Swimming
British Swimming selected a squad of 35 athletes to send to Beijing to compete in the swimming events. The team contributed a total of forty-one medals to the ParalympicsGB medal total – eleven gold, twelve silver and eighteen bronze. David Roberts won gold in each of his three individual and one of his relay events, taking his personal Paralympics gold medal haul to eleven, equalling that of Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson. Heather Frederiksen won four medals, including gold in the 100 m backstroke S8 where she set a new world record time, and Matt Walker, competing in his third Paralympics, won four individual silver and bronze medals and a gold in the 4×100 m freestyle relay, whilst James Anderson competed in his fifth Paralympics, taking his individual medal total to 17. Thirteen year old Eleanor Simmonds, the youngest of all the British athletes in Beijing, won two gold medals, making her Britains youngest ever individual Paralympic medallist.
- Men
| Athlete | Events | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| James Anderson | 50 m freestyle S2 | 1:10.73 | 2 Q | 1:06.09 | |
| 100 m freestyle S2 | 2:26.23 | 2 Q | 2:24.32 | ||
| 200 m freestyle S2 | 5:13.20 | 3 Q | 5:00.03 | ||
| 50 m backstroke S2 | 1:05.56 | 1 Q | 1:04.33 | ||
| Gareth Duke | 100 m breaststroke SB6 | 1:31.54 | 2 Q | 1:28.20 | |
| Graham Edmunds | 50 m freestyle S10 | 25.10 | 5 Q | 25.11 | 8 |
| 100 m freestyle S10 | 55.64 | 8 Q | 55.63 | 7 | |
| David Ellis | 50 m freestyle S13 | 26.46 | 14 | Did not advance | |
| 100 m freestyle S13 | 58.72 | 13 | Did not advance | ||
| 100 m backstroke S13 | 1:11.41 | 11 | Did not advance | ||
| 100 m butterfly S13 | 1:03.58 | 13 | Did not advance | ||
| 100 m breaststroke SB13 | 1:10.92 | 6 Q | 1:09.81 | 7 | |
| 200 m individual medley SM13 | 2:20.27 | 2 Q | 2:21.22 | 6 | |
| Jonathan Fox | 50 m freestyle S7 | 31.17 | =6 Q | 31.53 | 8 |
| 100 m freestyle S7 | 1:08.16 | 5 Q | 1:08.82 | 5 | |
| 400 m freestyle S7 | 4:31.78 | 9 | Did not advance | ||
| 100 m backstroke S7 | 1:14.78 | 2 Q | 1:14.34 | ||
| Sean Fraser | 50 m freestyle S8 | 29.08 | 9 | Did not advance | |
| 100 m freestyle S8 | 1:02.45 | 10 | Did not advance | ||
| 100 m backstroke S8 | 1:10.77 | 3 Q | 1:11.28 | ||
| 100 m butterfly S8 | 1:07.42 | 7 Q | 1:08.36 | 8 | |
| Samuel Hynd | 50 m freestyle S8 | 29.27 | 11 | Did not advance | |
| 100 m freestyle S8 | 1:01.67 | 7 Q | 1:01.04 | 6 | |
| 400 m freestyle S8 | 4:26.46 WR | 1 Q | 4:26.25 WR | ||
| 100 m breaststroke SB8 | 1:17.00 | 5 Q | 1:15.29 | 5 | |
| 200 m individual medley SM8 | 2:31.96 | 2 Q | 2:29.93 | ||
| Sascha Kindred | 50 m freestyle S6 | 33.04 | 9 | Did not advance | |
| 50 m butterfly S6 | 33.12 | 3 Q | 32.49 | ||
| 100 m breaststroke SB7 | 1:23.31 | 1 Q | 1:22.18 WR | ||
| 200 m individual medley SM6 | 2:48.35 PR | 1 Q | 2:42.19 WR | ||
| Dervis Konuralp | 100 m butterfly S13 | 1:02.91 | 9 | Did not advance | |
| 100 m breaststroke SB13 | 1:14.55 | 11 | Did not advance | ||
| 200 m individual medley SM13 | 2:24.03 | 6 Q | 2:23.01 | 7 | |
| Andrew Lindsay | 400 m freestyle S7 | 5:06.31 | 3 Q | 5:02.74 | 5 |
| 100 m backstroke S7 | 1:16.75 | 4 Q | 1:15.99 | 4 | |
| Simon Miller | 50 m freestyle S9 | 27.41 | 15 | Did not advance | |
| 100 m freestyle S9 | 59.08 | 14 | Did not advance | ||
| David Roberts | 50 m freestyle S7 | 28.33 PR | 1 Q | 27.95 PR | |
| 100 m freestyle S7 | 1:00.82 PR | 1 Q | 1:00.35 PR | ||
| 400 m freestyle S7 | 5:04.31 | 1 Q | 4:52.35 WR | ||
| Anthony Stephens | 50 m freestyle S5 | 35.82 | 7 Q | 34.97 | 6 |
| 100 m freestyle S5 | 1:19.10 | 6 Q | 1:16.07 | 4 | |
| 200 m freestyle S5 | N/A | 2:44.67 | |||
| 50 m backstroke S5 | 43.24 | 6 Q | DQ | – | |
| Matthew Walker | 50 m freestyle S7 | 28.75 | 2 Q | 28.60 | |
| 100 m freestyle S7 | 1:05.49 | 3 Q | 1:04.17 | ||
| 50 m butterfly S7 | 32.49 | 2 Q | 32.24 | ||
| 200 m individual medley SM7 | 2:54.30 | 4 Q | 2:50.10 | ||
| Robert Welbourn | 100 m freestyle S10 | 54.57 | 3 Q | 54.40 | 4 |
| 400 m freestyle S10 | 4:18.19 | 1 Q | 4:07.61 | ||
| 100 m butterfly S10 | 1:03.41 | 12 | Did not advance | ||
| 200 m individual medley SM10 | 2:21.25 | 7 Q | 2:19.91 | 7 | |
| Matthew Whorwood | 50 m freestyle S6 | 34.94 | 11 | Did not advance | |
| 100 m freestyle S6 | 1:12.51 | 8 Q | 1:11.62 | 6 | |
| 400 m freestyle S6 | 5:20.03 | 3 Q | 5:20.45 | ||
| 100 m breaststroke SB6 | 1:30.52 | 1 Q | 1:29.96 | ||
| 200 m individual medley SM6 | 2:54.00 | 4 Q | 2:55.06 | 4 | |
| Matt Walker, Graham Edmunds, David Roberts, Robert Welbourn |
4×100 m freestyle relay 34 pts | N/A | 3:51.43 WR | ||
| From: Graham Edmunds, Sean Fraser, Samuel Hynd, David Roberts, Robert Welbourn |
4×100 m medley relay 34 pts | 4:34.17 Fraser, Hynd, Edmunds, Roberts |
7 Q | 4:28.45 Fraser, Hynd, Welbourn, Roberts |
5 |
Legend:
- Women
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Claire Cashmore | 100 m backstroke S9 | 1:14.47 | 5 Q | 1:14.46 | 6 |
| 100 m breaststroke SB8 | 1:25.19 | 2 Q | 1:25.60 | ||
| 100 m butterfly S9 | 1:13.45 | 7 Q | 1:13.47 | 8 | |
| 200 m individual medley SM9 | 2:42.11 | 4 Q | 2:42.09 | 4 | |
| Emma Cattle | 50 m freestyle S10 | 32.59 | 14 | Did not advance | |
| 100 m backstroke S10 | 1:14.05 | 3 Q | 1:14.68 | 6 | |
| 200 m individual medley SM10 | DQ | – | Did not advance | ||
| Jennifer Coughlin | 100 m freestyle S13 | 1:06.18 | 8 Q | 1:06.94 | 8 |
| 400 m freestyle S13 | 4:58.01 | 7 Q | 4:56.85 | 7 | |
| 100 m backstroke S13 | 1:14.59 | 7 Q | 1:14.67 | 6 | |
| 100 m butterfly S13 | 1:11.94 | 8 Q | 1:12.99 | 8 | |
| Heather Frederiksen | 50 m freestyle S8 | 32.79 | 6 Q | 32.59 | 7 |
| 100 m freestyle S8 | 1:09.93 | 3 Q | 1:08.48 | ||
| 400 m freestyle S8 | 4:58.11 | 2 Q | 4:54.49 | ||
| 100 m backstroke S8 | 1:17.62 WR | 1 Q | 1:16.74 WR | ||
| 200 m individual medley SM8 | 2:53.95 | 4 Q | 2:53.15 | ||
| Kate Grey | 100 m breaststroke SB9 | 1:25.83 | 2 Q | 1:26.35 | 5 |
| 200 m individual medley SM9 | 2:48.15 | 11 | Did not advance | ||
| Rhiannon Henry | 50 m freestyle S13 | N/A | 28.59 | 7 | |
| 100 m freestyle S13 | 1:03.02 | 7 Q | 1:01.79 | 7 | |
| 400 m freestyle S13 | 4:53.98 | 6 Q | 4:41.50 | 5 | |
| 100 m butterfly S13 | 1:10.39 | 7 Q | 1:07.51 | 5 | |
| Charlotte Henshaw | 100 m breaststroke SB6 | 1:45.91 | 3 Q | 1:45.28 | 4 |
| Elizabeth Johnson | 50 m freestyle S6 | 39.71 | 8 Q | 39.40 | 8 |
| 50 m butterfly S6 | 45.94 | 12 | Did not advance | ||
| 100 m breaststroke SB6 | 1:42.84 | 1 Q | 1:41.87 | ||
| Natalie Jones | 50 m freestyle S6 | 38.13 | 3 Q | 37.21 | |
| 100 m freestyle S6 | 1:23.43 | 5 Q | 1:21.53 | 5 | |
| 50 m butterfly S6 | 44.69 | 11 | Did not advance | ||
| 200 m individual medley SM6 | 3:21.34 | 4 Q | 3:15.20 | ||
| Rachael Latham | 100 m backstroke S8 | 1:22.71 | 4 Q | 1:22.38 | 5 |
| 100 m butterfly S8 | 1:17.72 | 7 Q | 1:18.61 | 7 | |
| 200 m individual medley SM8 | 3:08.25 | 13 | Did not advance | ||
| Nyree Lewis | 400 m freestyle S6 | 6:13.85 | 5 Q | 6:10.82 | 6 |
| 100 m backstroke S6 | 1:30.34 PR | 1 Q | 1:29.35 | ||
| 100 m breaststroke SB5 | 2:00.45 | 6 Q | 1:56.19 | 4 | |
| 200 m individual medley SM6 | 3:26.94 | 6 Q | 3:23.93 | 6 | |
| Mhairi Love | 100 m freestyle S6 | 1:29.76 | 9 | Did not advance | |
| 400 m freestyle S6 | 6:20.31 | 7 Q | 6:15.31 | 7 | |
| Stephanie Millward | 50 m freestyle S9 | 30.69 | 5 Q | 30.45 | =6 |
| 100 m freestyle S9 | 1:05.05 | 3 Q | 1:04.52 | 5 | |
| 100 m backstroke S9 | 1:12.34 | 2 Q | 1:14.13 | 4 | |
| 100 m butterfly S9 | 1:15.62 | 13 | Did not advance | ||
| Eleanor Simmonds | 50 m freestyle S6 | 38.39 | 5 Q | 37.77 | 5 |
| 100 m freestyle S6 | 1:21.86 | 2 Q | 1:18.75 | ||
| 400 m freestyle S6 | 5:56.24 | 1 Q | 5:41.34 WR | ||
| 50 m butterfly S6 | 43.69 | 6 Q | 43.14 | 8 | |
| 200 m individual medley SM6 | 3:19.91 | 3 Q | 3:18.41 | 5 | |
| Elizabeth Simpkin | 100 m backstroke S9 | 1:15.65 | 6 Q | 1:14.38 | 5 |
| 100 m butterfly S9 | 1:13.20 | 5 Q | 1:12.19 | 6 | |
| Lauren Steadman | 50 m freestyle S9 | 31.19 | 9 | Did not advance | |
| 100 m freestyle S9 | 1:08.46 | 15 | Did not advance | ||
| 400 m freestyle S9 | 5:10.10 | 12 | Did not advance | ||
| Louise Watkin | 50 m freestyle S9 | 30.06 | 4 Q | 29.80 | |
| 100 m freestyle S9 | 1:04.91 | 2 Q | 1:03.85 | ||
| 400 m freestyle S9 | 4:54.46 | 3 Q | 4:47.14 | 5 | |
| 100 m breaststroke SB9 | 1:27.79 | 7 Q | 1:26.10 | ||
| 200 m individual medley SM9 | 2:42.08 | 3 Q | 2:40.31 | ||
| Danielle Watts | 50 m freestyle S3 | 1:28.74 PR (S1) | 13 | Did not advance | |
| 50 m backstroke S2 | 1:27.50 PR (S1) | 6 Q | 1:27.28 | 7 | |
| Frances Williamson | 50 m freestyle S3 | 1:05.39 | 3 Q | 1:04.22 | |
| 50 m backstroke S3 | 1:06.75 | 2 Q | 1:06.07 | ||
Legend:
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