Since the first Paralympic Games in Rome in 1960, Swimming has been one of the main sports of the Paralympics. As in the Paralympic Games, competitors measure their skills in Freestyle, Backstoke, Butterfly, Breaststroke and Medley events. In 2008, athletes from more than 80 countries practice the sport, with male and female competitors having either a physical disability or blindness/visual impairment. Swimming is governed by the IPC and co-ordinated by the Swimming Technical Committee, which incorporates the rules of the International Swimming Federation (FINA). The FINA rules are followed with a few modifications.
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