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The International Paralympic Committee recognises the fastest performances in swimming events at the Paralympic Games. Swimming has been part of at every Summer Paralympic Games. Races are held in four swimming strokes: freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly over varying distances and in either individual or relay race events.
Swimming at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France took place between 29 August and 7 September 2024. There were 71 male, 64 female and 6 mixed open relays, this was five fewer events than in the 2020 Summer Paralympics. [1] Medals are awarded to top finishers in each disability classification.
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.
At the Paralympics, World Championships and other elite level competitions, swimmers compete in an Olympic-size swimming pool. Swimming pool with multiple diving platforms Significant differences between able-bodied and para swimming include the starting position and adaptations allowed for visually impaired swimmers .
Louisville's Mia Clark competed in the 2024 Paralympics ... how hard Mia Clark works leading up to each swim meet. ... and give it 200% just to get to one end of the pool to the other,” Mia said
In early 2022, the single mother of three returned to the pool and began training as a para swimmer. She soon broke her first national record and by 2023 won gold in the 100-meter backstroke at ...
She will also be competing in the women’s 100 freestyle S11 on Sept. 7. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Swimmer Gia Pergolini wins USA's first Paralympic gold in Paris Show comments
Paralympic swimmers participate in four different lengths: 50 metre, 100 metre, 150 metre (SM3 individual medley events) 200 metre and 400 metre (individual medley events). In the beginning of the Paralympic Games , they competed in three lengths: 25 metre, 50 metre and 75 metre events, 25 metre and 75 metre events were abolished in the 1988 ...