KENTUCKY SWIMMING - PO Box 163 - Wilmore, KY 40390 - (859) 539-9091
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OUR MISSION
The education, instruction and training of individuals to develop
and improve their capabilities in the sport of swimming.		 OUR VISION
To provide a safe and healthy environment, encompassing all backgrounds and abilities that create a tradition of excellence in the sport of swimming.

 
 

USAS Para Swimming Website

Para Swimming Time Standards 2024-2028
 

USAS Approved Motivational Time Standards History and Rational

  • Para swimmers have had no standards in which to attach personal goals until they’ve been classified and reached the Can-Am standard.  From there it’s quite a leap to Emerging Team status with US Paralympics.
  • Para swimmers have been graciously accepted in many meets, but with little consistency.
  • Unfortunately, they have also been denied access to several meets due to no available standards.
  • More recently, standards for para-swimmers have been despairingly applied across meets of similar ability in comparison to those for traditional swimmers.
  • These standards represent 3 years of research and development by several members of the disability committee in collaboration with other professionals and volunteers with vested interest in the sport of para-swimming.
  • Today marks a historical date in the advancement of para-swimming nationwide! 

USAS Para Swimming Presentation power point