London Paralympics: Swimming
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The London 2012 Paralympics Swimming programme takes place at the state-of-the-art Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park from Thursday 30 August until Saturday 8 September. Arguably the most popular of Paralympic sports, Paralympic Swimming features 600 athletes competing in a massive 148 medal events, with swimmers classified according to the varying levels of physical, visual and intellectual impairments. Like in regular Olympics Swimming, all four strokes feature, as well as Individual Medley and Medley Relay events. A standard 50m Olympic swimming pool is used, although races may be started in a number of ways: from a standing start, a dive start from a sitting position on the starting platform, or from within the water. For swimmers with visual impairments a 'tapper' may be used to indicate in advance the end of the pool. One of the big stars of Paralympic Swimming is the 27-year-old South African Natalie du Toit, who won five gold medals in both the 2004 Athens Games and 2008 Sydney Games.About London Olympics Aquatics Centre
Location: In the south east of the Park above the River Lea and Olympic StadiumEvents: Diving, Swimming, Synchronized Swimming, Paralympic Swimming, Modern PentathlonNew, permanent venue with temporary extension during the GamesThe iconic wave-shaped Aquatics Centre will be the first thing most spectators see when they arrive at the Olympic Park via Stratford Regional Station because it stands alongside the vast bridge to the north of the Park which acts as the main entrance. More about London Olympics Aquatics Centre
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One of the most beautiful and graceful sports on the Olympic schedule is Synchronised Swimming, which comes to the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park between Sunday 5 and Friday 10 August. Requiring extraordinary athletic ability, stamina, endurance, flexibility, breath control and technical grace, Synchronised Swimming is akin to ballet but with ... More about this event
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