Susan Beth Scott

Susan Beth Scott

Personal information
Nationality	United States
Born	(1992-05-27) May 27, 1992 (age 33) Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke, freestyle, medley
Medal record Athletics Paralympic Games 2012 London 4x100m freestyle relay 34pts 2008 Beijing 400m freestyle S10 2012 London 400m freestyle S10 2012 London 4x100m medley relay 34pts IPC World Championships 2010 Eindhoven 4x100m medley relay 34pts 2010 Eindhoven 400m freestyle S10 2010 Eindhoven 100m backstroke S10 Parapan American Games 2007 Rio de Janeiro 400m freestyle S10 2007 Rio de Janeiro 50m freestyle S10 2007 Rio de Janeiro 100m freestyle S10 2007 Rio de Janeiro 100m backstroke S10 2007 Rio de Janeiro 200m individual medley SM10

Susan Beth Scott (born May 27, 1992 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri), is an American Paralympic swimmer.

Susan Scott was born May 27, 1992 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. At the age of 7 months, she was diagnosed with spina bifida and underwent surgery. Four years later she required further surgery. In the 11-12 age group category, she participated in the 50-metre freestyle at the Central Municipal Pool where she placed twelfth and finished tenth in 800-metre freestyle.^[1]

International competition

She competed at World Championships in 2006 in South Africa, before moving to the Olympic Training Center to swim for Jimi Flowers. In 2008, she became an ESPY Award nominee for being the Best Female Athlete with a Disability. In 2009, Scott held a World record in 1500 m freestyle and next year won one golds for 34 point medley at 2010 World Championships. She won a silver medal at the 2010 World's for the 400 metre freestyle and a bronze medal for the 100 m backstroke.^[1]

Paralympic competition

Her first Olympic games participation was at the 2008 Summer Paralympics where she won a bronze medal for 400 m freestyle.^[2]

She received a silver and two bronze medals for her participation at 2012 Summer Paralympics in London.^[2]

References

1. Toby Carrig (May 10, 2005). "Making a splash: Scott finds success in meets for swimmers". Southeast Missourian. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
2. "Susan Beth Scott". Team USA. United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2013.