| 50 m freestyle prone special class details | Silvia Cochetti Argentina | Estela Falocco Argentina | Amelia Mier Argentina |
| 25 m freestyle supine complete class 1 details | Evelyn Mulry United States | Marion de Groot Netherlands | None |
| 25 m freestyle supine complete class 2 details | R. Kuhnel Austria | Susan Masham Great Britain | Silvana Martino Italy |
| 25 m freestyle supine incomplete class 1 details | Janet Little United States | A. Somerset South Africa | Marion de Groot Netherlands |
| 25 m freestyle supine incomplete class 2 details | Anna Maria Toso Italy | S. Simmons United States | None |
| 50 m freestyle supine cauda equina details | Elizabeth Edmondson Australia | Christa Welger United States | Daphne Ceeney Australia |
| 50 m freestyle supine complete class 3 details | Valerie Forder Great Britain | Janet Laughton Great Britain | I. Driessler Austria |
| 50 m freestyle supine complete class 4 details | P. Foulds Great Britain | None | None |
| 50 m freestyle supine incomplete class 3 details | Lynnette Gilchrist Rhodesia | Ella Cox United States | J. Howe United States |
| 50 m freestyle supine incomplete class 4 details | Rosalie Hixson United States | Hope Chafee United States | Irene Monaco Italy |
| 50 m freestyle supine special class details | Silvia Cochetti Argentina | Estela Falocco Argentina | Amelia Mier Argentina |
| 25 m breaststroke complete class 2 details | R. Kuhnel Austria | Susan Masham Great Britain | None |
| 25 m breaststroke incomplete class 1 details | A. Somerset South Africa | Janet Little United States | None |
| 25 m breaststroke incomplete class 2 details | S. Simmons United States | Anna Maria Toso Italy | Michal Escapa Israel |
| 50 m breaststroke cauda equina details | Elizabeth Edmondson Australia | Christa Welger United States | M. Gibbs Great Britain |
| 50 m breaststroke complete class 3 details | Elka Gaarlandt Netherlands | Valerie Forder Great Britain | Janet Laughton Great Britain |
| 50 m breaststroke complete class 4 details | Pauline Foulds Great Britain | None | None |
| 50 m breaststroke incomplete class 3 details | Lynnette Gilchrist Rhodesia | Elena Monaco Italy | J. Howe United States |
| 50 m breaststroke incomplete class 4 details | Hope Chafee United States | Rosalie Hixson United States | Irene Monaco Italy |
| 50 m breaststroke special class details | Silvia Cochetti Argentina | Estela Falocco Argentina | Amelia Mier Argentina |

### Mixed events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Medley relay open details | United States (USA) Tim Harris Ed Owen Phil Ramsey | Rhodesia (RHO) Lynnette Gilchrist Leslie Manson-Bishop Keith Pienaar | Israel (ISR) Jacob Ben-Arie Baruch Hagai Avraham Keftelovitch |

## Medal table

Source and with the displacement of two bronze medals from Italy to Israel due to the Michal Escapa case documented in the first section of this article.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States (USA) | 22 | 18 | 14 | 54 |
| 2 | Australia (AUS) | 9 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| 3 | Great Britain (GBR) | 7 | 12 | 6 | 25 |
| 4 | Rhodesia (RHO) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | Italy (ITA) | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 |
| 6 | Argentina (ARG) | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 |
| 7 | Israel (ISR) | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 | Netherlands (NED) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | Austria (AUT) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | West Germany (FRG) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | South Africa (RSA) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 12 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | Totals (13 entries) | 63 | 57 | 50 | 170 |