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SWIMMING
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Please see attached list at the end of the document. Final
number of medal events will be based on the Final Entries.

ATHLETE QUOTA

ATHLETE ELIGIBILITY

Men

170

Women

90

Total

260

To be eligible for selection by an NPC for the 2014 Asian Para
Games swimmers must:• hold an active IPC Swimming license for the 2014Season•have achieved a Minimum Qualification Standard(MQS) at an IPC Swimming Recognised 50m
Competition for the respective event between 01January 2013 and 29 August 2014 (times are onlyrecognised if the athlete was licensed at the time ofthe achievement or has a recognised split time recordin the same stroke)•

have a classification‘Confirmed’

status‘New’,‘Review’or

Note: The MQS was set based on the official Asian ranking
list 01 June 2012 - 30 November 2013. For the classes S1and S2 there are no MQS times. For MQS please see the listat the end of this document.
For relay events there are no MQS times, teams can beentered without previous achievement (they will be seededwith ‘no time’). NPCs that have time for their relay team fromthe qualification period can enter this result in the finalentries.
ALLOCATION OFQUALIFICATIONIPC Swimming reserves the right to conduct a slot allocation
procedure following the Entry by Number if needed.
In case of a Bipartite Commission Invitation the slot isallocated to the individual athlete not to the NPC.

MAXIMUM ENTRYPER NPC

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An NPC may enter a maximum of forty (40) eligible athletes.
• Individual Events
NPCs can enter a maximum of three (3) eligible swimmers
per event. If there is more than one eligible sport class in theevent, a maximum of eight (8) swimmers per event can beentered per each NPC. However, only a maximum of three1

INCHEON 2014 ASIAN PARA GAMES – Minimum Qualification Standard(3) swimmers per each eligible sport class can be entered.
If following the classification changes there are more than
the identified number of athletes in an event, the NPC must
decide which athletes are going to swim within the above
number identified.
• Relay Events
An NPC may enter a maximum of one (1) relay team per
event, comprised of qualified athletes within the NPCs overallquota.

BIPARTITE COMMISSIONINVITATION
ALLOCATIONIPC Swimming will allocate up to 30 Bipartite Commission
Invitation slots. NPCs that have 5 or fewer swimmers on thequalification rankings may apply for Bipartite Invitation slots
via the IPC online entry system by 29 August 2014.
NPCs will be informed about the Bipartite slots allocated tothem, and the NPCs will need to confirm the usage of theBipartite Invitation slots by 02 September 2014.
It will be under the discretion of IPC Swimming to distribute
any slots remaining after the entry deadline.

CLASSIFICATION

Swimmers with ‘New’ and ‘Review’ sport class status must
undergo international classification on site. Athletes will needto present themselves for classification at the date and time
identified by IPC Swimming.
NPCs must upload all relevant medical paperwork for theirswimmers with ‘New’ and ‘Review’ status in the SDMS inaccordance with the regulations outlined on the IPC
Swimming website.
For every classification matter the NPC must contact the IPC
Swimming office.

EVENT VIABILITY
CRITERIAThe 2014 Asian Para Games will be conducted by the Single
Class competition format. Only events that meet the Event
Viability Criteria outlined below after the Entry by Name will
be included in the Final Event Programme. Sport classes
without a viable event will be able to “swim up” to thenearest single class event included in the Programme inaccordance with IPC Swimming Rules and Regulations. Thesesport classes will be considered Eligible Classes for therespective single class event, and medals will not be allocatedseparately for these eligible classes.
Event Viability Criteria• Individual events will be considered viable if they have aminimum of five (5) eligible swimmers from two (2) NPCs
entered through the Entry by Name.
• Relay events will be considered viable if they have aminimum of four (4) eligible NPCs entered through the Entryby Name.

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MEDALS

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Medals will be awarded to the first three (3) athletes finishing
the event (regardless of the sport class).
In the exceptional case an event is completed by only three(3) or fewer swimmers medals will be awarded following the“minus one rule”.
Athletes swimming up will not be awarded medals separately.

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SWIMMING
INCHEON 2014 ASIAN PARA GAMESREGISTRATION & CONFIRMATION PROCESSES AND DEADLINES2013
JANUARY 01

Start of the Qualification Period for athletes/teams toachieve MQS performances

2014
FEBRUARY 28

Deadline for the NPCs to response in writing the Entry byNumbers (EBN) to the APC

2014
JULY 31Deadline for the NPCs to submit the Accreditation Forms
to the LOC

2014
AUGUST 01

Bipartite Commission Invitation (BCI) application andIPC on-line entry system opens

2014
AUGUST 29

End of Qualification Period for athlete/team to achieve
MQS performances to be eligible to enter
Deadline for the NPCs to submit applications for BCI slots
via the on-line application system

2014
SEPTEMBER 02

IPC Swimming confirms the BCI slots to the NPCs

2014
SEPTEMBER 05

Deadline for the NPCs to submit the Final Entry by Name(FEN) Forms to IPC Swimming, APC and LOC via the IPC
On-line Entry System
Upload the Medical Diagnostics Form into SDMS forathletes to be classified2014
OCTOBER 18-24

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SWIMMING
INCHEON 2014 ASIAN PARA GAMESINTERNATIONAL SPORT FEDERATION (ISF)
ISF Office Address

International Paralympic Committee
IPC Swimming
Adenauerallee 212-214
D-53113 Bonn
Germany

Contact P erson

Designation

IPC Swimming Sport SeniorManagerTelephone+49 228-2097-200

Fax+49 228-2097-209

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SWIMMING
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EventsMENWOMEN

50m freestyle

S1—S13S1—S13100m freestyle

S1—S13S1—S13200m freestyle

S1—S5, S14

S1—S5, S14

400m freestyle

S6—S13S6—S1350m backstroke

S1—S5

S1—S5

100m backstroke

S1—2, S6—S14

S1—2, S6—S14

100m breaststroke

SB4—SB9 SB11—14

SB4—SB9 SB11—1450m butterfly

S1—S7S1—S7100m butterfly

S8—S13S8-S13150m individual medley

SM1—SM4SM1—SM4200m individual medley

SM5—SM14

SM5—SM14

4×50m freestyle relay≤20 points mixed gender relay

4×50m freestyle relay≤20 points≤20 points

4×50m medley relay≤20 points≤20 points

4×100m freestyle relay≤34 points and ≤49 points≤34 points and ≤49 points

4×100m medley relay≤34 points and ≤49 points≤34 points and ≤49 points

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SWIMMING
INCHEON 2014 ASIAN PARA GAMESMINIMUM QUALIFICATION STANDARDSEvents
50m Freestyle

S1S2S3S4S5S6S7S8S9S10S11S12S13MQS
Men
No MQS
No MQS
1:31.00
1:31.00
0:56.00
0:52.00
0:44.00
0:43.00
0:34.00
0:34.00
0:35.00
0:32.00
0:32.00

100m Freestyle

S1S2
S3
S4
S5S6
S7
S8
S9
S10
S11
S12
S13

No MQS
No MQS
3:15.00
3:15.00
2:33.00
2:26.00
1:40.00
1:36.00
1:30.00
1:27.00
1:49.00
1:39.00
1:22.00

No MQSNo MQS
2:20.00
2:20.00
1:59.00
1:41.00
1:34.00
1:27.00
1:15.00
1:08.00
1:31.00
1:31.00
1:31.00200m Freestyle

S1
S2
S3
S4
S5
S14

No MQS
No MQS
5:06.00
4:29.00
4:15.00
2:20.00

No MQS
No MQS
5:08.00
5:08.00
5:08.00
3:21.00

400m Freestyle

S6
S7

7:48.00
7:40.00

6:34.00
6:34.00

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ClassMQS
Women
No MQS
No MQS
1:00.00
1:01.00
0:53.00
0:47.00
0:42.00
0:42.00
0:37.00
0:37.00
0:36.00
0:31.00
0:31.00

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S8
S9
S10
S11
S12
S13

7:35.00
6:41.00
6:34.00
5:49.00
5:49.00
5:49.00

6:34.00
5:41.00
5:26.00
6:58.00
6:58.00
6:58.00

50m Backstroke

S1
S2
S3
S4
S5

No MQS
No MQS
0:57.00
0:57.00
0:55.00

No MQS
No MQS
1:11.00
1:10.00
1:01.00

100m Backstroke

S1
S2
S6
S7
S8
S9
S10
S11
S12
S13
S14

No MQS
No MQS
2:34.00
2:28.00
2:24.00
1:42.00
1:40.00
1:56.00
1:53.00
1:45.00
1:15.00

No MQS
No MQS
2:05.00
2:05.00
1:58.00
1:29.00
1:32.00
1:34.00
1:16.00
1:16.00
1:30.00

50m Breaststroke

SB1
SB2
SB3

No MQS
No MQS
1:05.00

No MQS
No MQS
1:36.00

100m Breaststroke

SB4
SB5
SB6
SB7
SB8
SB9
SB11
SB12
SB13
SB14

3:04.00
3:13.00
2:26.00
2:24.00
2:13.00
2:12.00
2:14.00
1:39.00
1:35.00
1:21.00

3:31.00
3:31.00
2:33.00
2:37.00
2:25.00
2:14.00
2:01.00
2:01.00
2:01.00
2:06.00

50m Butterfly

S1S2
S3
S4
S5
S6S7

No MQS
No MQS1:16.00
1:16.00
1:16.00
0:51.00
0:50.00

No MQS
No MQS
0:53.00
0:53.00
0:53.00
0:41.00
0:41.00

100m Butterfly

S8
S9

1:41.00
1:24.00

1:45.00
1:20.00

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S10
S11
S12
S13

1:07.00
1:30.00
1:25.00
0:59.00

1:20.00
1:37.00
1:37.00
1:37.00

150m Individual Medley

SM1
SM2
SM3
SM4

No MQS
No MQS
3:26.00
3:26.00

No MQS
No MQS
4:11.00
4:11.00200m Individual Medley

SM5SM6SM7SM8SM9SM10SM11SM12SM13SM14Mixed
4x50m
Freestyle
20 points
4x50m
Freestyle
20 points
4x50m
Medley20 points
4x100mFreestyle
34 points
4x100mMedley34 points
4x100mFreestyle
49 points
4x100mMedley49 points

3:26.00
3:26.00
3:22.00
3:22.00
3:17.00
2:35.00
3:05.00
3:05.00
3:05.00
2:47.00

4:54.00
3:19.00
3:20.00
3:12.00
3:12.00
2:48.00
3:48.00
3:48.00
3:48.00
3:18.00

Relays

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No MQS

No MQS

No MQS

No MQS

No MQS

No MQS

No MQS

No MQS

No MQS

No MQS

No MQS

No MQS

No MQS

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