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Abstract(s)
Despite an increase in popularity ofParalympiesports, there isa
lackofstudies on these sportsj and eontroversies regarding the
classification system forParalyrnpian swimmers. The Paralympic
c1assification systerrt features 10 classes toprovide fair
eompetition for swimmers with a physical disability, The
summary of the clean swimming speed (SS) eao provide useful
information for the c1assification system in competitive
swimmiJig. The aim ofthis study wasto surnmarize evidenee of
the fairness of Paralympic categories of male swimmers witha
physically disability~ focusing 00 SS in the lOO-rtl fiont crawL
Multiple databases (PubMed, EMBASE, IS! Web ofKnowledge,
SPORTDiseus, Academic Search Premier; CINAHL) Were
examined for observational studies published until October2017,
00 official swimming taces. Five studies \Vere fOUild and
analyzed (n = 369; national and internationallevel). The random
effectsmodel was used for this meta-analysis.
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Keywords
Swimming
Pedagogical Context
Citation
Feitosa, W.G.; Correia, Ricardo de Assis; Barbosa, Tiago M.; Castro, Flávio Antônio (2018). Swimming speed in men’s 100-m freestyle confirms the fairness of the Paralympic Classification System: a meta-analysis. In XIIIth International Symposium on Biomechanics and Medicine in Swimming: Book of Abstracts. Tsukuba
Publisher
University of Tsukuba