Elizabeth Marks

Quick Facts

• SFC Elizabeth Marks joined the Army in 2008, shortly after her 17th birthday, continuing a family legacy of military service

• While on assignment in Iraq as a combat medic, she sustained bilateral hip injuries

• It wasn’t until 2012, almost two years after her injury, while recovering and trying to be found “fit for duty,” that she discovered an unrealized gift for competitive swimming
• Six months later she was accepted into the US ARMY World Class Athlete Program (WCAP) and found “fit for duty” as a 68w Combat Medic
• Since then she has continued to participate and push herself to excel in a sport she has grown to love
• Daughter of James Marks, who also served and is her hero
• Married to Mason Heibel
• 2016 ESPY Pat Tillman Award Recipient
• 2017 Inductee: Army Woman’s Hall of Fame

Paralympic Experience

• 3-time Paralympian; 10-time Paralympic medalist (2 gold, 6 silver, 2 bronze)
• Paralympic Games Paris 2024, silver (100m Backstroke S6 - Women, 200m Individual Medley SM6 - Women, 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay 20 Points - Mixed, 4 x 50m Medley Relay 20 Points - Mixed, 50m Freestyle S6 - Women), 4th (100m Freestyle S7 - Women), 7th (50m Butterfly S6 - Women)
• Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, gold (100m Backstroke S6 - Women), silver (50m Freestyle S6 - Women), bronze (50m Butterfly S6 - Women), 4th (200m Individual Medley SM6 - Women)
• Paralympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, gold (100m Breaststroke SB7 - Women), bronze (4 x 100m Medley Relay 34 Points - Women), 8th (100m Backstroke S8 - Women)

World Championships Experience

• Most recent: 2023 – bronze (200m Individual Medley SM6 - Women, 50m Butterfly S6 - Women), 4th (50m Freestyle S6 - Women), 5th (100m Backstroke S6 - Women)
• Years of participation: 100m Backstroke S6 - Women 2023; 200m Individual Medley SM6 - Women 2023; 50m Butterfly S6 - Women 2022, 2023; 50m Freestyle S6 - Women 2022, 2023; 100m Freestyle S6 - Women 2022; 4 x 50m Medley Relay 20 Points - Mixed 2022; 100m Backstroke S7 - Women 2019; 100m Breaststroke SB6 - Women 2019
• Medals: 6 (3 gold, 3 bronze)
• Gold – 2022 (4 x 50m Medley Relay 20 Points - Mixed, 50m Butterfly S6 - Women); 2019 (100m Backstroke S7 - Women)
• Bronze – 2023 (200m Individual Medley SM6 - Women, 50m Butterfly S6 - Women); 2022 (50m Freestyle S6 - Women)