Swimmers with a Disability

Date	Title
15/02/2008	Disability International Points Score (DIPS) Dips are a way to measure swimmer's performance in Disability Swimming. DIPS are based upon Paralypmic and World Championships results and World Records.
14/02/2008	2008 Telstra Australian Championships - S14 & Paralympic Squad Selection Criteria Selection & Nomination Criteria for S14 & Paralympic Squad selection at the 2008 Telstra Australian Swimming Championships 22^nd - 29^th March 2008 - Sydney.
11/02/2008	SWD Memo - Records Application
7/12/2007	Classification requirements for ASAOC Events SWD ASAOC events are open to specific SWD Classification Swimmers. The requirments are listed within.
7/12/2007	Louise Sauvage 'Aspire to be a Champion' Foundation Sporting Grants Program Nominations for 2008 are now open for individuals or teams who compete in a sport for athletes with disabilities.
21/11/2007	2007 - 08 WAIS Scholarship Recipients Congratulations to Jeremy McClure, Jeremy Tidy and Katrina Porter who have all received Level 1 WAIS scholarships.
10/08/2007	New Swimming Program for Budding Paralympians A new mini-squad swimming training program for people with a disability has been developed by West Coast coach Mel Tantrum and will soon be offered to other ASAOC Clubs.
6/08/2007	APC Telstra Developing Athlete Grants Round one of the APC Telstra Developing Athlete Grants is now open.
27/07/2007	Memo - SWD Entry Procedures ASAOC are committed to providing professional swimming meets for its members and in ensuring that SWD athletes are provided equal sporting opportunities. In order to ensure that SWD Classifications are correct for ASAOC meets, changes have been made to SWD entry procedures.
9/12/2006	WA Athletes Shine at IPC Swimming World Championships WA Swimmers Jeremy Tidy, Katrina Porter and Jeremy McClure have been competing at the 2006 IPC Swimming World Championships held in Durban, South Africa.
24/11/2006	WA Swimmers to Compete in IPC World Championships Talented WA Swimmers Jeremy Tidy, Katrina Porter and Jeremy McClure are all seeking International success at the 2006 IPC Swimming World Championships in South Africa.
2/11/2006	Open Your Mind. Count Us In Conference The "Open Your Mind. Count Us In." National Disability Sport and Active Recreation Conference is being held at the Duxton Hotel, 1st December 2006.
1/11/2006	New Swimmers with a Disability page on Website ASAOC are pleased to announce a new Swimmer with Disability (SWD) page on the website.
22/08/2006	SWD Functional Classification Day For a SWD swimmer to be eligible to participate in competitive ASAOC and Swimming Australia events, the swimmer must be classified. Functional disability classification (S1 to S10) is for a locomotor disability eg: cerebral palsy, amputee, dysmelia.
19/06/2006	Paralympic Talent Search The Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) has launched its new initiative - The National Talent Search Program.