U.S. Paralympics Swimming

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Paralympic swimming organization national sports governing body

U.S. Paralympics Swimming is the national organization responsible for developing, supporting, and overseeing competitive swimming for American athletes with disabilities within the Paralympic movement.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
U.S. Paralympic Games swimming delegation	1
U.S. Paralympic Swimming National Team	1
U.S. Paralympics Swimming canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5901271 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: U.S. Paralympics Swimming
Context triple: [National Governing Bodies of Paralympic sports in the United States, includes, U.S. Paralympics Swimming]

A. USA Swimming
USA Swimming is the national governing body for competitive swimming in the United States, overseeing athlete development, competitions, and Olympic team selection.
B. AAU Swimming
AAU Swimming is the competitive swimming program of the Amateur Athletic Union, organizing youth swim events and championships across the United States.
C. National Swimming Academy
The National Swimming Academy is a premier aquatic training and performance center associated with the University of Stirling, supporting elite swimmers and swimming development programs.
D. Michael Phelps Foundation
The Michael Phelps Foundation is a charitable organization that promotes water safety, healthy living, and the sport of swimming, particularly for children and underserved communities.
E. Western Water Polo Association
The Western Water Polo Association is a collegiate athletic conference that organizes and governs water polo competition among its member universities in the United States.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: U.S. Paralympics Swimming
Target entity description: U.S. Paralympics Swimming is the national organization responsible for developing, supporting, and overseeing competitive swimming for American athletes with disabilities within the Paralympic movement.

A. USA Swimming
USA Swimming is the national governing body for competitive swimming in the United States, overseeing athlete development, competitions, and Olympic team selection.
B. AAU Swimming
AAU Swimming is the competitive swimming program of the Amateur Athletic Union, organizing youth swim events and championships across the United States.
C. National Swimming Academy
The National Swimming Academy is a premier aquatic training and performance center associated with the University of Stirling, supporting elite swimmers and swimming development programs.
D. Michael Phelps Foundation
The Michael Phelps Foundation is a charitable organization that promotes water safety, healthy living, and the sport of swimming, particularly for children and underserved communities.
E. Western Water Polo Association
The Western Water Polo Association is a collegiate athletic conference that organizes and governs water polo competition among its member universities in the United States.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Paralympic swimming organization ⓘ national sports governing body ⓘ
affiliation	World Para Swimming ⓘ
athleteType	athletes with intellectual impairments ⓘ athletes with physical impairments ⓘ athletes with visual impairments ⓘ
competition	Paralympic Games swimming events ⓘ Parapan American Games swimming events ⓘ World Para Swimming World Championships ⓘ linked to: IPC Swimming World Championships
competitionLevel	elite ⓘ international ⓘ national ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
focus	Paralympic Games preparation ⓘ classification and eligibility compliance ⓘ high performance sport ⓘ talent identification and development ⓘ
goal	increase participation of athletes with disabilities in competitive swimming ⓘ maximize U.S. medal potential in Paralympic swimming ⓘ support athlete development from grassroots to elite level ⓘ
governs	U.S. Paralympic Games swimming delegation ⓘ linked to: U.S. Paralympics Swimming U.S. Paralympic Swimming National Team ⓘ linked to: U.S. Paralympics Swimming
language	English ⓘ
movement	Paralympic movement ⓘ
nonProfitStatus	non-profit sports organization ⓘ
parentOrganization	U.S. Paralympics ⓘ linked to: U.S. Paralympic Team United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee ⓘ
programType	coaching education program ⓘ development program ⓘ national team program ⓘ talent identification program ⓘ
regionServed	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
responsibility	developing Paralympic swimming in the United States ⓘ implementing Paralympic classification policies in swimming ⓘ managing U.S. Paralympic swimming high performance programs ⓘ organizing national-level Paralympic swimming competitions ⓘ overseeing competitive swimming for American athletes with disabilities ⓘ preparing U.S. swimmers for the Paralympic Games ⓘ selecting athletes for U.S. Paralympic Swimming National Team ⓘ supporting American Paralympic swimmers ⓘ
scope	national ⓘ
sport	swimming ⓘ
website	https://www.usopc.org/us-paralympics/swimming ⓘ https://www.usparaswimming.org ⓘ
worksWith	United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee High Performance Department ⓘ linked to: United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee World Para Swimming classifiers ⓘ disability sport organizations in the United States ⓘ local swim clubs ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

National Governing Bodies of Paralympic sports in the United States → includes → U.S. Paralympics Swimming ⓘ

U.S. Paralympics Swimming → governs → U.S. Paralympic Swimming National Team ⓘ

linked to: U.S. Paralympics Swimming

U.S. Paralympics Swimming → governs → U.S. Paralympic Games swimming delegation ⓘ