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Sophie Pascoe

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Sophie Pascoe
Pascoe in 2022
Personal information
Full nameSophie Frances Pascoe
Born (1993-01-08) 8 January 1993 (age 33)
Christchurch, New Zealand
Sport
Country New Zealand
SportSwimming
Disability classS10, SB9, SM10
ClubQEII Swim Club
Coached byRoly Crichton
Retired30 January 2025
Medal record
Women's para swimming
Representing  New Zealand
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympic Games 11 7 1
World Championships (LC) 12 4 4
World Championships (SC) 4 0 3
Commonwealth Games 5 0 0
Total 32 11 8
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 100 m backstroke S10
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 100 m breaststroke SB9
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 200 m individual medley SM10
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 100 m freestyle S10
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 100 m butterfly S10
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 200 m individual medley SM10
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 100 m backstroke S10
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 100 m butterfly S10
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 200 m individual medley SM10
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 100 m freestyle S9
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 200 m individual medley SM9
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing 100 m butterfly S10
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 50 m freestyle S10
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 100 m backstroke S10
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 100 m breaststroke SB9
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 50 m freestyle S10
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 100 m freestyle S10
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 100 m breaststroke SB8
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 100 m backstroke S9
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2010 Eindhoven 100 m butterfly S10
Gold medal – first place 2013 Montreal 100 m backstroke S10
Gold medal – first place 2013 Montreal 100 m breaststroke SB9
Gold medal – first place 2013 Montreal 100 m butterfly S10
Gold medal – first place 2013 Montreal 100 m freestyle S10
Gold medal – first place 2013 Montreal 50 m freestyle S10
Gold medal – first place 2015 Glasgow 200 m medley SM10
Gold medal – first place 2015 Glasgow 100 m freestyle S10
Gold medal – first place 2015 Glasgow 100 m butterfly S10
Gold medal – first place 2019 London 100 m backstroke S9
Gold medal – first place 2019 London 100 m freestyle S9
Gold medal – first place 2019 London 100 m butterfly S9
Gold medal – first place 2019 London 50 m freestyle S9
Silver medal – second place 2010 Eindhoven 50 m freestyle S10
Silver medal – second place 2010 Eindhoven 100 m backstroke S10
Silver medal – second place 2010 Eindhoven 200 m individual medley SM10
Silver medal – second place 2015 Glasgow 100 m backstroke S10
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Durban 200 m individual medley SM10
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Eindhoven 100 m breaststroke SB9
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Glasgow 50 m breaststroke S10
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Glasgow 100 m breaststroke S10
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rio de Janeiro 100 m backstroke S10
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rio de Janeiro 100 m butterfly S10
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rio de Janeiro 100 m individual medley SM10
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rio de Janeiro 200 m individual medley SM10
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Rio de Janeiro 100 m freestyle S10
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Rio de Janeiro 400 m freestyle S10
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Rio de Janeiro 100 m breaststroke SB9
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow 100 m breaststroke SB9
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow 200 m individual medley SM10
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast 200 m individual medley SM10
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast 100 m breaststroke SB9
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham 100 m freestyle S9

Sophie Frances Pascoe (born 8 January 1993) is a paralympic swimmer from New Zealand. At two years old, she was in an accident. As a result, her left leg was amputated, and her right leg was scarred. She is now New Zealand's most decorated Paralympian with 20 medals.[1]

Early life

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Sophie Frances Pascoe was born on January 8, 1993, in Christchurch, New Zealand. Her parents' names are Garry and Jo Pascoe. She has an older sister named Rebecca. When Pascoe was 2 years old, she was involved in a lawnmower accident. Her father accidentally drove over her leg. Her right left got many scars, and her left leg had to be amputated from the knee down.[1]

Sophie struggled to keep up with the other children in her school in swimming. When Sophie was 7 years old, she started one on one swimming lessons. She quickly got better at swimming. Later that year, she beat all her classmates in the school's annual swimming race.[1] Before her grandfather died, she made a promise that one day she would compete in the Paralympics.[1]

Until 2022, Pascoe was coached by Roly Crichton, an earlier Paralympic gold medalist. She trains at the QEII swim club.[2]

Swimming career

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At the age of 15, she qualified for the 2022 Summer Paralympics.[1] She was the youngest team member. In the 2008 Beijing Paralympics she won three gold and one silver medal.[3]

After that she gained a lot of attention. She was voted New Zealand's favorite Paralympian in a Nationwide voting competition. She also won four awards at the Canterbury Sportsperson Awards in 2009. One was the Sportsperson of the Year Award.

At the London 2012 Paralympics she won three gold and three silver medals. In the 2016 Paralympics in Rio, she once again won three gold and two silver medals. She has won over 20 medals in Paralympics, Swimming World championships and different National Championship. This makes her New Zealand's most decorated Paralympian.

In 2013 Pascoe wrote and published a biography. The book Stroke of Fate focuses on her family and her dedication to become the most successful Paralympian in New Zealand history.[4]

On 30 January 2025, Pascoe said she was retiring from swimming.[5]

Major achievements

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  • IPC Swimming World Championships Durban 2006 (Durban, South Africa)[3]
    • 1 bronze medal[3]
  • Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games
    • 3 gold and 1 silver medal[3]
  • IPC Swimming World Championships Eindhoven 2010 (Eindhoven, Netherlands)
    • 1 gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze medal[3]
  • London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
    • 3 gold medal and 3 silver medal[3]
  • 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships (Montreal, Canada)
    • 5 gold medals[3]
  • 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships (Glasgow, Great Britain)
    • 2 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals[3]
  • Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
    • 3 gold and 2 silver medals[3]
  • London 2019 World Para Swimming Championships (London, Great Britain)
    • 4 gold medals[3]
  • Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games (Tokyo, Japan)
    • 2 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze medals[3]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Brooks, Ben (2019). Stories for kids who dare to be different. Running Press Kids. ISBN 978-0-7624-6855-3.
  2. ↑ Woodcock, Fred (28 August 2012). "Darling of Beijing faces big task". Stuff. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Sophie Pascoe - Swimming | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  4. ↑ "Sophie Pascoe". Britannica Kids. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  5. ↑ https://olympic.org.nz/news/dame-sophie-pascoe-announces-her-retirement-from-competitive-swimming

Other websites

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