Para swimming is practised internationally by athletes in nearly 100 countries and has featured in every edition of the Paralympic Games, growing into one of the biggest and most attractive sports.

 

Para swimming is open to male and female athletes in all eligible impairment groups who compete in backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, freestyle, medley and relay events.

 

Competition opportunities include the Paralympic Games every four years, biennial World Championships and biennial or quadrennial regional Championships.  

 

The World Series, featuring a number of swim meetings around the world, was launched in 2017 to provide greater classification opportunities and top-level competition opportunities for athletes.

 

World Para Swimming, under the governance of the International Paralympic Committee, acts as the international federation for the sport and is based in Bonn, Germany. Sports Association for the Physically Disabled of Hong Kong, China (Physical Impairment & Vision Impairment) and Hong Kong, China Sports Association for Persons with Intellectual Disability (Intellectual Impairment) are organisations authorised for elite development of Para Athletics in Hong Kong, China.
 

Source of information credit: International Paralympic Committee