Research impact: Paralympic swimming
Manchester Met’s biomechanics research has led to the re-classification of high profile international Paralympic swimmers and enhanced performance among elite athletes in the sport.
Summary
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Finding the limits to swimming performance
Professor Payton explains why his research has led to a fairer classification system, and how he’s helping British athletes find the best way to swim.Quote
Impact
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Of the 321 Para swimming long course world records broken since August 2013, 39 are held by GB Para swimmers - the highest number of any country during this period.
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Of the 321 Para swimming long course world records broken since August 2013, 39 are held by GB Para swimmers - the highest number of any country during this period.
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Gold standard
Manchester Met’s research helped Team GB to victory at the 2016 Paralympic games in Rio, where they broke the women’s 4x100m Medley Relay world record by 0.98 seconds.Outputs
Research team
Funding
With funding from
The National Lottery
British Swimming
UK Sport
International Paralympic Swimming
Contact
Contact us
For general enquiries about the Sports Medicine and Elite performance research theme, you can contact its lead Dr Keith Winwood.