Summer Schmit (born August 8, 2003) is an American

Paralympic swimmer Para swimming is an adaptation of the sport of swimming (sport), swimming for athletes with disability, disabilities. Para swimmers compete at the Swimming at the Summer Paralympics, Summer Paralympic Games and at other sports competitions through ...

who represented the United States at the

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Career

Schmit made her international debut for the United States at the

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, where she won a silver medal in the 200 metre individual medley and a bronze medal in the 100 metre breaststroke SB9 event. Schmit represented the United States at the

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. On April 14, 2022, Schmit was named to the roster to represent the United States at the

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. On June 16, 2022, she won her first

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medal, a bronze medal in the 400 metre freestyle S9 event with a personal best time of 4:51.47.

Personal life

Schmit was born with a congenital disarticulation of the right wrist and has no right hand.

References

2003 births Living people American female swimmers Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships Paralympic swimmers for the United States Sportspeople from Saint Paul, Minnesota Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Swimmers from Minnesota S9-classified para swimmers 21st-century American sportswomen Medalists at the 2019 Parapan American Games {{US-swimming-bio-stub