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Trischa Zorn-Hudson (2012)

Trischa L. Zorn-Hudson , née Trischa L. Zorn (born June 1, 1964 in Orange , California ) is a former American swimmer . The visually impaired Zorn last appeared at the Paralympic Games in classes S12, SB12 and SM12. With 41 gold, nine silver and five bronze medals, she is considered the most successful Paralympic participant.

Life

Swimming

Aniridia from birth, Zorn began swimming with the Mission Viejo Nadadores Swim Team in Mission Viejo at the age of 10, and six years later she took part in the Paralympic Games for the first time. In 2004, Zorn competed in her last Paralympic competition after seven appearances.

Paralympic Games gold Arnhem 1980 100 m back B 100 m butterfly B 100 m freestyle B 200 m layers B 400 m layers B 4 × 100 m freestyle B (relay) 4 × 100 m layers B (relay) gold New York 1984 100 m back B2 100 m butterfly B2 100 m freestyle B2 200 m layers B2 400 m layers B2 unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown gold Seoul 1988 100 m back B2 50 m chest B2 100 m chest B2 200 m chest B2 100 m butterfly B2 50 m freestyle B2 100 m freestyle B2 400 m freestyle B2 200 m layers B2 400 m layers B2

gold Seoul 1988 4 × 100 m freestyle B (relay) 4 × 100 m layers B (relay) gold Barcelona 1992 100 m back B2 200 m ridge B1–2 100 m chest B1–2 200 m chest B1–3 50 m freestyle B2 100 m freestyle B2 200 m layers B2 400 m layers B1-3 4 × 100 m freestyle B1–3 (relay) 4 × 100 m layers B1–3 (relay) silver 100 m butterfly B2-3 400 m freestyle B2–3 gold Atlanta 1996 100 m back B2 200 m layers B2 silver 50 m freestyle B2 400 m freestyle B2 4 × 100 m layers B1–3 (relay) bronze 100 m chest B2 100 m freestyle B2 4 × 100 m freestyle B1–3 (relay) silver 2000 Sydney 100 m back S12 100 m chest SB12 100 m butterfly S12 200 m layers SM12 bronze 50 m freestyle S12 bronze 2004 Athens 100 m back S12

Life besides swimming

Zorn-Hudson studied at Indiana University Bloomington and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and is a trained lawyer and teacher . She is married and has two stepchildren . An iris implantation in 2010 increased her eyesight from 20/1000 to 20/150.

honors and awards

Trischa Zorn-Hudon on induction into the Paralympic Hall of Fame (2012)

• 1988: Candidate for Sports Illustrated Sportswoman of the Year
• 2000: Foundation of the Trischa L. Zorn Award, which has been given annually since then
• 2008: First visually impaired female athlete with NCAA Division I scholarship
• 2012: Induction into the Paralympic Hall of Fame

Web links

 Wikinews: Wikinews interviews winner of 55 Paralympic medals, Trischa Zorn  - Interview

• Athletes Biographies: ZORN Trischa ( English ) In: paralympic.org . Retrieved February 18, 2013.
• IPC Historical Results Database: Zorn, Trischa ( English ) In: paralympic.org . Retrieved February 18, 2013.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i} International Blind Sports Federation: Trischa Zorn ( English ) In: ibsa.es . Archived from the original on July 1, 2012. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
2. ↑ Life Changing Stories of Real People: Trischa Hudson - “Amazing New Development” ( English ) In: cornea.org . Archived from the original on March 16, 2013. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
3. ↑ Trischa Zorn: Swimming ( English ) In: sportsillustrated.cnn.com . Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
4. ↑ Trischa L. Zorn Award ( English , PDF; 95 kB) In: usaswimming.org . Retrieved February 18, 2013.
5. ↑ Featured Huskers: Trischa Zorn-Hudson ( English ) In: gobigred.unl.edu . Archived from the original on August 18, 2013. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 18, 2013. 
6. ↑ IPC Announces Visa Paralympic Hall of Fame Inductees ( English ) In: paralympic.org . Retrieved February 18, 2013.