Para Swimming

Para Swimming is one of the oldest sports in the Paralympic program, contested at every summer Games since the inaugural Paralympics in 1960. This sport features swimmers racing head-to-head in a 50-meter pool using one of four strokes: butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle, or a combination in the individual medley. Individually and as teams, swimmers compete in distances ranging from 50m to 400m, depending on the athletes' classification, all with the primary objective of finishing the fastest. Para Swimming sees athletes with physical, visual and intellectual impairments compete without any mobility devices and those with different impairments may race against each other, with classification assigned based on a points scale of how an impairment impacts an athlete's ability to swim. Highly technical and competitive, Para Swimming athletes display exceptional body control and mental focus, making for captivating viewing at LA28.
An underwater shot captures a female Paralympic swimmer from Team USA during a freestyle event. She is wearing a blue swimsuit, swim cap, and goggles. Her left arm is extended upward as she glides through the water, creating ripples and bubbles around her. The swimmer's legs are amputated below the knee, and her right arm is also amputated. Yellow lane dividers are visible on both sides, framing her path in the pool.

Events

    • MEN'S
    • S3, S4, S5, S7, S9, S10, S11, S13 50m Freestyle
    • S4, S5, S6, S8, S10, S12 100m Freestyle
    • S2, S3, S4, S5, S14 200m Freestyle
    • S6, S7, S8, S9, S11, S13 400m Freestyle
    • S1, S2, S3, S4, S5 50m Backstroke
    • S1, S2, S6, S7, S8, S9, S10, S11, S12, S13, S14 100m Backstroke
    • SB2, SB3 50m Breaststroke
    • MEN'S (continued)
    • SB4, SB5, SB6, SB8, SB9, SB11, SB13, SB14 100m Breaststroke
    • S5, S6, S7 50m Butterfly
    • S8, S9, S10, S11, S12, S13, S14 100m Butterfly
    • SM3, SM4 150m Individual Medley
    • SM6, SM7, SM8, SM9, SM10, SM11, SM13, SM14 200m Individual Medley
    • WOMEN'S
    • S4, S6, S8, S10, S11, S13 50m Freestyle
    • S3, S5, S7, S9, S10, S11, S12 100m Freestyle
    • S5, S14 200m Freestyle
    • S6, S7, S8, S9, S10, S11, S13 400m Freestyle
    • S2, S3, S4, S5 50m Backstroke
    • S2, S6, S8, S9, S10, S11, S12, S13, S14 100m Backstroke
    • SB3 50m Breaststroke
    • WOMEN'S (continued)
    • SB4, SB5, SB6, SB7, SB8, SB9, SB11, SB12, SB13, SB14 100m Breaststroke
    • S5, S6, S7 50m Butterfly
    • S8, S9, S10, S13, S14 100m Butterfly
    • SM4 150m Individual Medley
    • SM5, SM6, SM7, SM8, SM9, SM10, SM11, SM13, SM14 200m Individual Medley
    • 4x50m Freestyle 20 points Relay MIXED
    • 4x50m Medley 20 points Relay
    • 4x100m Freestyle S14 Relay
    • 4x100m Medley S14 Relay
    • 4x100m Freestyle VI 49 points Relay
    • 4x100m Freestyle 34 points Relay
    • 4x100m Medley 34 points Relay
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