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There was one Paralympic New Status (PNS) protest and two Paralympic Permanent Status (PPS) protests by a national Paralympic committee, with one classification upheld and two denied. Six classification appeals were lodged for swimming at the 2000 Summer Paralympics involving four athletes, resulting in two class changes. [41]
In Australia, to be classified in this category, athletes contact the Australian Paralympic Committee or their state swimming governing body. [45] In the United States, classification is handled by the United States Paralympic Committee on a national level. The classification test has three components: "a bench test, a water test, observation ...
In Australia, to be classified in this category, athletes contact the Australian Paralympic Committee or their state swimming governing body. [5] In the United States, classification is handled by the United States Paralympic Committee on a national level. The classification test has three components: "a bench test, a water test, observation ...
Swimming has been contested at every Summer Paralympics. At the first games, the 1960 Paralympics , 62 swimming events were held in distances of 25 and 50 metres, plus a 3×50 metre relay for men. Since then, swimming at the Paralympics has grown to 140 events covering distances from 50 to 400 metres, plus 4×50 and 4×100 metre relays.
Qualification for swimming at the 2024 Summer Paralympics begin on 1 October 2022 and finish on 31 January 2024. There will be a total of 325 male and 280 female quotas in 141 swimming events (71 male, 64 female and 6 mixed open relays).
Type of amputation for an A1 classified sportsperson. A1 and A3 swimmers in this class have a similar stroke length and stroke rate to able bodied swimmers. [8] A study comparing the performance of swimming competitors at the 1984 Summer Paralympics found there was no significant difference in performance in times between men and women in A2 and A3 in the 50 meter breaststroke, men and women ...
NANTERRE, France — American para swimmer Morgan Stickney dominated the field in the 400-meter freestyle SM7 final, winning by a stunning 17 seconds and setting a Paralympic record time of 4:53.88.
In Australia, to be classified in this category, athletes contact the Australian Paralympic Committee or their state swimming governing body. [38] In the United States, classification is handled by the United States Paralympic Committee on a national level. The classification test has three components: "a bench test, a water test, observation ...