# Swimming at the 1960 Summer Paralympics

Swimming at the 1960 Summer Paralympics consisted of 62 events, 32 for men and 30 for women.
Each race had no more than three competitors so every swimmer completing a race was guaranteed a medal. All the swimmers successfully completed their races, and every swimmer at the Games therefore earned a medal.

## Medal summary
### Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Italy (ITA) | 15 | 9 | 8 | 32 |
| 2 | Great Britain (GBR) | 15 | 8 | 5 | 28 |
| 3 | Norway (NOR) | 9 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| 4 | West Germany (FRG) | 9 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| 5 | Austria (AUT) | 8 | 5 | 5 | 18 |
| 6 | United States (USA) | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 |
| 7 | Netherlands (NED) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Argentina (ARG) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Australia (AUS) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Finland (FIN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Ireland (IRL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Rhodesia (RHO) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Israel (ISR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (14 entries) | Totals (14 entries) | 69 | 42 | 32 | 143 |

### Participating nations

* Argentina (5)
* Australia (1)
* Austria (8)
* Finland (1)
* France (1)
* Great Britain (14)
* Ireland (1)
* Israel (2)
* Italy (16)
* Netherlands (2)
* Norway (10)
* Rhodesia (1)
* Switzerland (2)
* West Germany (7)
* United States (6)

### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 25 m crawl juniors incomplete class 2 details | Bernard Jarrige France | None | None |
| 25 m crawl juniors incomplete class 4 details | Ersud Norway | None | None |
| 25 m crawl complete class 1 details | Heinz Schneider Austria | Stanley Miles Great Britain | None |
| 25 m crawl complete class 2 details | Carlo Jannucci Italy | Fontana Italy | Vincent Ward United States |
| 25 m crawl incomplete class 1 details | Leo Halford Great Britain | Girardi Italy | None |
| 25 m crawl incomplete class 2 details | Renzo Rogo Italy | Grimaldi Italy | Ottavio Moscone Italy |
| 50 m crawl complete class 3 details | Harald Gunnerup Norway | Eskild Hansen Norway | Robert C. Hawkes United States |
| 50 m crawl complete class 4 details | Tauno Valkama Finland | Richard Maduro United States | Philip Hall United States |
| 50 m crawl complete class 5 details | Denis Favre Switzerland | Juan Sznitowski Argentina | Franco Rossi Italy |
| 50 m crawl incomplete class 3 details | Johann Igel Austria | Godfrey Williams Great Britain | Sodenkamp West Germany |
| 50 m crawl incomplete class 4 details | Enzo Santini Italy | Paul Sones United States | Friedrich Sintermann West Germany |
| 25 m backstroke juniors incomplete class 2 details | Kalberg Norway | Bernard Jarrige France | None |
| 25 m backstroke juniors incomplete class 4 details | Ersud Norway | None | None |
| 25 m backstroke complete class 1 details | Stroebel West Germany | Stanley Miles Great Britain | Heinz Schneider Austria |
| 25 m backstroke complete class 2 details | Fred Crowder Great Britain | Carlo Jannucci Italy | Vincent Ward United States |
| 25 m backstroke incomplete class 1 details | Leo Halford Great Britain | Wetzel West Germany | Pasquarelli Italy |
| 25 m backstroke incomplete class 2 details | Ottavio Moscone Italy | Leo Halford Great Britain | Einar Nilsen Norway |
| 50 m backstroke complete class 3 details | Bill Johnson United States | Robert C. Hawkes United States | Aroldo Ruschioni Italy |
| 50 m backstroke complete class 4 details | Richard Maduro United States | Peter Stanton Great Britain | Israel Globus Israel |
| 50 m backstroke complete class 5 details | Juan Sznitowski Argentina | Pasquale Carfagna Italy | None |
| 50 m backstroke incomplete class 3 details | Sodenkamp West Germany | Johann Igel Austria | None |
| 50 m backstroke incomplete class 4 details | Enzo Santini Italy | Paul Sones United States | Arthur Brindle Great Britain |
| 25 m breaststroke complete class 1 details | Stroebel West Germany | Heinz Schneider Austria | Stanley Miles Great Britain |
| 25 m breaststroke complete class 2 details | Carlo Jannucci Italy | Vincent Ward United States | Fontana Italy |
| 25 m breaststroke incomplete class 1 and 2 details | Wetzel West Germany | Leo Halford Great Britain | None |
| 25 m breaststroke incomplete class 2 details | Renzo Rogo Italy | Grimaldi Italy | Ottavio Moscone Italy |
| 50 m breaststroke complete class 3 details | Robert C. Hawkes United States | Bill Johnson United States | Cipriano Gasperini Italy |
| 50 m breaststroke complete class 4 details | Eivind Brager Norway | Elvio Di Pasquo Italy | Walter Telsnig Austria |
| 50 m breaststroke complete class 5 details | Franco Rossi Italy | None | None |
| 50 m breaststroke incomplete class 3 details | Sodenkamp West Germany | Kadau West Germany | Johann Igel Austria |
| 50 m breaststroke incomplete class 4 details | Harald Gunnerup Norway | Leira Norway | Paul Sones United States |
| 3×50 m medley relay open details | West Germany (FRG) | Netherlands (NED) | Norway (NOR) |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 25 m crawl juniors incomplete class 4 details | Vagrum Norway | None | None |
| 25 m crawl complete class 1 details | Delphine Ariens Kappers Netherlands | None | None |
| 25 m crawl complete class 2 details | Joan Horan Ireland | Rosa Kuhnel Austria | None |
| 25 m crawl incomplete class 1 details | Barbara Anderson Great Britain | None | None |
| 25 m crawl incomplete class 2 details | Anna Maria Toso Italy | None | None |
| 50 m crawl complete class 3 details | Manette Berger-Waldenegg Austria | Ilse Driessler Austria | None |
| 50 m crawl complete class 4 details | Pauline Foulds Great Britain | None | None |
| 50 m crawl complete class 5 details | Daphne Ceeney Australia | Amelia Mier Argentina | None |
| 50 m crawl incomplete class 3 details | Beatriz Perazzo Argentina | None | None |
| 50 m crawl incomplete class 4 details | Christa Zander West Germany | Margaret Harriman Rhodesia | Beatriz Galán Argentina |
| 25 m backstroke juniors incomplete class 4 details | Birgith Reklev Norway | Myrheim Norway | Vagrum Norway |
| 25 m backstroke complete class 1 details | Barbara Anderson Great Britain | None | None |
| 25 m backstroke complete class 2 details | Rosa Kuhnel Austria | Susan Masham Great Britain | None |
| 25 m backstroke incomplete class 1 details | Delphine Ariens Kappers Netherlands | None | None |
| 25 m backstroke incomplete class 2 details | Masson Great Britain | Anna Maria Toso Italy | Mazzoni Italy |
| 50 m backstroke complete class 3 details | Manette Berger-Waldenegg Austria | Ilse Driessler Austria | Janet Laughton Great Britain |
| 50 m backstroke complete class 4 details | Pauline Foulds Great Britain | Maria Scutti Italy | Frieda Dorfel Austria |
| 50 m backstroke complete class 5 details | Margaret Maughan Great Britain | None | None |
| 50 m backstroke incomplete class 3 details | Ilse Scharf Austria | Marlene Muhlendyck West Germany | Phyllis Waller Great Britain |
| 50 m backstroke incomplete class 4 details | Christa Zander West Germany | María Djukich Argentina | Margaret Harriman Rhodesia |
| 25 m breaststroke juniors incomplete class 4 details | Birgith Reklev Norway | None | None |
| 25 m breaststroke complete class 1 details | Delphine Ariens Kappers Netherlands | Mati Angel Israel | None |
| 25 m breaststroke complete class 2 details | Susan Masham Great Britain | Simone Knusli Switzerland | Rosa Kuhnel Austria |
| 25 m breaststroke incomplete class 1 details | Barbara Anderson Great Britain | None | None |
| 25 m breaststroke incomplete class 2 details | Anna Maria Toso Italy | None | None |
| 50 m breaststroke complete class 3 details | Manette Berger-Waldenegg Austria | Elka Gaarlandt Netherlands | Janet Laughton Great Britain |
| 50 m breaststroke complete class 4 details | Maria Scutti Italy | None | None |
| 50 m breaststroke complete class 5 details | Daphne Ceeney Australia | None | None |
| 50 m breaststroke incomplete class 3 details | Ilse Scharf Austria | None | None |
| 50 m breaststroke incomplete class 4 details | Christa Zander West Germany | Edwards Great Britain | Margaret Harriman Rhodesia |