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12th World Down Syndrome Swimming Championships – A Celebration of Success!

Countries have now returned home following an exciting and highly successful 12th World Down Syndrome Swimming Championships, hosted by the Portuguese Swimming Federation (FPN) in Albufeira, Portugal, from 30 October to 7 November 2026.

It was a fantastic week of competitive swimming, outstanding performances and international camaraderie, with swimmers achieving remarkable results in the pool.

A special Gala Dinner was held to celebrate and honour the many achievements throughout the Championships. These included Open World Records, Age Group World Records and numerous Regional Records across both Open and Age Group events.

Congratulations to all the swimmers, coaches, team officials and countries who contributed to making this Championships such a memorable occasion!

View the full results

Trophy Winners

Trophies were presented to the top-performing teams and swimmers in recognition of their outstanding performances.

Top Teams

1Great Britain
2Portugal
3Mexico
Great Britain celebrate first placeGreat Britain celebrate first placeGreat Britain team captain ZacGreat Britain team captain ZacPortugal, second placePortugal, second placeMexico, third placeMexico, third place

Top Swimmers: T21

T21 Female

  1. 1Minke Janse van RensburgSouth Africa
  2. 2Amalia FreelandGreat Britain
  3. 3Keira RatturEstonia

T21 Male

  1. 1Vicente PereiraPortugal
  2. 2Mark EvensGreat Britain
  3. 3Aleksei DegtiarevNeutral Athlete (NA-B)
T21 Female trophy winnersT21 Female trophy winnersT21 Male trophy winnersT21 Male trophy winners

Top Swimmers: Mosaic

Mosaic Female

  1. 1Jagoda LitnerPoland
  2. 2Ellen StephensonGreat Britain
  3. 3Ada Zehra AnlaticiTurkey

Mosaic Male

  1. 1Yuta MioJapan
  2. 2Caique AimoreBrazil
  3. 3Harvey StonebankGreat Britain
Mosaic Female trophy winnersMosaic Female trophy winnersMosaic Male trophy winnersMosaic Male trophy winners

Junior Trophy Winners

Mosaic Female

  1. 1Sofia FonsecaPortugal

T21 FemaleJoint winners

  1. 1Maria KukorowskaPoland
  2. 1Priscila da CruzBrazil

T21 MaleJoint winners

  1. 1Ali AboushalaEgypt
  2. 1Deakon ChoppingAustralia
Junior T21 Male joint winners Deakon Chopping and Ali AboushalaJunior T21 Male joint winners Deakon Chopping and Ali AboushalaAli Aboushala, Junior T21 Male joint winnerAli Aboushala, Junior T21 Male joint winner

Congratulations to all our trophy winners and record breakers!

The Championships once again demonstrated the incredible talent, determination and sporting spirit of our Down syndrome swimming community.

A huge thank you to FPN, the Local Organising Team, officials, volunteers, coaches and everyone involved in delivering such a successful Championships.

Until we meet again at the next DSISO World Championships!

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