Sara Vargas Blanco

Sara del Vilar Vargas Blanco (born 16 November 2006) is a Colombian Paralympic swimmer who competes in international swimming competitions. She was the youngest Parapan American Games champion after winning four golds aged twelve years old.

Sara Vargas Blanco
Personal information
Full nameSara del Pilar Vargas Blanco
Born (2006-11-16) 16 November 2006
La Mesa, Cundinamarca, Colombia
Height1.28 m (4 ft 2 in)
Sport
Country Colombia
SportParalympic swimming
DisabilityAchondroplasia
Disability classS6
Medal record
Paralympic swimming
Representing  Colombia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Madeira100m freestyle S6
Gold medal – first place2023 Manchester50m freestyle S7
Silver medal – second place2022 Madeira50m freestyle S6
Silver medal – second place2022 Madeira50m butterfly S6
Silver medal – second place2023 Manchester100m freestyle S7
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place2019 Lima50m freestyle S6
Gold medal – first place2019 Lima100m freestyle S6
Gold medal – first place2019 Lima50m butterfly S6
Gold medal – first place2019 Lima100m backstroke S6
Silver medal – second place2019 Lima400m freestyle S6

Career

Vargas Blanco competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and reached her highest achievements of sixth place in both 50m freestyle S6 and 50m butterfly S6.[1]

She has also won four medals at the World Para Swimming Championships including two gold and two silver medals.[2][3][4]

References
  1. "Sara Vargas Blanco - IPC Profile". International Paralympic Committee. 14 April 2023.
  2. "Sara Vargas, paraswimming world champion (in Spanish)". idrd.gov.co. 14 June 2022.
  3. "Lima 2019, in the heart of Sara Vargas (in Spanish)". issuu.com. 14 April 2023.
  4. "Sara Vargas: The super champion of life and Paralympic swimming (in Spanish)". bogota.gov.co. 8 May 2022.
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