The classes are prefixed with s for freestyle, butterfly and.

What is s10 in paralympics. Dirty pool at the paralympics: Starts, turns and strokes are smooth and fluid. According to the explanatory guide to paralympic classification:

These athletes' disabilities have been deemed to have the most impact on their. For athletes with physical impairments, there are 10 different numeric classifications for each stroke: These include the loss of one hand or a movement restriction in one hip joint.

Sport classes the sport class names in swimming consist of a prefix “s” or “sb” and a number. S10 is a classification for the swimming events. These include the loss of one hand or a movement restriction in one hip joint.

S10 sb9 sm10 swimmers with very minimal impairment that affects one joint, usually their foot or hand. Class s1 is for athletes with a physical impairment competing in freestyle, butterfly or backstroke. The prefixes stand for the.

The simple answer is that they indicate classification. S10 sb9 this class describes minimal physical impairments of eligible swimmers. These swimmers have to correct.

Sm refers to individual medley. There are 10 impairments that make athletes eligible to compete in the paralympics — eight are physical, one is visual and. Swimming events are the only form of competition which combine disabilities together across the classes.