para-swimming
Disabled competitive swimming
Para-swimming is competitive swimming for athletes with physical, visual, or intellectual disabilities.
Competitors are classified by the nature and extent of their impairment to ensure fair competition.
Para-swimming is a core Paralympic sport: She won gold in para-swimming at the Tokyo Paralympics.
Those propelling through water
- ParalympiansDisabled international sport competitors
- amputeesPeople lacking limbs surgically
- visually impairedHaving diminished sight
- cerebral palsyNeurological disorder impairing motor function
Without prescribed technique
- backstrokeSupine aquatic locomotion
- breaststrokeArms circle, legs splay
- butterflyWinged insect from caterpillar
- individual medleyFour-stroke solo swim
Fabricated body part replacements
- tappingRepeated light striking
- tappersPeople who tap
- lane ropesPool dividers for swimmers
- assistive devicesTools supporting impaired function
Games for disabled athletes
- racesContests of speed
- heatsIncreases temperature
- finalsConcluding tests or matches
- medalsAwards for achievement
podium · championships · world records · classifications · qualifying times · personal bests · split times · disqualification
Arid agricultural zone
- strength conditioningExercise to build power
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- intervalsGaps between events
- video analysisSystematic examination of recordings
periodization · taper · recovery · sports psychology · nutrition · physiotherapy · performance analysis
Controlled diagnostic trial
- water testAssessment of liquid purity
- classifiersTools that assign categories
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- reclassificationChanging an item's category
swimmers
Those propelling through water
- ParalympiansDisabled international sport competitors
- amputeesPeople lacking limbs surgically
- visually impairedHaving diminished sight
cerebral palsy · spinal cord injury · coaches · national teams
freestyle
Without prescribed technique
- backstrokeSupine aquatic locomotion
- breaststrokeArms circle, legs splay
- butterflyWinged insect from caterpillar
prosthetics
Fabricated body part replacements
- tappingRepeated light striking
- tappersPeople who tap
- lane ropesPool dividers for swimmers
Paralympics
Games for disabled athletes
medals · podium · championships · world records · classifications · qualifying times · personal bests · split times · disqualification · appeals
dryland
Arid agricultural zone
- strength conditioningExercise to build power
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- intervalsGaps between events
video analysis · periodization · taper · recovery · sports psychology · nutrition · physiotherapy · performance analysis
bench test
Controlled diagnostic trial
- water testAssessment of liquid purity
- classifiersTools that assign categories
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
para-swimmingpara-athletics
Sporting events for disabilities
wheelchair basketball · wheelchair rugby · sitting volleyball · boccia