Sophia Elizabeth Herzog (born March 20, 1997) is an

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swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

. She won a medal at the

2016 Paralympic Games ) , nations = 159 , athletes = 4,342 , opening = 7 September , closing = 18 September , opened_by = President Michel Temer , cauldron = Clodoaldo Silva , events = 528 in 22 sports , stadium = Maracanã , sum ...

. She competes in the

Paralympic The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaire ...

class SB6. She was named to the US National team in 2019.

Career

On April 14, 2022, Herzog was named to the roster to represent the United States at the

2022 World Para Swimming Championships The 2022 World Para Swimming Championships was the 11th edition of the World Para Swimming Championships, an international swimming competition for athletes with a disability. It was held in Madeira from 12 to 18 June. The competition was origin ...

References

Living people 1997 births Sportspeople from Denver Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Paralympic swimmers for the United States Paralympic medalists in swimming Paralympic silver medalists for the United States Paralympic bronze medalists for the United States Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships Medalists at the 2015 Parapan American Games DeVry University alumni American female breaststroke swimmers American female freestyle swimmers American female medley swimmers S6-classified para swimmers 21st-century American women {{US-swimming-bio-stub