Paralympic Swimming has been part of the Paralympic games, since its beginning in the 1960 Rome games. Now, athletes, with either a physical disability or blindness/visual impairment, from over 80 different countries compete in the sport. The same strokes as Olympic swimming are swum, the Freestyle, Backstroke, Butterfly, Breaststroke and Medley events. Heats are swum with eight swimmers and each race with the top eight finishers of the heats swimming in the final race.
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Training properly for your sport is incredibly important. The proper training cannot only help you improve your performance, but can also help you prevent injury or strain. Good training makes for a good sport foundation.
Training properly for your sport is incredibly important. The proper training cannot only help you improve your performance, but can also help you prevent injury or strain. Good training makes for a good sport foundation.