Promote + Spport inclusion and integration of para swimmers into your program - Peggy Ewald 

The speaker, Peggy Ewald, discussed the integration of para athletes into traditional swimming programs, emphasizing the importance of adaptive coaching. She highlighted her role in U.S. Para Swimming, focusing on coach and grassroots education development. Uwall explained the classification system for para athletes, ranging from physical impairments (1-10) to visual impairments (11-13) and intellectually impaired athletes (14). She stressed the need for quality training over quantity, especially for athletes with physical impairments. Peggy Ewald also shared practical modifications for various disabilities, such as using tempo trainers for visually impaired athletes and pre-planned activities for those with no legs.