Sara Vargas Blanco

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Sara Vargas Blanco
Personal information
Full nameSara del Pilar Vargas Blanco
Born (2006-11-16) 16 November 2006 (age 18)
La Mesa, Cundinamarca, Colombia
Height1.28 m (4 ft 2 in)
Sport
Country Colombia
SportPara swimming
DisabilityAchondroplasia
Disability class
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Women's para swimming
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 2 4 2
Parapan American Games 7 3 1
Total 9 7 3
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Madeira 100 m freestyle S6
Gold medal – first place 2023 Manchester 50 m freestyle S7
Silver medal – second place 2022 Madeira 50 m freestyle S6
Silver medal – second place 2022 Madeira 50 m butterfly S6
Silver medal – second place 2023 Manchester 100 m freestyle S7
Silver medal – second place 2025 Singapore 50 m freestyle S7
Bronze medal – third place 2025 Singapore 50 m butterfly S7
Bronze medal – third place 2025 Singapore 100 m freestyle S7
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima 50 m freestyle S6
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima 50 m butterfly S6
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima 100 m freestyle S6
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima 100 m backstroke S6
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago 100 m freestyle S7
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago 100 m backstroke S7
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago 200 m medley SM7
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima 400 m freestyle S6
Silver medal – second place 2023 Santiago 50 m freestyle S8
Silver medal – second place 2023 Santiago 50 m butterfly S7.
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Santiago 4×100 m mixed medley relay 34 pts

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.

Career

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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

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  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.