Nominee Name

Trischa Zorn-Hudson - Swimming

Paralympic Games experience

Paralympic Games Arnhem 1980, gold (100m backstroke, 100m butterfly, 100m freestyle, 200m IM, 400m IM, 4x100m freestyle, 4x100m medley relay)
Paralympic Games Stoke Mandeville 1984, gold (50m freestyle, 200m backstroke, 400m IM, 200m IM, 100m butterfly, 100m backstroke, 100m freestyle, 100m breaststroke, 4x100m medley relay, 4x100m freestyle relay)
Paralympic Games Seoul 1988, gold (100m backstroke; 50m, 100m and 400m freestyle; 50m, 100m and 200m breaststroke; 200m and 400m IM; 100m butterfly; 4x100m medley relay, 4x100m freestyle relay)
Paralympic Games Barcelona 1992 - gold (100m and 200m backstroke; 50m, 100m and 4x100m freestyle; 100m and 200m breaststroke; 200m, 400m and 4x100m medley), silver (100m butterfly, 400m freestyle)
Paralympic Games Atlanta 1996, gold (100m backstroke, 200m medley), silver (50m and 400m freestyle, 4x100m medley), bronze (100m breaststroke, 100m and 4x100m freestyle)
Paralympic Games Sydney 2000, silver (200m medley, 100m butterfly, 100m breaststroke, 100m backstroke), bronze (50m freestyle)
Paralympic Games Athens 2004, bronze (100m backstroke)

Comments to support the individual’s nomination

The most decorated Paralympic athlete of all time, Trischa Zorn-Hudson’s incredible career spanned seven Paralympic Games over more than two decades. She is credited with winning 55 Paralympic medals. At the Paralympic Games Seoul 1988, Zorn-Hudson pulled off an amazing feat, winning 10 out of 10 individual events while setting a world record in nine of them. Over a 12-year span from 1980 to 1992, Zorn-Hudson was unbeaten in every Paralympic race in which she competed, taking gold in 25 races. USA Swimming established the annual Trischa L. Zorn Award in 2000 to honor a swimmer with a disability who has achieved international and national excellence. In 2012, she was inducted into the International Paralympic Committee’s Hall of Fame. Zorn-Hudson served on the Board of Directors for the U.S. Association of Blind Athletes from 2005 to 2016. She currently works as an attorney for the Department of Veterans Affairs in the fiduciary unit.

2022 Paralympic Ballot Bios

Steve Cash

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Trischa Zorn-Hudson

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