Date: August 15-21, 2010
Location: Eindhoven, the Netherlands
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Pool: The Pieter van den Hoogenband swimming stadium has a 50 meter pool (10 lanes), a 25 meter pool (8 lanes) with a diving well and a 50 meter training pool (4 lanes) with the Vision Training System, which allows swimmers and coaches, through the use of 13 cameras, to extensively analyze their technique.
Hotel: NH Koningshof is surrounded by forest and located approximately 15 km from the swimming venue.
Events: In 16 different distances and events, swum in 14 classes, athletes from all over the world will compete for titles and medals. The following three events are open to athletes with intellectual disability (class s14):
- 200m Freestyle
- 100m Backstroke
- 100m Breaststroke
Qualification Times:
There are no qualification times for athletes with intellectual disability.
Registration: Please contact us immediately by email at info@athleteswithoutlimits.org or at (202) 544-010 if you are interested in this event. INAS Eligibility/Classification is required; we recommend starting the process 5-6 months before the event. Note: There will be on-site sport specific testing of athletes at this event (See Overview of 2010 Classification Process: Stage II).
