| Event date(s): August 2010 | |
| About the Event : IPC Swimming World Championships, Eindhoven, Nethe |
 | The IPC (International Paralympic Committee) Swimming World Championships consists of a number of different classes to try and make the competition as equal and fair as possible. There are 13 different categories – S1 to S13. The number attributed to the category for S1 through S10 relates to how sever the physical disability is for the competitors with S1 being the most severe. S11 – S13 are for competitors who have a non-physical disability. Most classes have competitions in all the major strokes. |
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| About Swimming |
| Swimming is a method of moving through water, humans use a variety of strokes called breast stroke, front crawl, back crawl and butterfly. It is both a competitive sport and a recreational activity, chosen by many for it numerous benefits to health. One of the major benefits of swimming is that it is non weight bearing so reduces the risk of injuries. |
