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Swimming
Swimming for men and women has been a part of the Paralympic program since the first Games in 1960 in Rome, Italy. Today, the races are highly competitive and among the largest and most popular events in the Paralympic Games. Paralympic swimming competitions occur in 50-meter pools and, while competing, no prostheses or assistive devices may be worn.
Paralympic swimming competition is open to male and female athletes in the categories for dwarfs, amputees, blind/visually impaired, spinal cord injured/wheelchair, cerebral palsy/brain injury/stroke and Les autres. For additional information on eligibility, click on the Classification link on the left side of this page.
For more information on disabled swimming, visit:
USA Swimming's Website - http://www.usaswimming.org/
The IPC Swimming site - http://www.ipcswimming.org/
The International Blind Sport Federation's swimming page - click here
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