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Kadeena Cox crashes out of women’s C4-5 time trial final. Games kicked off with spectacular opening ceremony in the heart of the city. Paris 2024 Paralympics schedule and day-by-day events. GOLD ...
Para swimming (11:30 a.m. ET): A bunch of swim events are happening at Paris La Défense Arena in Nanterre — all of which are medal events. Check out men's and women's 400m freestyle, men's and ...
Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics was held at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre. There were 146 events (76 male, 67 female, 3 mixed relay events) - six fewer events than the 2016 Summer Paralympics . Swimming is the second largest sport: behind athletics and ahead of table tennis .
The Women's 100 metre backstroke swimming events for the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre from 25 August to 3 September 2021. A total of ten events were contested over this distance.
As for who will be hosting the 2024 Paralympics Opening Ceremony, NBC Sports host Ahmed Fareed will be emceeing the the TV coverage for fans, alongside 13-time Paralympic medalist Chris Waddell.
Previously on a four-year rotation, the championships are now held biennially, a year after the regional championships and year prior to the Paralympic Games. In November 2016, the IPC (which serves as the international federation for 10 disability sports, including swimming) adopted the "World Para" brand for all 10 sports.
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.
In USA’s final swimming event of the night, Grace Nuhfer picked up a silver in the women’s 100 butterfly S13 for her first Paralympic medal with a time of 1:03.88.