Sophie Pascoe

Dame Sophie Frances Pascoe DNZM (born 8 January 1993)[1] is a retired New Zealand para-swimmer.

[14] Pascoe was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2009 New Year's Honours, for services to swimming.

[6] She successfully defended her 200 m individual medley (SM10) gold medal, breaking her own world record by four seconds with a time of 2:25.65.

[22] In March 2013, Pascoe broke her own world record for the 50m butterfly at the New Zealand Swimming Championships in Auckland, setting a time of 29.21 seconds.

[23][24] At the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Pascoe competed in five events, dropping the 100 m breaststroke SB9.

[27] In the 2022 New Year Honours, Pascoe was promoted to Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to swimming.