Elizabeth Scott is a United States

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. She learned how to swim at age 5, and in college was elected as captain of her college swim team (

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), where she also set school records and won a conference title. She earned a place on the Dean’s list while studying Sport Administration and Adapted Physical Education. Scott earned 17 Paralympic medals (10 gold, 2 silver and 5 bronze) in three Paralympic Games between 1992 and 2000 (

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and

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). seven world records In 1993 and 1996, she was named as the USOC Blind Athlete of the Year. In 2018 Scott was inducted into the US Association of Blind Athletes Hall of Fame.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, Elizabeth Paralympic swimmers for the United States Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 1992 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Paralympic bronze medalists for the United States Paralympic silver medalists for the United States Paralympic gold medalists for the United States Paralympic medalists in swimming S13-classified para swimmers American female backstroke swimmers American female breaststroke swimmers American female butterfly swimmers American female freestyle swimmers American female medley swimmers Ball State University alumni 20th-century American sportswomen