# World Para Swimming European Championships

The World Para Swimming European Championships (World Para Swimming European Open Championships), known until 2018 as the IPC Swimming European Championships, are the European continental championships for swimming where athletes with a disability compete. Each championship is organised by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and behind the World Para Swimming Championships and the Summer Paralympic Games is the largest meet for European athletes. No championships were held in 2022.

## European championships

| Number | Edition | Venue | Dates | Best nation |
| IPC Swimming European Championships |||||
| 1 | 2009 | Reykjavík, Iceland | 18–24 October | Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2 | 2011 | Berlin, Germany | 3–9 July | Ukraine |
| 3 | 2014 | Eindhoven, Netherlands | 4–10 August | Ukraine |
| 4 | 2016 | Funchal, Portugal | 30 April – 7 May | Ukraine |
| World Para Swimming European Championships |||||
| 5 | 2018 | Dublin, Ireland | 13–19 August | Ukraine |
| 6 | 2020 | Funchal, Portugal | 16–22 May | Italy |
| 7 | 2024 | Funchal, Portugal | 21–27 April | Italy |

## Medals (2009-2024)

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Ukraine | 239 | 217 | 181 | 637 |
| 2 | Great Britain | 156 | 126 | 107 | 389 |
| 3 | Russia | 131 | 132 | 120 | 383 |
| 4 | Italy | 115 | 87 | 81 | 283 |
| 5 | Spain | 105 | 109 | 118 | 332 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 59 | 40 | 38 | 137 |
| 7 | Germany | 37 | 59 | 63 | 159 |
| 8 | Belarus | 32 | 13 | 21 | 66 |
| 9 | France | 29 | 37 | 45 | 111 |
| 10 | Individual Neutral Athletes | 25 | 18 | 32 | 75 |
| 11 | Hungary | 22 | 24 | 38 | 84 |
| 12 | Israel | 21 | 19 | 22 | 62 |
| 13 | Sweden | 18 | 16 | 20 | 54 |
| 14 | Poland | 15 | 40 | 32 | 87 |
| 15 | Norway | 15 | 13 | 13 | 41 |
| 16 | Greece | 14 | 26 | 31 | 71 |
| 17 | Czech Republic | 11 | 15 | 12 | 38 |
| 18 | Croatia | 7 | 12 | 6 | 25 |
| 19 | Switzerland | 7 | 6 | 8 | 21 |
| 20 | Azerbaijan | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| 21 | Brazil | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 22 | Denmark | 5 | 6 | 14 | 25 |
| 23 | Ireland | 4 | 12 | 13 | 29 |
| 24 | Turkey | 4 | 9 | 13 | 26 |
| 25 | Australia | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 26 | Estonia | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 27 | Cyprus | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 28 | Lithuania | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 29 | Chile | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 30 | Singapore | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | Portugal | 1 | 10 | 15 | 26 |
| 32 | Iceland | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 33 | Belgium | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 34 | Slovenia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 35 | United States | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 36 | Latvia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 37 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Kazakhstan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Mexico | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | Austria | 0 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| 41 | Slovakia | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 42 | Finland | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 43 | Hong Kong | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 43 | Uzbekistan | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 45 | China | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 46 | South Africa | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 47 | Cuba | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 48 | Argentina | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 49 | Faroe Islands | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (49 entries) | Totals (49 entries) | 1,109 | 1,096 | 1,104 | 3,309 |
2009 medal table 2011 medal table 2014 medal table 2016 medal table 2018 medal table 2020 medal table 2024 medal table
* Hong Kong was guest in 2009.
* Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Cuba and Kazakhstan were guests in 2021.
* Australia, Brazil, China, Mexico, Singapore, South Africa, United States and Uzbekistan were guests in 2024.