Summer Schmit (born August 8, 2003) is an American Paralympic swimmer who represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Career

Schmit made her international debut for the United States at the 2019 Parapan American Games, where she won a silver medal in the 200 metre individual medley and a bronze medal in the 100 metre breaststroke SB9 event.

Summer Schmit

Schmit represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Paralympics where she finished in fifth place in the 200 metre individual medley SM9, sixth place in the 100 metre butterfly S9 and seventh place in the 400 metre freestyle S9 events.

Summer Schmit

On April 14, 2022, Schmit was named to the roster to represent the United States at the 2022 World Para Swimming Championships. On June 16, 2022, she won her first World Championships medal, a bronze medal in the 400 metre freestyle S9 event with a personal best time of 4:51.47.

Summer Schmit

Personal life

Schmit was born with a congenital disarticulation of the right wrist and has no right hand.

References

2003 births

Living people

American female swimmers

Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships

Paralympic swimmers for the United States

Sportspeople from Saint Paul, Minnesota

Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Swimmers from Minnesota

S9-classified para swimmers

21st-century American women