Elizabeth Marks

ParalympianPara Swimming

Elizabeth Marks

Paralympian 2016, 2020

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Athlete Bio

Height

5'5"

Birthday

Aug 7, 1990

Hometown

Colorado Springs, CO

Education

Arizona Project Challenge

classification: S6

Personal

SFC Elizabeth Marks joined the Army in 2008, shortly after her 17th birthday, continuing a family legacy of military service
While on assignment in Iraq as a combat medic, she sustained bilateral hip injuries
It wasn’t until 2012, almost two years after her injury, while recovering and trying to be found “fit for duty,” that she discovered an unrealized gift for competitive swimming
Six months later she was accepted into the US ARMY World Class Athlete Program (WCAP) and found “fit for duty” as a 68w Combat Medic
Since then she has continued to participate and push herself to excel in a sport she has grown to love
Daughter of James Marks, who also served and is her hero
Married to Mason Heibel
2016 ESPY Pat Tillman Award Recipient
2017 Inductee: Army Woman’s Hall of Fame

Paralympic Experience

Two-time Paralympian; five-time Paralympic medalist (2 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)
- Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, gold (100m backstroke), silver (50m freestyle), bronze (50m butterfly), 4th (200m individual medley)
- Paralympic Games Rio 2016, gold (100m breaststroke), bronze (4x100m medley relay), 8th (100m backstroke)

World Championships Experience

Most recent: 2023 – bronze (200m individual medley, 50m butterfly); 5th (100-m backstroke)
Years of participation: 2019, 2022, 2023
Medals: 6 (3 gold, 3 bronze)
- Gold – 2022 (mixed 4x50m medley relay, 50m butterfly); 2019 (100m backstroke)
- Bronze – 2023 (200m individual medley, 50m butterfly); 2022 (50m freestyle)

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