Swimming

File:Image natation1.jpg|thumb|220x220px What is Paralympic swimming

Paralympic swimming is an adaptation oàf the sport of swimming for athletes with disabilities.Sport swimming consist of swimming pool,as quickly as possible and a style codiefied by the International Federation of Swimming, a given distance, without the aid of any accesory...

History

Swimming has been part of the Paralympic Games since Rome in 1960 Sport equipements

Swimmers must have a swimsuit to swim,must have a bathing cap for not getting wet hair,swimming pool goggles to protect his eyes.

Classification of disabilty

In each disipline,athlete are categorized according to their disability,the categories beginning with S denote freestyle ,back and butterfly, those starting with SB designate the breakstore and those beginning with SM designate the four individual strokes.

Deaf and hard of hearing athletes are classified as S15,SB15,SM15.

Visual impairements are classified into three categories:11,12 and 13.The athletes ranked "11"  are blind ,those classified as "12" or "13",visually impaired.

The motor handicaped are classified into ten categories S,into eight categories SB and into eight categories SM according to their functionnal capacities.Category 1 corresponds to the most severe degree of handicap.

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