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 IPC Swimming World Championships
surface form: 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
surface form: Assen, Netherlands
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
surface form: Paralympic Games swimming competitions
resultsUsedFor qualification for Paralympic Games (in some cycles)
scope worldwide
secondaryObjective provide high-level competition opportunities for para swimmers
shortName IPC Swimming World Championships self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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 IPC Swimming World Championships
this entity surface form: World Para Swimming competitions
IPC Swimming World Championships shortName IPC Swimming World Championships self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: IPC Swimming Worlds
IPC Swimming World Championships alsoKnownAs IPC Swimming World Championships
this entity surface form: World Para Swimming Championships