Organizers of the LA28 Paralympic Games have added an S14 Class mixed 400 medley relay to the schedule for the 2028 Games.
The Paralympic swimming schedule is generally less stable than the Olympic swimming schedule, with events shifting based on participation numbers. For example, the Paris 2024 Paralympics had 8 fewer individual events and 3 more relays than the Tokyo 2020 Games did.
By comparison, the Los Angeles Paralympics won’t drop any events, but will add a mixed 400 medley relay for the S14 Class. The S14 Class, for athletes with intellectual impairments, only had a mixed 400 free relay in Paris.
In total, there will be 71 men’s events and 64 women’s events at the LA28 Games, along with 7 mixed relays. That makes 142 total events: one more than Paris.
The Paralympic Games moved to only mixed relays beginning with the Tokyo Games.
Para Swimming runs from Thursday, August 17 to Saturday, August 26 at the temporary, open air Long Beach Aquatics Center.
There are 14 classifications within Para swimming. Class S14 is for athletes with intellectual impairments. Classes 11-13 are for athletes with visual impairments, with higher numbers being less severe. Classes 1-10 are for other physical impairments, with higher numbers being less severe.
