USA Swimming – Disability Resources

U.S. Paralympics Swimming Quadrennial Calendard of Events

Disability Sport Organizations

The following organizations offer disability-specific swimming competitions. In some cases, the organizations also offer athlete development programs such as clubs/swimming practices, camps, and clinics. The international organizations conduct quadrennial multi-sports competitions analogous to the Olympic Games: (a) the International Parlympic Committee conducts Paralympic Games in the same years as Olympic Games; (b) CISS conducts the Deaflympics in the years following the Olympic Games; and (c) Special Olympics International conducts the World Special Olympics Games in the years preceding the Olympic Games.

International Governing Bodies

·         International Paralympic Committee

·         Comite' International des Sports des Sourds

·         Special Olympics International

USA Governing Bodies

·         U.S. Paralympics (USA governing body for Paralympic swimming)
U.S. Paralympics is a division of the U.S. Olympic Committee

·         U.S. Deaf Swimming (deaf/hard of hearing)

·         Special Olympics (intellectual disabilities)

USA Disability Sport Organizations

·         Blaze Sports (physical disabilities and vision loss)

·         Disabled Sports USA (amputation/wounded war veterans)

·         Dwarf Athletic Association of America (short stature)

·         Special Olympics (intellectual disabilities)

·         U.S. Association of Blind Athletes (blind/vision loss)

·         U.S. Deaf Swimming (deaf/hard of hearing)

·         Wheelchair Sports USA (lower limb impairments)

International Sport Organizations

·         Cerebral Palsy International Sport and Recreation Association

·         Down Syndrome International Swimming Organization

·         International Blind Sports Federation

·         International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (CISS)

·         International Sports Federation for People with an Intellectual Disability

·         International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation

  

Disability Swimming Misc Info, Rule and Coaching Guides

 

• International Paralympic Committee Classification

• Special Olympics Aquatics Rules (PDF)

• Special Olympics Aquatics – 2009 Rule Change Summary (PDF)

 

Gulf Inclusion Sanctioned Meet Policy for Swimmers with Disabilities

 

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