2023 Volume 21 Issue 1 Pages 23-34
The purpose of this study was to determine the process of the change in the perception toward a para-swimmer with low vision in the non-disabled university swimmers by setting the para-swimmer’s training environment in a university swimming club. Hence, the non-disabled university swimming club members who trained together with a para-swimmer with low vision was examined. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 university swimming club members, and the data was analyzed using Modified version of Grounded Theory Approach (M-GTA). The result suggested that the perception of non-disabled university swimmers toward a para-swimmer developed through four stages: Stranger, Acquaintance, Companion and Teammate. In addition, it was suggested that a para-swimmer with low vision would benefit from the environment to train together with non-disabled university swimmers in the university swimming club.
