Para swimming

High school (ages 12+)
Sports & Games

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/para-swimming

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the governing body?International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
2. What is the key strokes competed?Freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly
3. How are para swimmers grouped for races?They are put into classes based on how their disability affects swimming. A team of experts checks each swimmer and gives them a class number, like S1 to S10 for physical impairments or S11 to S13 for vision.
4. Where did para swimming begin?It started after World War II when doctors used swimming to help injured soldiers recover. The first games were held in 1948 at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in the UK.

Sport Classification: A system that groups athletes by the functional impact of their impairment to ensure fair competition.
International Paralympic Committee (IPC): The global governing body responsible for the Paralympic Games and para sports.
Functional Impairment: The way a disability affects an athlete's ability to perform specific physical actions in a sport.