Trischa Zorn

Trischa Zorn
Zorn at the 2012 Summer Paralympic Games
Sport
Disability classS12, SB12, SM12
Medal record
Women's para swimming
Representing  United States
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1980 Arnhem 100m backstroke B
Gold medal – first place 1980 Arnhem 100m butterfly B
Gold medal – first place 1980 Arnhem 100m freestyle B
Gold medal – first place 1980 Arnhem 200m individual medley B
Gold medal – first place 1980 Arnhem 400m individual medley B
Gold medal – first place 1980 Arnhem 4x100m freestyle relay A-B
Gold medal – first place 1980 Arnhem 4x100m medley relay A-B
Gold medal – first place 1984 New York 100m backstroke B2
Gold medal – first place 1984 New York 100m butterfly B2
Gold medal – first place 1984 New York 100m freestyle B2
Gold medal – first place 1984 New York 200m individual medley B2
Gold medal – first place 1984 New York 400m individual medley B2
Gold medal – first place 1984 New York 4x100m medley relay B1-B3
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul 50m breaststroke B2
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul 50m freestyle B2
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul 100m backstroke B2
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul 100m breaststroke B2
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul 100m butterfly B2
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul 100m freestyle B2
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul 200m breaststroke B2
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul 200m individual medley B2
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul 400m freestyle B2
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul 400m individual medley B2
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul 4x100m freestyle relay B1-B3
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul 4x100m medley relay B1-B3
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona 50m freestyle B2
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona 100m backstroke B2
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona 100m breaststroke B1-B2
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona 100m freestyle B2
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona 200m backstroke B1-B2
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona 200m breaststroke B1-B3
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona 200m individual medley B2
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona 400m individual medley B1-B3
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona 4x100m freestyle relay B1-B3
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona 4x100m medley relay B1-B3
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta 100m backstroke B2
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta 200m individual medley B2
Silver medal – second place 1984 New York 4x100m freestyle relay B1-B3
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona 100m butterfly B2-B3
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona 400m freestyle B2-B3
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta 50m freestyle B2
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta 400m freestyle B2
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta 4×100m medley relay B1-B3
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney 100 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney 100 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney 100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney 200 m individual medley
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta 100 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta 4 × 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney 50 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens 100 m backstroke

Trischa Zorn (born June 1, 1964, in Orange, California)[1] is an American Paralympic swimmer. Blind from birth, she competed in Paralympic swimming (S12, SB12, and SM12 disability categories).[1] She is the most successful athlete in the history of the Paralympic Games, having won 55 medals (41 gold, 9 silver, and 5 bronze),[2] and was inducted into the Paralympic Hall of Fame in 2012.[3] She took the Paralympic Oath for athletes at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Trischa Zorn's biography". sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
  2. ^ "Times Square Honors Athletes". sports-paralympic.netempire.de. January 1, 2005. Archived from the original on November 11, 2013. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
  3. ^ Reid, Hannah. "Paralympic Hall of Famers". Around the Rings. Archived from the original on November 11, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
  4. ^ Speakers of the Athletes' Oath Archived 2010-06-19 at the Wayback Machine, International Paralympic Committee