So far, great britain has had a solid start to the paralympic games, with lee pearson winning his 12th paralympic title.

What are the categories in the paralympic swimming. Swimmers with limb loss of two limbs; Sm refers to individual medley. But many will be wondering how they decide which athletes should compete against one another when.

There are 14 different classification. Swimmers without the use of one arm. Both the rules for the sport and for the approval of swimmers'.

Meaning of disability categories explained ‘there are 10 different sport classes for athletes with a physical. The lower the number, the more severe. Paralympic swimming has been an integral part of the paralympic summer program since 1960.

The lower the number, the more severe. The swimming events will take place from 25 august in tokyo. Para swimming is an adaptation of the sport of swimming for athletes with disabilities.para swimmers compete at the summer paralympic games and at other sports competitions.

Once classified, swimmers are allocated an athlete classification status. Swimming was one of the eight sports contested in the first paralympics, the 1960 summer paralympics in rome. The below are the categories you will find in the different sports at the tokyo paralympic games.

Swimmers with full use of their arms and trunk with good hip and some leg movement; Sm refers to individual medley. After an athlete has been designated as eligible for a sport, the classification panel will assess which sport class the athlete will compete in.