Trischa Zorn
Indianapolis, IN
Swimming

Trischa Zorn is the most decorated Paralympian in the history of the Games with an astounding 54 medals (41 gold, nine silver and four bronze medals to her credit), in addition to eight world records (50m back, 100m back, 200m back, 200m IM, 400m IM, 200m breast, 4x50 medley relay and 4x50 free relay).

Trischa is a four-time All-American and was awarded a full academic scholarship to the University of Nebraska. She was an alternate to the 1980 Olympic Team (missing a spot by 1/100th of a second) and was nominated as a candidate for Sports Illustrated Woman of the Year in 1988. A former teacher in Indianapolis, Zorn moved to Colorado Springs in 2000 to train at the U.S. Olympic Training Center for the Sydney Paralympics. Zorn is currently pursuing her J.D. at Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis.

Despite a medal count that borders on legendary, Trischa is once again swimming to win. At this year’s US Paralympic swimming trials in Minneapolis Trischa qualified in three different events. She will once again represent the US at the Paralympic Games in Athens and looks to add to her already impressive medal count.