Parkinson’s Changed Todd Vogt’s Course Into Para-Rowing, And Now He’s Going To Paris
Vogt and teammate Saige Harper will represent Team USA in the PR3 mixed double sculls event in Paris.
Athlete Bio#
Height
5'5"
Age
31
Hometown
Washington, D.C., WA
Education
St. Stephen's and St. Agnes School Smith College ’15, Psychology
Quick Facts
- Enjoys comic books, baking, NHL and NWHL hockey
- Likes to fix things and do her own wheelchair adjustments and repairs
- Became paralyzed in May of 2014 due to hereditary spastic paraplegia
- In January of 2016, she was at a workout class at MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital in Washington, D.C., and the rowing coach approached her and asked if she wanted to try the erg
- Two weeks later, she won her category at the Mid-Atlantic Erg Sprints, and a month-and-a-half after that, she hit the USRowing elite standard time for a 1k (the Paralympic distance at the time)
- Daughter of Joe and Vicky Smith and sister of Naval flight officer Tom Smith.
Paralympic Experience
- 1-time Paralympian;
- Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, 10th (PR1 Single Sculls - Women)
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2019 – 6th (PR1 Single Sculls - Women)
- Years of participation: PR1 Single Sculls - Women 2017, 2018, 2019
- Medals: 1 (1 bronze)
- Bronze – 2018 (PR1 Single Sculls - Women)
