Classification+Guide

The following is from the downloadable document at the bottom of the page that provides a list of those swimmers who are eligible for competing in disability swimming:

Classification Eligibility Guidelines for Disability Swimming(S1-S15)

Classification groups S1-S15 are for those swimmers with a functional, visual, learning or hearing impairment.

S1 - S10 swimmers with a functional (physical) disability.

The following disabilities meet the eligibility requirements of the functional classification system*: Achondroplasia (dwarfism) Amputees (including dysmelia) Arthrogryposis Brittle bones Cerebral Palsy Legge-Perthes Multiple Sclerosis Muscular Dystrophy Polio Spina Bifida Spinal Cord injury

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; line-height: 1.5;">* Please note that this list is not exhaustive, however provides a guide to functional classification eligibility

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; line-height: 1.5;">S11 - S13 swimmers with a visual impairment <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; line-height: 1.5;">The range here is from blind to visually impaired (best eye with best correction)

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; line-height: 1.5;">S14 swimmers with a Learning Disability <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; line-height: 1.5;">Swimmers must have an IQ of 75 or less to meet the criteria

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">S15 swimmers with a hearing impairment <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; line-height: 1.5;">Any swimmer who wears a hearing aid in both ears will be considered

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; line-height: 1.5;">There are a number of conditions that do not meet the eligibility criteria as follows*: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; line-height: 1.5;">ADHD <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; line-height: 1.5;">Aspergers <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; line-height: 1.5;">Asthma <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; line-height: 1.5;">Autistic spectrum <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; line-height: 1.5;">Cystic Fibrosis <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; line-height: 1.5;">Diabetes <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; line-height: 1.5;">Dyspraxia <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; line-height: 1.5;">Epilepsy <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; line-height: 1.5;">Haemophilia <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; line-height: 1.5;">Hydrocephalus <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; line-height: 1.5;">Obesity <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; line-height: 1.5;">Learning Difficulties <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; line-height: 1.5;">Scoliosis <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; line-height: 1.5;">Transplants

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; line-height: 1.5;">* Please note that this list is not exhaustive, however provides a guide

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; line-height: 1.5;">It must be noted that even those swimmers that have a condition eligible to be classified may still not be sufficiently impaired to gain a classification.