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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[1] of the Italian Paralympic Committee[2] 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.[3][4] 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.[5]
Participating nations
 Argentina (8) Argentina (8)
 Australia (8) Australia (8)
 Austria (4) Austria (4)
 France (1) France (1)
 Great Britain (13) Great Britain (13)
 Israel (5) Israel (5)
 Italy (14) Italy (14)
.svg.png.webp) Japan (6) Japan (6)
 Netherlands (4) Netherlands (4)
.svg.png.webp) Rhodesia (3) Rhodesia (3)
.svg.png.webp) South Africa (3) South Africa (3)
.svg.png.webp) West Germany (4) West Germany (4)
 United States (25) United States (25)
Results
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 m freestyle prone complete class 1 | Roy Fowler  Australia | Vincent Falardeau  United States | Stefan Florescu  United States | 
| 25 m freestyle prone complete class 2 | David Ellis  Great Britain | Francesco Deiana  Italy | W. Brenken .svg.png.webp) West Germany | 
| 25 m freestyle prone incomplete class 1 | R. Rosenbaum  United States | Samuel Goldstein  United States | S. Miles  Great Britain | 
| 25 m freestyle prone incomplete class 2 | Sedlacek .svg.png.webp) West Germany | Helvio Aresca  Argentina | Renzo Rogo  Italy | 
| 50 m freestyle prone cauda equina | Phil Ramsey  United States | Dik Kruidenier  Netherlands | Franco Rossi  Italy | 
| 50 m freestyle prone complete class 3 | K. H. Sass .svg.png.webp) West Germany | Heinz Simon .svg.png.webp) West Germany | Giovanni Pische  Italy | 
| 50 m freestyle prone complete class 4 | G. Conn  United States | Leslie Manson-Bishop .svg.png.webp) Rhodesia | Setsumi Makioka .svg.png.webp) Japan | 
| 50 m freestyle prone incomplete class 3 | H. Burkett  United States | G. Williams  Great Britain | Michael Dow  Australia | 
| 50 m freestyle prone incomplete class 4 | Juan Sznitowski  Argentina | Jorge Diz  Argentina | Ed Owen  United States | 
| 50 m freestyle prone special class | Cor Prins  Netherlands | P. Newman  Great Britain | Avraham Keftelovitch  Israel | 
| 25 m freestyle supine complete class 1 | Roy Fowler  Australia | Vincent Falardeau  United States | Stefan Florescu  United States | 
| 25 m freestyle supine complete class 2 | David Ellis  Great Britain | Trevor French  Australia | Francesco Deiana  Italy | 
| Frank Ponta  Australia | |||
| 25 m freestyle supine incomplete class 1 | R. Rosenbaum  United States | Samuel Goldstein  United States | S. Miles  Great Britain | 
| 25 m freestyle supine incomplete class 2 | Renzo Rogo  Italy | Sedlacek .svg.png.webp) West Germany | Helvio Aresca  Argentina | 
| 50 m freestyle supine complete class 3 | Gary Schoep  United States | W. Thornton  Great Britain | W. Johnson  United States | 
| 50 m freestyle supine complete class 4 | Leslie Manson-Bishop .svg.png.webp) Rhodesia | G. Conn  United States | B. Dickinson  Great Britain | 
| 50 m freestyle supine complete class 5 | Phil Ramsey  United States | Shigeo Aono .svg.png.webp) Japan | Silvio Boscu  Italy | 
| 50 m freestyle supine incomplete class 3 | Michael Dow  Australia | H. Burkett  United States | Dante Tosi  Argentina | 
| 50 m freestyle supine incomplete class 4 | Ed Owen  United States | Tim Harris  United States | Juan Sznitowski  Argentina | 
| 50 m freestyle supine special class | Cor Prins  Netherlands | Germano Pecchenino  Italy | L. Halford  Great Britain | 
| 25 m breaststroke junior class | Jacob Ben-Arie  Israel | None | None | 
| 25 m breaststroke complete class 1 | Roy Fowler  Australia | Stefan Florescu  United States | Vincent Falardeau  United States | 
| 25 m breaststroke complete class 2 | Francesco Deiana  Italy | David Ellis  Great Britain | Josef Jager  Austria | 
| 25 m breaststroke incomplete class 1 | R. Rosenbaum  United States | S. Miles  Great Britain | Samuel Goldstein  United States | 
| 25 m breaststroke incomplete class 2 | Renzo Rogo  Italy | Oliver Venturi  Italy | None | 
| 50 m breaststroke complete class 3 | W. Thornton  Great Britain | W. Johnson  United States | Gary Schoep  United States | 
| 50 m breaststroke complete class 4 | Leslie Manson-Bishop .svg.png.webp) Rhodesia | B. Dickinson  Great Britain | G. Conn  United States | 
| 50 m breaststroke complete class 5 | Phil Ramsey  United States | Ignesias  Argentina | Dik Kruidenier  Netherlands | 
| 50 m breaststroke incomplete class 3 | Michael Dow  Australia | H. Burkett  United States | Aimé Planchon  France | 
| 50 m breaststroke incomplete class 4 | Ed Owen  United States | G. Popperwell .svg.png.webp) South Africa | Tim Harris  United States | 
| 50 m breaststroke special class | Baruch Hagai  Israel | Avraham Keftelovitch  Israel | Germano Pecchenino  Italy | 
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 m freestyle prone complete class 1 | Evelyn Mulry  United States | None | None | 
| 25 m freestyle prone complete class 2 | R. Kuhnel  Austria | Susan Masham  Great Britain | None | 
| 25 m freestyle prone incomplete class 1 | Janet Little  United States | A. Somerset .svg.png.webp) South Africa | N. Thesen .svg.png.webp) South Africa | 
| 25 m freestyle prone incomplete class 2 | S. Simmons  United States | Anna Maria Toso  Italy | Michal Escapa  Israel | 
| 50 m freestyle prone cauda equina | Batia Mishani  Israel | Zipora Rubin-Rosenbaum  Israel | None | 
| 50 m freestyle prone complete class 3 | J. Slade  United States | Valerie Forder  Great Britain | I. Driessler  Austria | 
| 50 m freestyle prone complete class 4 | Pauline Foulds  Great Britain | None | None | 
| 50 m freestyle prone complete class 5 | Elizabeth Edmondson  Australia | Daphne Ceeney  Australia | Christa Welger  United States | 
| 50 m freestyle prone incomplete class 3 | Lynnette Gilchrist .svg.png.webp) Rhodesia | Ella Cox  United States | J. Howe  United States | 
| 50 m freestyle prone incomplete class 4 | Rosalie Hixson  United States | Irene Monaco  Italy | Hope Chafee  United States | 
| 50 m freestyle prone special class | Silvia Cochetti  Argentina | Estela Falocco  Argentina | Amelia Mier  Argentina | 
| 25 m freestyle supine complete class 1 | Evelyn Mulry  United States | Marion de Groot  Netherlands | None | 
| 25 m freestyle supine complete class 2 | R. Kuhnel  Austria | Susan Masham  Great Britain | Silvana Martino  Italy | 
| 25 m freestyle supine incomplete class 1 | Janet Little  United States | A. Somerset .svg.png.webp) South Africa | Marion de Groot  Netherlands | 
| 25 m freestyle supine incomplete class 2 | Anna Maria Toso  Italy | S. Simmons  United States | None | 
| 50 m freestyle supine cauda equina | Elizabeth Edmondson  Australia | Christa Welger  United States | Daphne Ceeney  Australia | 
| 50 m freestyle supine complete class 3 | Valerie Forder  Great Britain | J. Laughton  Great Britain | I. Driessler  Austria | 
| 50 m freestyle supine complete class 4 | P. Foulds  Great Britain | None | None | 
| 50 m freestyle supine incomplete class 3 | Lynnette Gilchrist .svg.png.webp) Rhodesia | Ella Cox  United States | J. Howe  United States | 
| 50 m freestyle supine incomplete class 4 | Rosalie Hixson  United States | Hope Chafee  United States | Irene Monaco  Italy | 
| 50 m freestyle supine special class | Silvia Cochetti  Argentina | Estela Falocco  Argentina | Amelia Mier  Argentina | 
| 25 m breaststroke complete class 2 | R. Kuhnel  Austria | Susan Masham  Great Britain | None | 
| 25 m breaststroke incomplete class 1 | A. Somerset .svg.png.webp) South Africa | Janet Little  United States | None | 
| 25 m breaststroke incomplete class 2 | S. Simmons  United States | Anna Maria Toso  Italy | Michal Escapa  Israel | 
| 50 m breaststroke cauda equina | Elizabeth Edmondson  Australia | Christa Welger  United States | M. Gibbs  Great Britain | 
| 50 m breaststroke complete class 3 | Elka Gaarlandt  Netherlands | Valerie Forder  Great Britain | Janet Laughton  Great Britain | 
| 50 m breaststroke complete class 4 | Pauline Foulds  Great Britain | None | None | 
| 50 m breaststroke incomplete class 3 | Lynnette Gilchrist .svg.png.webp) Rhodesia | Elena Monaco  Italy | J. Howe  United States | 
| 50 m breaststroke incomplete class 4 | Hope Chafee  United States | Rosalie Hixson  United States | Irene Monaco  Italy | 
| 50 m breaststroke special class | Silvia Cochetti  Argentina | Estela Falocco  Argentina | Amelia Mier  Argentina | 
Mixed events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Medley relay open |  United States (USA) Tim Harris Ed Owen Phil Ramsey | .svg.png.webp) 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.[6]
| 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 | .svg.png.webp) 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 | .svg.png.webp) West Germany (FRG) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 
| 11 | .svg.png.webp) South Africa (RSA) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 
| 12 | .svg.png.webp) Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 
| 13 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| Totals (13 entries) | 63 | 57 | 50 | 170 | |
References
- ↑ "Swimming - Women's 25 m Breaststroke Incomplete class 2". paralympic.org. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ↑ "Media Guide Tokyo 2020" (PDF). comitatoparalimpico.it (in Italian). Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ↑ "Michael Escapa - Profile". paralympic.org. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ↑ "Escapa - Profile". paralympic.org. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ↑  "Michal Escapa - Hi whose mistake?". nli.org.il (in Hebrew). 27 September 1968. Retrieved 15 September 2021. ... but at the Tokyo Olympics in 1964, she came to the place of success precisely. And she brought an additional Israeli team trophy as well as two sports for me 
- ↑ "TOKYO 1964 Paralympic Games 08 - 12 November - Medal Standings". paralympic.org. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
