Summer Schmit (born August 8, 2003) is an American Paralympic swimmer who represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
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| Born | August 8, 2003 Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Stillwater, Minnesota, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Paralympic swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | S9, SB9, SM9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Saint Croix Swim Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editSchmit made her international debut for the United States at the 2019 Parapan American Games, where she won a silver medal in the 200 metre individual medley and a bronze medal in the 100 metre breaststroke SB9 event.[1]
Schmit represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Paralympics where she finished in fifth place in the 200 metre individual medley SM9, sixth place in the 100 metre butterfly S9 and seventh place in the 400 metre freestyle S9 events.[2]
On April 14, 2022, Schmit was named to the roster to represent the United States at the 2022 World Para Swimming Championships.[3] On June 16, 2022, she won her first World Championships medal, a bronze medal in the 400 metre freestyle S9 event with a personal best time of 4:51.47.[4]
Personal life
editSchmit was born with a congenital disarticulation of the right wrist and has no right hand.[5]
References
edit- ^ Pimer, Diana (August 13, 2019). "USOPC Announces 2019 Parapan American Swimming Team". swimmingworldmagazine.com. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
- ^ Strand, Bruce (July 14, 2021). "Local athlete to swim in Tokyo Paralympics". White Bear Press. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
- ^ Gowdy, Kristen (April 14, 2022). "U.S. Paralympics Swimming Nominates 25 athletes to World Championship Roster". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on May 16, 2022. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
- ^ "Stillwater's Summer Schmit wins bronze in Para Swimming World Championships". Star Tribune. June 16, 2022. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
- ^ "Summer Schmit". TeamUSA.org. Archived from the original on June 20, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
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