Classification changes in para swimming and their impact on the Czech Para Swimming Team

This aim of this article is to describe up-to-date polices and main classification issues in Paralympic sport with focus on Paralympic swimming. Using narrative review, it determines the influence of recent classification changes by reviewing available research data on how the classification system...

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Main Authors: Vít Šašek, Klára Daďová, David Půlpán
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karolinum Press 2022-07-01
Series:Acta Universitatis Carolinae: Kinanthropologica
Online Access:http://www.karolinum.cz/doi/10.14712/23366052.2022.3
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description This aim of this article is to describe up-to-date polices and main classification issues in Paralympic sport with focus on Paralympic swimming. Using narrative review, it determines the influence of recent classification changes by reviewing available research data on how the classification system works and what direction it has taken after January 2018 when the new Classification Manual for swimming was published. It analyzes those changes in Czech Para Swimming Team during 4-year-period leading up to Tokyo Paralympic Games 2020 including 3 major swimming competetions and Paralympic Games itself. The results show the changes directly influenced the performance of Czech para swimmers in mentioned major competetions in a positive way. Czech Para Swimming Team added two more medals and gained more spots for both men and women for Tokyo Paralympic Games 2020 effectively extending relatively small Czech Paralympic Team in Tokyo.
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spelling doaj.art-c3c4ad21f4204e95959fd31256c54f7c2022-12-22T03:39:20ZengKarolinum PressActa Universitatis Carolinae: Kinanthropologica1212-14282336-60522022-07-01581394910.14712/23366052.2022.3Classification changes in para swimming and their impact on the Czech Para Swimming TeamVít ŠašekKlára Daďováhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3164-2236David Půlpánhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4727-6162This aim of this article is to describe up-to-date polices and main classification issues in Paralympic sport with focus on Paralympic swimming. Using narrative review, it determines the influence of recent classification changes by reviewing available research data on how the classification system works and what direction it has taken after January 2018 when the new Classification Manual for swimming was published. It analyzes those changes in Czech Para Swimming Team during 4-year-period leading up to Tokyo Paralympic Games 2020 including 3 major swimming competetions and Paralympic Games itself. The results show the changes directly influenced the performance of Czech para swimmers in mentioned major competetions in a positive way. Czech Para Swimming Team added two more medals and gained more spots for both men and women for Tokyo Paralympic Games 2020 effectively extending relatively small Czech Paralympic Team in Tokyo.http://www.karolinum.cz/doi/10.14712/23366052.2022.3
spellingShingle Vít Šašek
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Classification changes in para swimming and their impact on the Czech Para Swimming Team
Acta Universitatis Carolinae: Kinanthropologica
title Classification changes in para swimming and their impact on the Czech Para Swimming Team
title_full Classification changes in para swimming and their impact on the Czech Para Swimming Team
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title_full_unstemmed Classification changes in para swimming and their impact on the Czech Para Swimming Team
title_short Classification changes in para swimming and their impact on the Czech Para Swimming Team
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