Swimming

Swimming has been a Paralympic Games event since the first games were held in Rome in 1960. It is one of the largest and most popular competitive events in the Paralympic Games. Athletes compete in freestyle, backstroke, butterfly, breaststroke, individual medley and relay.

Although not all events are offered to all athletes, events at Paralympic Games are as follows

Freestyle:

·          50 metres

·          100 metres

·           200 metres

·          400 metres

Backstroke:

·          50 metres

·          100 metres

Breaststroke:

·          50 metres

·          100 metres

Butterfly:

·          50 metres

·          100 metres

Individual Medley:

·          150 metres

·          200 metres

Relays:

·          4x50 Freestyle

·          4x50 Medley

·          4x100 Freestyle

·          4x50 Medley