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 Games Paris 2024, silver (100m Backstroke S6 - Women, 200m Individual Medley SM6 - Women, 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay 20 Points - Mixed, 4 x 50m Medley Relay 20 Points - Mixed, 50m Freestyle S6 - Women), 4th (100m Freestyle S7 - Women), 7th (50m Butterfly S6 - Women)
Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, gold (100m Backstroke S6 - Women), silver (50m Freestyle S6 - Women), bronze (50m Butterfly S6 - Women), 4th (200m Individual Medley SM6 - Women)
Paralympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, gold (100m Breaststroke SB7 - Women), bronze (4 x 100m Medley Relay 34 Points - Women), 8th (100m Backstroke S8 - Women)

Most recent: 2023 – bronze (200m Individual Medley SM6 - Women, 50m Butterfly S6 - Women), 4th (50m Freestyle S6 - Women), 5th (100m Backstroke S6 - Women)
Years of participation: 100m Backstroke S6 - Women 2023; 200m Individual Medley SM6 - Women 2023; 50m Butterfly S6 - Women 2022, 2023; 50m Freestyle S6 - Women 2022, 2023; 100m Freestyle S6 - Women 2022; 4 x 50m Medley Relay 20 Points - Mixed 2022; 100m Backstroke S7 - Women 2019; 100m Breaststroke SB6 - Women 2019
Medals: 6 (3 gold, 3 bronze)

Gold – 2022 (4 x 50m Medley Relay 20 Points - Mixed, 50m Butterfly S6 - Women); 2019 (100m Backstroke S7 - Women)
Bronze – 2023 (200m Individual Medley SM6 - Women, 50m Butterfly S6 - Women); 2022 (50m Freestyle S6 - Women)

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