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London 2012 Paralympic swimming: passive drag and the classification system

This study, undertaken at the London 2012 Paralympics, was partially funded by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and involved collaboration with the University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia. The research is contributing significantly to the development of a new evidence-based classification system for Paralympic swimmers. It demonstrated that the current classification system significantly disadvantages certain swimmers by placing insufficient weighting on drag assessment. These findings highlighted an important deficiency in the current system and provided an understanding of how drag assessment could be incorporated into the new system. Further research at the 2013 World Championships was funded by the IPC.