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 with physical disabilities such as dwarfism, amputation/limb loss, blindness/visual impairment, spinal cord injury/wheelchair-users, cerebral palsy/brain injury/stroke, cognitive impairment and Les autres.
Contact information:
Beginning/Emerging swimmers - Peggy Ewald at coachewald@hotmail.com
National Team Competition Information - Queenie Nichols at qnichols60@gmail.com
Coaching Questions & Information - Dave Denniston at dave.denniston@usoc.org
Find a local program in your community - visit the Paralympic Activity Network.
