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Swimming At The 2020 Summer Paralympics
Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics was held at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre. There were 146 events (76 male, 67 female, 3 mixed relay events) - six fewer events than the 2016 Summer Paralympics. Swimming is the second largest sport: behind athletics and ahead of table tennis. The 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They kept the 2020 name and were held from 24 August to 5 September 2021. Qualification Qualification starts from 1 October 2018 and finishes on 1 August 2021. Classes There are three swimming sport class prefixes for swimming strokes: * S is for freestyle, butterfly and backstroke events. * SB is for breaststroke * SM is for individual medley events. As well as swimming strokes, they are also divided into ten different categories: * S1/SB1: swimmers who may have tetraplegia or some form of loss of muscular power in their legs, arms and hands. These swimmers would regularly use a wheelchair. * ...
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Tokyo Aquatics Centre
The is an indoor swimming pool in the Mori- Beach Park () in Tatsumi in the Kōtō ward in eastern Tokyo. Construction began in April 2017 and was completed in 2020. The total construction cost was 56.7 billion yen, ¥ (471 million Euro, €). The opening, scheduled for 22 March 2020, was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and took place on 23 July 2020 without an audience. The swimming hall was built for the 2020 Summer Olympics and can accommodate up to 12,000 spectators. The arena will also be used for swimming competitions at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. The swimming arena has two swimming pools and a pool for water diving. The roof was built on the ground and raised step by step to a height of 37 metres. It is 160 metres long, 130 metres wide and 10 metres thick. The roof weighs 7,000 tonnes. In the future, the Aquatics Centre will host hundreds of national, international and junior competitions every year. Furthermore, the citizens of Tokyo will also be able to use ...
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Paraplegia
Paraplegia, or paraparesis, is an impairment in motor or sensory function of the lower extremities. The word comes from Ionic Greek () "half-stricken". It is usually caused by spinal cord injury or a congenital condition that affects the neural (brain) elements of the spinal canal. The area of the spinal canal that is affected in paraplegia is either the thoracic, lumbar, or sacral regions. If four limbs are affected by paralysis, tetraplegia or quadriplegia is the correct term. If only one limb is affected, the correct term is monoplegia. Spastic paraplegia is a form of paraplegia defined by spasticity of the affected muscles, rather than flaccid paralysis. The American Spinal Injury Association classifies spinal cord injury severity in the following manner. ASIA A is the complete loss of sensory function and motor skills below the injury. ASIA B is having some sensory function below the injury, but no motor function. In ASIA C, there is some motor function below the level of ...
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Swimming At The 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 Metre Freestyle
The Women's 400 metre freestyle swimming events for the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre The is an indoor swimming pool in the Mori- Beach Park () in Tatsumi in the Kōtō ward in eastern Tokyo. Construction began in April 2017 and was completed in 2020. The total construction cost was 56.7 billion yen, ¥ (471 million Euro, €). ... from 25 August to 2 September 2021. A total of seven events were contested over this distance. Schedule Medal summary The following is a summary of the medals awarded across all 400 metre freestyle events. Results The following were the results of the finals only of each of the Women's 400 metre freestyle events in each of the classifications. Further details of each event, including where appropriate heats and semi finals results, are available on that event's dedicated page. S6 The S6 category is for swimmers who have short stature, arm amputations, or some form of coordination problem on one side of the ...
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Swimming At The 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 Metre Freestyle
The Men's 400 metre freestyle swimming events for the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre The is an indoor swimming pool in the Mori- Beach Park () in Tatsumi in the Kōtō ward in eastern Tokyo. Construction began in April 2017 and was completed in 2020. The total construction cost was 56.7 billion yen, ¥ (471 million Euro, €). ... from August 25 to September 2, 2021. A total of seven events were contested over this distance. Schedule Medal summary The following is a summary of the medals awarded across all 400 metre freestyle events. Results The following were the results of the finals only of each of the Men's 400 metre freestyle events in each of the classifications. Further details of each event, including where appropriate heats and semi finals results, are available on that event's dedicated page. S6 The S6 category is for swimmers who have short stature, arm amputations, or some form of coordination problem on one side of their ...
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Swimming At The 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 200 Metre Freestyle
The Women's 200 metre freestyle swimming events for the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre from August 25 to August 27, 2021. A total of 2 events were contested over this distance. Schedule Medal summary The following is a summary of the medals awarded across all 200 metre freestyle events. Results The following were the results of the finals only of each of the Women's 200 metre freestyle events in each of the classifications. Further details of each event, including where appropriate heats and semi finals results, are available on that event's dedicated page. S5 The S5 category is for swimmers who have hemiplegia, paraplegia Paraplegia, or paraparesis, is an impairment in motor or sensory function of the lower extremities. The word comes from Ionic Greek () "half-stricken". It is usually caused by spinal cord injury or a congenital condition that affects the neural ..., or short stature. The final in this classification took place on 25 ...
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Swimming At The 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 Metre Freestyle
The Men's 200 metre freestyle swimming events for the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre from August 25 to September 3, 2021. A total of five events were contested over this distance. Schedule Medal summary The following is a summary of the medals awarded across all 200 metre freestyle events. Results The following were the results of the finals only of each of the Men's 200 metre freestyle events in each of the classifications. Further details of each event, including where appropriate heats and semi finals results, are available on that event's dedicated page. S2 The S2 category is for swimmers who may have limited function in their hands, trunk and legs and mainly rely on their arms to swim. The final in this classification took place on 29 August 2021: S3 The S3 category is for swimmers who have leg or arm amputations, have severe coordination problems in their limbs, or have to swim with their arms but don't use their trunk or legs. ...
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Swimming At The 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 Metre Freestyle
The Women's 100 metre freestyle swimming events for the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre from 26 August to 3 September 2021. A total of seven events were contested over this distance. Schedule Medal summary The following is a summary of the medals awarded across all 100 metre freestyle events. Results The following were the results of the finals only of each of the Women's 100 metre freestyle events in each of the classifications. Further details of each event, including where appropriate heats and semi finals results, are available on that event's dedicated page. S3 The S3 category is for swimmers who have leg or arm amputations, have severe coordination problems in their limbs, or have to swim with their arms but don't use their trunk or legs. The final in this classification took place on 30 August 2021: S5 The S5 category is for swimmers who have hemiplegia, paraplegia Paraplegia, or paraparesis, is an impairment in motor or se ...
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Swimming At The 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 Metre Freestyle
The Men's 100 metre freestyle swimming events for the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre from August 25 to September 1, 2021. A total of six events were contested over this distance. Schedule Medal summary The following is a summary of the medals awarded across all 100 metre freestyle events. Results The following were the results of the finals only of each of the Men's 100 metre freestyle events in each of the classifications. Further details of each event, including where appropriate heats and semi finals results, are available on that event's dedicated page. S4 The S4 category is for swimmers who have function in their hands and arms but can't use their trunk or legs to swim. Swimmers in this class can also have three amputated limbs. The final in this classification took place on 26 August 2021: S5 The S5 category is for swimmers who have hemiplegia, paraplegia Paraplegia, or paraparesis, is an impairment in motor or sensory fun ...
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Swimming At The 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 50 Metre Freestyle
The Women's 50 metre freestyle swimming events for the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre The is an indoor swimming pool in the Mori- Beach Park () in Tatsumi in the Kōtō ward in eastern Tokyo. Construction began in April 2017 and was completed in 2020. The total construction cost was 56.7 billion yen, ¥ (471 million Euro, €). ... from 25 August to 2 September 2021. A total of six events were contested over this distance. Schedule Medal summary The following is a summary of the medals awarded across all 50 metre freestyle events Due to opposition by a participating nation, S11 was postponed and took place on 29 August 2021. Results The following were the results of the finals only of each of the Women's 50 metre freestyle events in each of the classifications. Further details of each event, including where appropriate heats and semi finals results, are available on that event's dedicated page. S4 The S4 category is for swimmers who ...
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Swimming At The 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 Metre Freestyle
The Men's 50 metre freestyle swimming events for the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre from August 25 to September 2, 2021. A total of eight events were contested over this distance. Schedule Medal summary The following is a summary of the medals awarded across all 50 metre freestyle events. Results The following were the results of the finals only of each of the Men's 50 metre freestyle events in each of the classifications. Further details of each event, including where appropriate heats and semi finals results, are available on that event's dedicated page. S3 The S3 category is for swimmers who have leg or arm amputations, have severe coordination problems in their limbs, or have to swim with their arms but don't use their trunk or legs. The final in this classification took place on 2 September 2021: S4 The S4 category is for swimmers who have function in their hands and arms but can't use their trunk or legs to swim, or they have t ...
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Freestyle (swimming)
Freestyle is a category of swimming competition, defined by the rules of the International Swimming Federation (FINA), in which competitors are subject to a few limited restrictions on their swimming stroke. Freestyle races are the most common of all swimming competitions, with distances beginning with 50 meters (50 yards) and reaching 1500 meters (1650 yards), also known as the mile. The term 'freestyle stroke' is sometimes used as a synonym for 'front crawl', as front crawl is the fastest surface swimming stroke. It is now the most common stroke used in freestyle competitions. The first Olympics held open water swimming events, but after a few Olympics, closed water swimming was introduced. The front crawl or freestyle was the first event that was introduced. Technique Freestyle swimming implies the use of legs and arms for competitive swimming, except in the case of the individual medley or medley relay events. The front crawl is most commonly chosen by swimmers, as th ...
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Final (competition)
The final of a competition is the match or round in which the winner of the entire event is decided. In sports competitions following a knockout system, where only two individuals or teams compete in each match, the final is usually played between the winners of two semi-finals. However, if more than two entrants are required for each match, then qualification for the final may be through some other process such as winning ''heats''. The final is usually, but not always, the last match in a tournament to be played, and the winner of this match is declared the winner of the whole tournament. In many contests, the winner(s) and runner(s)-up receive gold and silver medals respectively. Another game, or competition, between the two players who lost in the semi-finals is done to determine who receives the bronze medal. If the final round is contested in a "best-of" format (like "best-of-7"), the term is sometimes called "finals," (playoffs) to denote that there is more than one game (li ...
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