The 2009 IPC Swimming World Championships 25 m were held from 29 November – 5 December in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It was the first ever world-level short course paralympic swimming competition organised by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).

Medal table

Medalists Men's events 50 m freestyle S3 Curtis Lovejoy 55.77WR (S2) Gabriel Feiten 58.41 Mikael Fredriksson 1:00.1250 m freestyle S4 Richard Oribe 38.26WR David Smétanine 38.48 Christoffer Lindhe 41.0850 m freestyle S5 Daniel Dias 32.01WR Sebastian Rodriguez 33.06 Hayri Simsek 36.8750 m freestyle S6 Daniel Vidal 30.10WR Anders Olsson 30.17 Adriano Lima 32.6750 m freestyle S7 Matthew Walker 27.28WR Matt Levy 28.03 Wagner Pires Da Silva 30.9850 m freestyle S8 Peter Leek 26.36WR Maurice Deelen 26.65 Charles Rozoy 26.6750 m freestyle S9 Matthew Cowdrey 24.45WR Tamás Sors 25.18 Mauro Luis Brasil Da Silva 26.1150 m freestyle S10 André Brasil 22.44WR Benoît Huot 23.78 David Levecq 23.9550 m freestyle S11 Konstantin Tychkov 27.70WR Grzegorz Polkowski 27.91 Keiichi Kimura 27.9650 m freestyle S12 Alexander Nevolin-Svetov 23.86WR Tucker Dupree 24.00 Omar Font Jimenez 24.2850 m freestyle S13 Daniel Simon 24.24WR Daniel Sharp 24.46 Carlos Farrenberg 24.67100 m freestyle S4 Richard Oribe 1:22.98WR David Smétanine 1:25.00 Christoffer Lindhe 1:28.66100 m freestyle S5 Daniel Dias 1:08.17WR Sebastian Rodriguez 1:14.95 Hayri Simsek 1:22.60100 m freestyle S6 Anders Olsson 1:03.93WR Adriano Lima 1:11.39 Jefferson Da Silva Amaro 1:18.03100 m freestyle S7 Matt Levy 1:00.37WR Matthew Walker 1:01.04 Michael Ardern 1:04.64100 m freestyle S8 Peter Leek 57.21WR Maurice Deelen 57.69 Charles Rozoy 58.08100 m freestyle S9 Matthew Cowdrey 53.75WR Tamás Sors 55.82 Jesus Collado 56.25100 m freestyle S10 André Brasil 48.70WR Benoît Huot 51.73 Phelipe Rodrigues 51.78100 m freestyle S11 Keiichi Kimura 1:00.65WR Philip Scholz 1:01.24 Grzegorz Polkowski 1:02.65100 m freestyle S12 Alexander Nevolin-Svetov 51.99WR Sergey Punko 53.76 Tucker Dupree 53.98100 m freestyle S13 Carlos Farrenberg 53.52WR Stepan Smagin 54.61 Brian Hill 54.66200 m freestyle S4 Richard Oribe 2:59.37 David Smétanine 3:05.60 Christoffer Lindhe 3:09.68200 m freestyle S5 Daniel Dias 2:29.85WR Cameron Leslie 3:02.22 Takayuki Suzuki 3:03.70400 m freestyle S6 Anders Olsson 4:42.64 Igor Plotnikov 5:33.81 Adriano Lima 5:43.15400 m freestyle S7 Matt Levy 4:51.54WR Alex Dionne 5:06.45 Ronaldo Souza Santos 5:15.90400 m freestyle S8 Sam Hynd 4:20.18WR Peter Leek 4:27.24 Christoph Burkard 4:36.25400 m freestyle S9 Brenden Hall 4:11.32WR Jesus Collado 4:11.38 Kristijan Vincetić 4:15.59400 m freestyle S10 André Brasil 3:54.57WR Robert Welbourn 4:02.76 Joe Wise 4:07.99400 m freestyle S12 Sergey Punko 4:06.42WR Enrique Floriano Millan 4:11.81 Tucker Dupree 4:20.27400 m freestyle S13 Stepan Smagin 4:18.88 Carlos Farrenberg 4:19.50 Daniel Holt 4:20.4850 m backstroke S4 David Smétanine 47.19WR Arnost Petracek 48.32 Mikael Fredriksson 59.4450 m backstroke S5 Daniel Dias 35.06WR Ricardo Ten 41.83 Xavier Torres 45.98100 m backstroke S6 Igor Plotnikov 1:14.52WR Mateusz Michalski 1:21.06 Jefferson Da Silva Amaro 1:25.98100 m backstroke S7 Mihovil Spanja 1:11.14WR Daisuke Ejima 1:14.13 Michael Ardern 1:15.32100 m backstroke S8 Konstantin Lisenkov 1:04.56WR Thomas Young 1:05.80 Peter Leek 1:06.75100 m backstroke S9 Matthew Cowdrey 57.93WR Jesus Collado 1:01.57 David Hill 1:04.82100 m backstroke S10 André Brasil 57.29WR Kardo Ploomipuu 58.05 Michael Anderson 58.69100 m backstroke S12 Alexander Nevolin-Svetov 57.54WR Tucker Dupree 1:00.73 Albert Gelis 1:02.31100 m backstroke S13 Brian Hill 59.30WR Daniel Simon 1:04.37 Michel Tielbeke 1:07.4450 m breaststroke SB3 Takayuki Suzuki 48.25WR Miguel Luque Avila 51.76 Xavier Torres 54.35100 m breaststroke SB4 Daniel Dias 1:31.49WR Ricardo Ten 1:31.66 Ivanildo Alves De Vasconcelos 1:50.33100 m breaststroke SB6 Christoph Burkard 1:22.44WR Mihovil Spanja 1:23.73 Artem Zakharov 1:33.25100 m breaststroke SB7 Blake Cochrane 1:17.91WR Sascha Kindred 1:22.48 Thomas Young 1:25.38100 m breaststroke SB8 Krzysztof Paterka 1:10.52WR Alejandro Sánchez Palomero 1:10.80 Andreas Onea 1:12.91100 m breaststroke SB9 Pavel Poltavtsev 1:03.59WR Matthew Cowdrey 1:07.22 Rick Pendleton 1:07.94100 m breaststroke SB13 Daniel Sharp 1:06.34WR Sergey Punko 1:07.73 Edgar Quirós Baltanas 1:08.0750 m butterfly S5 Daniel Dias 34.02WR Ricardo Ten 40.06 Cameron Leslie 43.7650 m butterfly S6 Sascha Kindred 31.38WR Daniel Vidal Fuster 31.94 Igor Plotnikov 35.3150 m butterfly S7 Matt Levy 31.70WR Ruslan Sadvakasov 31.94 Matthew Walker 32.18100 m butterfly S8 Charles Rozoy 1:00.56WR Peter Leek 1:00.79 Alejandro Sánchez Palomero 1:05.00100 m butterfly S9 Tamás Sors 58.30WR Matthew Cowdrey 59.46 Kristijan Vincetić 59.90100 m butterfly S10 André Brasil 54.76WR David Levecq 56.61 Mike van der Zanden 57.69100 m butterfly S11 Keiichi Kimura 1:07.02WR Philip Scholz 1:08.62 André Luis Meneghetti 1:12.73100 m butterfly S12 Tucker Dupree 58.29WR Sergey Punko 58.85 Albert Gelis 59.69100 m butterfly S13 Brian Hill 57.04WR Daniel Simon 59.14 Michel Tielbeke 59.64100 m individual medley SM5 Daniel Dias 1:18.99 Ivanildo Vasconcelos 1:43.59 Ariel Quassi 1:46.32100 m individual medley SM6 Sascha Kindred 1:14.67WR Anders Olsson 1:21.40 Tadhg Slattery 1:25.48100 m individual medley SM7 Matt Levy 1:11.32WR Mihovil Spanja 1:13.40 Matthew Walker 1:15.20100 m individual medley SM8 Peter Leek 1:04.66WR Blake Cochrane 1:07.92 Sam Hynd 1:08.16100 m individual medley SM9 Matthew Cowdrey 59.07WR Tamás Sors 1:04.58 Takuro Yamada 1:05.71100 m individual medley SM10 André Brasil 57.68WR Benoît Huot 59.77 Lucas Ludwig 1:00.62100 m individual medley SM12 Alexander Nevolin-Svetov 59.43WR Sergey Punko 1:00.67 Albert Gelis 1:02.63100 m individual medley SM13 Michel Tielbeke 1:02.76 Kevin Mendez Martinez 1:03.84 Keiichi Kimura 1:09.38150 m individual medley SM3 Genezi Andrade 3:37.29 Mikael Fredriksson 3:45.02 Michael Demarco 4:10.48150 m individual medley SM4 Cameron Leslie 2:34.60WR Takayuki Suzuki 2:39.69 Xavier Torres 2:39.73200 m individual medley SM5 Daniel Dias 2:45.94WR Pablo Cimadevila Álvarez 3:35.74 Ivanildo Alves De Vasconcelos 3:38.70200 m individual medley SM6 Sascha Kindred 2:41.24WR Anders Olsson 2:54.73 Tadhg Slattery 3:10.94200 m individual medley SM7 Mihovil Spanja 2:34.31WR Matt Levy 2:35.40 Rudy Garcia-Tolson 2:44.68200 m individual medley SM8 Peter Leek 2:20.38WR Sam Hynd 2:24.31 Alejandro Sánchez Palomero 2:26.32200 m individual medley SM9 Matthew Cowdrey 2:11.83 Takuro Yamada 2:18.35 Tamás Sors 2:19.59200 m individual medley SM10 André Brasil 2:04.05WR Benoît Huot 2:11.02 Rick Pendleton 2:13.14200 m individual medley SM12 Sergey Punko 2:10.63WR Enrique Floriano 2:11.44 Alexander Nevolin-Svetov 2:15.76200 m individual medley SM13 Michel Tielbeke 2:16.80 Kevin Mendez Martinez 2:19.39 Edgar Quirós Baltanas 2:25.194×50 m freestyle relay 20 pts Richard OribeRicardo TenSebastian RodriguezDaniel Vidal 2:21.35WR Jefferson Da Silva AmaroGenezi AndradeAdriano LimaDaniel Dias 2:41.98 Michael DemarcoAlex DionneCurtis LovejoyRudy Garcia-Tolson 3:31.754×100 m freestyle relay 34 pts Michael AndersonPeter LeekMatt LevyMatthew Cowdrey 3:46.38WR Mauro Luis Brasil Da SilvaDaniel DiasPhelipe RodriguesAndré Brasil 3:48.63 Matt WalkerSamuel HyndDavid HillGraham Edmunds 3:54.234×100 m freestyle relay 49 pts Alexander PikalovStepan SmaginSergey PunkoAlexander Nevolin-Svetov 3:35.92 Albert GelisKevin Mendez MartinezOmar FontEnrique Floriano Millan 3:46.67 Rodrigo Machado De Sousa RobeiroRenato Nunes Da SilvaAndré Luis MeneghettiCarlos Farrenberg 4:21.014×50 m medley relay 20 pts Xavier TorresRicardo TenDaniel VidalSebastian Rodriguez 2:35.48WR Daniel DiasMoises Domingues BatistaJefferson Da Silva AmaroAdriano Lima 2:43.03 None 4×100 m medley relay 34 pts Matthew CowdreyRick PendletonPeter LeekBlake Cochrane 4:08.37WR Jesus ColladoAlejandro Sánchez PalomeroDavid LevecqDaniel Vidal 4:21.17 Igor PlotnikovDenis DorogaevPavel PoltavtsevKonstantin Lisenkov 4:21.264×100 m medley relay 49 pts Alexander Nevolin-SvetovMikhail ZiminSergey PunkoAlexander Pikalov 4:00.99WR Albert GelisEdgar Quirós BaltanasEnrique Floriano MillanOmar Font 4:07.74 Renato Nunes Da SilvaRodrigo Machado De Sousa RibeiroAndré Luis MeneghettiCarlos Farrenberg 4:54.53 Legend: WR – World record

Women's events