Swimming
【Competition Venues:Tokyo Aquatics Centre】
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Overview
Swimmers compete in classes according to the type and extent of their impairment.
Foot/Feet Start:
The swimmer shall have some part of the body
in contact with the wall
until the starting signal is given.
The swimmer may be assisted by a Support Staff.In Paralympic swimming, seven competition races take place: freestyle, breaststroke, backstroke, butterfly, individual medley (butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle in that order) and, medley and freestyle relays.
To prevent competitors from hitting the wall, blind and visually impaired swimmers have their coach tap them with a pole called a "tapping device" as they approach the end of the pool to make turns or finish the race. If it is difficult for them to make a diving start, swimmers can start in the water.
To participate in the Paralympic Games, swimmers must meet the minimum qualification standards set by the World Para Swimming (WPS).Top-class swimmers in the Paralympics Games occasionally set records as fast as those in the Olympics Games.
History
Paralympic Swimming has been part of the official programme since the first Paralympics Games in Rome in 1960. In the early years, only wheelchair swimmers participated in this sport, but later, swimmers with amputations, visual impairment or intellectual impairment came to join the races.
Detail
Sports Event
Dicilines Men Women
Freestyle50m S3・S4・S5・S7・S9・S10
50m S11・S13
100m S4・S5・S6・S8・S10
100m S12
200m S2・S3・S4・S5
200m S14
400m S6・S7・S8・S9・S10
400m S11・S1350m S4・S6・S8・S10
50m S11・S13
100m S3・S5・S7・S9・S10
100m S11・S12
200m S5
200m S14
400m S6・S7・S8・S9・S10
400m S11・S13
Backstroke50m S1・S2・S3・S4・S5
100m S1・S2・S6・S7・S8・S9・S10
100m S11・S12・S13
100m S1450m S2・S3・S4・S5
100m S2・S6・S7・S8・S9・S10
100m S11・S12・S13
100m S14
Breaststroke50m SB2・SB3
100m SB4・SB5・SB6・SB7・SB8・SB9
100m SB11・SB12・SB13
100m SB1450m SB3
100m SB4・SB5・SB6・SB7・SB8・SB9
100m SB11・SB12・SB13
100m SB14
Butterfly50m S5・S6・S7
100m S8・S9・S10
100m S11・S12・S13
100m S1450m S5・S6・S7
100m S8・S9・S10
100m S13
100m S14
Individual Medley150m SM3・SM4
200m SM6・SM7・SM8・SM9・SM10
200m SM11・SM13
200m SM14150m SM4
200m SM5・SM6・SM7・SM8・SM9・SM10
200m SM11・SM13
200m SM14
Relay4x100m Freestyle 34 Points
4x100m Medley 34 Points4x100m Freestyle 34 Points
4x100m Medley Relay 34 PointsMixed 4x50m Freestyle 20 points
4x100m Freestyle S14**
4x100m Freestyle 49 points****Provisional inclusion. Viability of these relay events at the 019 World Championships will determine if theycan be offered at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
Eligible impairment
- Limb deficiency (upper and/or lower limb impairment)
- Visual impairment
- Intellectual impairment
(Updated on April 10, 2019)