Spotting future Paralympian swimmers in Plymouth
Are you a talented swimmer with a disability? Or perhaps you know a keen swimmer who might like to get involved in disability swimming?
British Swimming is running talent identification sessions with an event taking place at Plymouth Life Centre (Mayflower Drive, Plymouth, PL2 3DG) on Saturday 2 November 2013. Why not come along to the session held between 10.30am and midday and take the first steps to your own competitive success in the future.
To be eligible you need to be able to swim at least 25 metres and be keen to take part in competitive disability swimming. You should be in one of the disability groups listed below and also be new to disability swimming, i.e. not been through a talent assessment session previously or been classified.
Full details of dates and venues are below - please note bookings need to be made by 18 October via the website http://www.swimming.org/britishswimming/disability-swimming/talent-identification/. For any queries please email disability@swimming.org
Disability Groups for attendance criteria:
- Physical: Cerebral Palsy, Amputee, Spinal injuries, Dwarfism, Polio, Spina bifida, Multiple sclerosis, Arthrogryposis (Please note this list is not exhaustive but provides a guide)
- Visual impairment
- Intellectual: IQ of below 75
