Susan Beth Scott
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Born | Cape Girardeau, Missouri | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Backstroke, freestyle, medley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Susan Beth Scott (born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri), is an American Paralympic swimmer.
She competed at World Championships in 2006 in South Africa, before moving to the Olympic Training Center to swim for Jimi Flowers. Her first Games participation was at the Beijing 2008 Paralympics where she won a bronze medal for 400 m freestyle and the same year became 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. At the same place she also got a silver medal for 400 metre freestyle and a bronze one for 100 m backstroke. Couple of years later she received a silver and two bronze medals for her participation at 2012 Summer Paralympics in London.[1] When she was 7 months old she was diagnosed with spina bifida and underwent surgery. Four years later she needed further surgery. At age 11 and 12 she participated in the 50-metre freestyle at the Central Municipal Pool where she finished twelfth and finished tenth in 800-metre freestyle as well.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Susan Beth Scott". Team USA. United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
- ^ 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.
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