2020 Tokyo Summer Paralympic Games
- When: Pool swimming: Wednesday, August 25 – Friday, September 3, 2021
- Where: Olympic Aquatics Centre / Tokyo, Japan
- Heats: 9 AM / Finals: 5 PM (Local time)
- Full aquatics schedule
- Start Lists / Results
There are less than 8 days left until the start of swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. Prelims heats will kick off at 9 am Tokyo-time and finals will be contested at 5 pm later that day.
The two major scheduling differences between Olympic swimming and Paralympic swimming in Tokyo is that while Olympic swimming had prelims, semifinals, and finals, Para-swimming will contest only prelims and finals. And prelims will swim in the morning while finals will swim at night.
We have compiled a chart of timezones so you can figure out when these sessions start in your time zone and which events will be on each day.
Pool Swimming Schedule
| Wednesday, August 25 | Thursday, August 26 | Friday, August 27 | Saturday, August 28 | Sunday, August 29 | Monday, August 30 | Tuesday, August 31 | Wednesday, September 1 | Thursday, September 2 | Friday, September 3 | |
| Heats (beginning at 9AM local time) | Men’s 400 Free – S9 Women’s 400 Free – S9 Men’s 100 Back – S1 Men’s 100 Back – S2 Women’s 100 Back – S2 Men’s 100 Fly – S14 Women’s 100 Fly – S14 Men’s 50 Breast – SB3 Women’s 50 Free – S6 Men’s 50 Free – S10 Women’s 50 Free – S10 Men’s 100 Fly – S13 Women’s 100 Fly – S13 Men’s 200 Free – S5 Women’s 200 Free – S5 Men’s 100 Free – S8 |
Men’s 100 Free – S5 Women’s 100 Free – S5 Men’s 100 Free – S4 Men’s 200 IM – SM6 Women’s 200 IM – SM6 Men’s 400 Free – S11 Women’s 400 Free – S11 Men’s 100 Breast – SB9 Women’s 100 Breast – SB9 Men’s 100 Back – S13 Women’s 100 Back – S13 Men’s 100 Breast – SB8 Women’s 100 Breast – SB8 Mixed 4×50 Free Relay |
Men’s 100 Back – S12 Women’s 100 Back – S12 Men’s 100 Back – S8 Women’s 100 Back – S8 Men’s 200 Free – S14 Women’s 200 Free – S14 Men’s 50 Free – S11 Women’s 50 Free – S11 Men’s 50 Fly – S5 Women’s 50 Fly – S5 Men’s 200 IM – SM7 Women’s 200 IM – SM7 Men’s 400 Free – S13 Women’s 400 Free – S13 |
Men’s 100 Breast – SB6 Women’s 100 Breast – SB6 Men’s 100 Free – S10 Women’s 100 Free – S10 Men’s 150 IM – SM4 Women’s 150 IM – SM4 Men’s 150 IM – SM3 Men’s 100 Back – S11 Women’s 100 Back – S11 Men’s 200 IM – SM8 Women’s 200 IM – SM8 Men’s 100 Breast – SB5 Women’s 100 Breast – SB5 Mixed 4×100 Free Relay – S14 |
Men’s 400 Free – S7 Women’s 400 Free – S7 Men’s 100 Breast – SB14 Women’s 100 Breast – SB14 Men’s 50 Free – S9 Men’s 50 Back – S3 Women’s 50 Back – S3 Men’s 50 Free – S13 Women’s 50 Free – S13 Men’s 100 Breast – SB4 Women’s 100 Breast – SB4 Men’s 200 Free – S2 Women’s 4×100 Free Relay |
Men’s 100 Back – S7 Women’s 100 Back – S7 Men’s 100 Back – S9 Women’s 100 Back – S9 Men’s 200 Free – S4 Men’s 50 Fly – S6 Women’s 50 Fly – S6 Men’s 50 Back – S5 Women’s 50 Back – S5 Men’s 200 IM – SM11 Women’s 200 IM – SM11 Women’s 100 Free – S3 Men’s 200 IM – SM13 Women’s 200 IM – SM13 Men’s 4×100 Free Relay |
Men’s 400 Free – S8 Women’s 400 Free – S8 Men’s 100 Free – S12 Women’s 100 Free – S12 Men’s 200 IM – SM14 Women’s 200 IM – SM14 Men’s 50 Breast – SB2 Women’s 50 Breast – SB3 Men’s 50 Free – S7 Women’s 100 Free – S7 Men’s 100 Fly – S10 Women’s 100 Fly – S10 Women’s 100 Free – S9 Mixed 4×100 Free Relay |
Men’s 100 Breast – SB7 Women’s 100 Breast – SB7 Men’s 100 Free – S6 Men’s 400 Free – S10 Women’s 400 Free – S10 Men’s 100 Breast – SB11 Women’s 100 Breast – SB11 Men’s 200 IM – SM9 Women’s 200 IM – SM9 Men’s 100 Breast – SB13 Women’s 100 Breast – SB13 Men’s 50 Free – S5 Women’s 50 Free – S8 Men’s 100 Breast – SB12 Women’s 100 Breast – SB12 |
Men’s 400 Free – S6 Women’s 400 Free – S6 Men’s 100 Fly – S9 Women’s 100 Fly – S9 Men’s 100 Back – S10 Women’s 100 Back – S10 Men’s 100 Back – S14 Women’s 100 Back – S14 Men’s 50 Back – S1 Men’s 50 Back – S2 Women’s 50 Back – S2 Men’s 50 Free – S3 Men’s 50 Free – S4 Women’s 50 Free – S4 Women’s 4×100 Medley Relay |
Men’s 200 IM – SM10 Women’s 200 IM – SM10 Men’s 100 Back – S6 Women’s 100 Back – S6 Men’s 100 Fly – S8 Women’s 100 Fly – S8 Men’s 50 Fly – S7 Women’s 50 Fly – S7 Men’s 50 Back – S4 Women’s 50 Back – S4 Men’s 100 Fly – S12 Women’s 100 Free – S11 Men’s 200 Free – S3 Women’s 200 IM – SM5 Men’s 100 Fly – S11 Men’s 4×100 Medley Relay |
| Finals (beginning at 5PM local time) | Men’s 400 Free – S9 Women’s 400 Free – S9 Men’s 100 Back – S1 Men’s 100 Back – S2 Women’s 100 Back – S2 Men’s 100 Fly – S14 Women’s 100 Fly – S14 Men’s 50 Breast – SB3 Women’s 50 Free – S6 Men’s 50 Free – S10 Women’s 50 Free – S10 Men’s 100 Fly – S13 Women’s 100 Fly – S13 Men’s 200 Free – S5 Women’s 200 Free – S5 Men’s 100 Free – S8 |
Men’s 100 Free – S5 Women’s 100 Free – S5 Men’s 100 Free – S4 Men’s 200 IM – SM6 Women’s 200 IM – SM6 Men’s 400 Free – S11 Women’s 400 Free – S11 Men’s 100 Breast – SB9 Women’s 100 Breast – SB9 Men’s 100 Back – S13 Women’s 100 Back – S13 Men’s 100 Breast – SB8 Women’s 100 Breast – SB8 Mixed 4×50 Free Relay |
Men’s 100 Back – S12 Women’s 100 Back – S12 Men’s 100 Back – S8 Women’s 100 Back – S8 Men’s 200 Free – S14 Women’s 200 Free – S14 Men’s 50 Free – S11 Women’s 50 Free – S11 Men’s 50 Fly – S5 Women’s 50 Fly – S5 Men’s 200 IM – SM7 Women’s 200 IM – SM7 Men’s 400 Free – S13 Women’s 400 Free – S13 |
Men’s 100 Breast – SB6 Women’s 100 Breast – SB6 Men’s 100 Free – S10 Women’s 100 Free – S10 Men’s 150 IM – SM4 Women’s 150 IM – SM4 Men’s 150 IM – SM3 Men’s 100 Back – S11 Women’s 100 Back – S11 Men’s 200 IM – SM8 Women’s 200 IM – SM8 Men’s 100 Breast – SB5 Women’s 100 Breast – SB5 Mixed 4×100 Free Relay – S14 |
Men’s 400 Free – S7 Women’s 400 Free – S7 Men’s 100 Breast – SB14 Women’s 100 Breast – SB14 Men’s 50 Free – S9 Men’s 50 Back – S3 Women’s 50 Back – S3 Men’s 50 Free – S13 Women’s 50 Free – S13 Men’s 100 Breast – SB4 Women’s 100 Breast – SB4 Men’s 200 Free – S2 Women’s 4×100 Free Relay |
Men’s 100 Back – S7 Women’s 100 Back – S7 Men’s 100 Back – S9 Women’s 100 Back – S9 Men’s 200 Free – S4 Men’s 50 Fly – S6 Women’s 50 Fly – S6 Men’s 50 Back – S5 Women’s 50 Back – S5 Men’s 200 IM – SM11 Women’s 200 IM – SM11 Women’s 100 Free – S3 Men’s 200 IM – SM13 Women’s 200 IM – SM13 Men’s 4×100 Free Relay |
Men’s 400 Free – S8 Women’s 400 Free – S8 Men’s 100 Free – S12 Women’s 100 Free – S12 Men’s 200 IM – SM14 Women’s 200 IM – SM14 Men’s 50 Breast – SB2 Women’s 50 Breast – SB3 Men’s 50 Free – S7 Women’s 100 Free – S7 Men’s 100 Fly – S10 Women’s 100 Fly – S10 Women’s 100 Free – S9 Mixed 4×100 Free Relay |
Men’s 100 Breast – SB7 Women’s 100 Breast – SB7 Men’s 100 Free – S6 Men’s 400 Free – S10 Women’s 400 Free – S10 Men’s 100 Breast – SB11 Women’s 100 Breast – SB11 Men’s 200 IM – SM9 Women’s 200 IM – SM9 Men’s 100 Breast – SB13 Women’s 100 Breast – SB13 Men’s 50 Free – S5 Women’s 50 Free – S8 Men’s 100 Breast – SB12 Women’s 100 Breast – SB12 |
Men’s 400 Free – S6 Women’s 400 Free – S6 Men’s 100 Fly – S9 Women’s 100 Fly – S9 Men’s 100 Back – S10 Women’s 100 Back – S10 Men’s 100 Back – S14 Women’s 100 Back – S14 Men’s 50 Back – S1 Men’s 50 Back – S2 Women’s 50 Back – S2 Men’s 50 Free – S3 Men’s 50 Free – S4 Women’s 50 Free – S4 Women’s 4×100 Medley Relay |
Men’s 200 IM – SM10 Women’s 200 IM – SM10 Men’s 100 Back – S6 Women’s 100 Back – S6 Men’s 100 Fly – S8 Women’s 100 Fly – S8 Men’s 50 Fly – S7 Women’s 50 Fly – S7 Men’s 50 Back – S4 Women’s 50 Back – S4 Men’s 100 Fly – S12 Women’s 100 Free – S11 Men’s 200 Free – S3 Women’s 200 IM – SM5 Men’s 100 Fly – S11 Men’s 4×100 Medley Relay |
Session Start Times – Day 1
| City | Zone | Prelims | Finals |
| Tokyo | GMT+9 | 9:00 AM on Wednesday, August 25 | 5:00 PM on Wednesday, August 25 |
| Honolulu, Papeete | GMT-10 | 2:00 PM on Tuesday, August 24 | 10:00 PM on Tuesday, August 24 |
| Los Angeles, Seattle, Vancouver | GMT-7 | 5:00 PM on Tuesday, August 24 | 1:00 AM on Wednesday, August 25 |
| Calgary, Denver, Edmonton, San Salvador | GMT-6 | 6:00 PM on Tuesday, August 24 | 2:00 AM on Wednesday, August 25 |
| Bogota, Chicago, Dallas, Kingston, Lima, Mexico City | GMT-5 | 7:00 PM on Tuesday, August 24 | 3:00 AM on Wednesday, August 25 |
| Atlanta, Asuncion, Caracas, La Paz, New York, Toronto | GMT-4 | 8:00 PM on Tuesday, August 24 | 4:00 AM on Wednesday, August 25 |
| Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, Montevideo | GMT-3 | 9:00 PM on Tuesday, August 24 | 5:00 AM on Wednesday, August 25 |
| Abidjan, Dakar, Reykjavik, Timbuktu | GMT+0 | 12:00 AM on Wednesday, August 25 | 8:00 AM on Wednesday, August 25 |
| Algiers, Dublin, Edinburgh, Kinshasa, Lagos, Lisbon, London, Tunis | GMT+1 | 1:00 AM on Wednesday, August 25 | 9:00 AM on Wednesday, August 25 |
| Berlin, Brussels, Budapest, Cairo, Copenhagen, Johannesburg, Kigali, Oslo, Paris, Sarajevo, Warsaw, Zagreb, Zurich | GMT+2 | 2:00 AM on Wednesday, August 25 | 10:00 AM on Wednesday, August 25 |
| Addis Ababa, Athens, Bagdad, Bucharest, Damascus, Dar es Salaam, Helsinki, Istanbul, Kyiv, Mogadishu, Moscow, Riga, Riyadh, | GMT+3 | 3:00 AM on Wednesday, August 25 | 11:00 AM on Wednesday, August 25 |
| Baku, Dubai, Samara, Tbilisi | GMT+4 | 4:00 AM on Wednesday, August 25 | 12:00 PM on Wednesday, August 25 |
| Bangkok, Jakarta, Phnom Penh, Vientiane | GMT+7 | 7:00 AM on Wednesday, August 25 | 3:00 PM on Wednesday, August 25 |
| Beijing, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Taipei | GMT+8 | 8:00 AM on Wednesday, August 25 | 4:00 PM on Wednesday, August 25 |
| Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Vladivostok | GMT+10 | 10:00 AM on Wednesday, August 25 | 6:00 PM on Wednesday, August 25 |
| Auckland, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Wellington | GMT+12 | 12 PM on Wednesday, August 25 | 8:00 PM on Wednesday, August 25 |
See Each Session By Time Zone
Scroll down to see each day and session of the meet and scroll right to see more time zones.
Note that “day 1” refers to the first prelims and finals session in Tokyo. Day 1’s prelims and finals session might take place on two different days for you, depending on your time zone.
You can view this sheet in a separate tab here.
At least we can see finals at night in Australia this time.
Thank you SwimSwam for sharing this! For those of us who officiate and love Para-swimming, this is huge!