Sara Vargas Blanco
{{Short description|Colombian Paralympic swimmer}}
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| name = Sara Vargas Blanco
| fullname = Sara del Pilar Vargas Blanco
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| sport = Paralympic swimming
|disability = Achondroplasia
|disability_class = S6
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2006|11|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = La Mesa, Cundinamarca, Colombia
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| height = 1.28m
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{{Medal|Sport|Paralympic swimming}}
{{Medal|Country|{{COL}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|World Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2022 Madeira|100m freestyle S6}}
{{MedalGold|2023 Manchester|50m freestyle S7}}
{{MedalSilver|2022 Madeira|50m freestyle S6}}
{{MedalSilver|2022 Madeira|50m butterfly S6}}
{{MedalSilver|2023 Manchester|100m freestyle S7}}
{{Medal|Competition|Parapan American Games}}
{{Medal|Gold|2019 Lima|50m freestyle S6}}
{{Medal|Gold|2019 Lima|100m freestyle S6}}
{{Medal|Gold|2019 Lima|50m butterfly S6}}
{{Medal|Gold|2019 Lima|100m backstroke S6}}
{{Medal|Gold|2023 Santiago|100m backstroke S7}}
{{Medal|Gold|2023 Santiago|100m freestyle S7}}
{{Medal|Gold|2023 Santiago|200m medley SM7}}
{{Medal|Silver|2019 Lima|400m freestyle S6}}
{{Medal|Silver|2023 Santiago|50m butterfly S7}}
{{Medal|Silver|2023 Santiago|50m freestyle S8}}
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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
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.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=14 April 2023|title=Sara Vargas Blanco - IPC Profile|url=https://www.paralympic.org/sara-vargas-blanco|archive-date=|access-date=|website=International Paralympic Committee}}
She has also won four medals at the World Para Swimming Championships including two gold and two silver medals.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=14 June 2022|title=Sara Vargas, paraswimming world champion (in Spanish)|url=https://www.idrd.gov.co/noticias/sara-vargas-campeona-mundial-de-paranatacion|archive-date=|access-date=|website=idrd.gov.co}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=14 April 2023|title=Lima 2019, in the heart of Sara Vargas (in Spanish)|url=https://issuu.com/colparalimpico/docs/revista_imparables_web/s/10847030|archive-date=|access-date=|website=issuu.com}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=8 May 2022|title=Sara Vargas: The super champion of life and Paralympic swimming (in Spanish)|url=https://bogota.gov.co/mi-ciudad/cultura-recreacion-y-deporte/sara-vargas-la-nadadora-paralimpica-que-es-ejemplo-de-ninos-y-ninas|archive-date=|access-date=|website=bogota.gov.co}}
References
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Category:Paralympic swimmers for Colombia
Category:S6-classified para swimmers
Category:Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Category:Swimmers at the 2023 Parapan American Games
Category:Medalists at the 2019 Parapan American Games
Category:Medalists at the 2023 Parapan American Games
Category:Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships
Category:21st-century Colombian sportswomen
Category:Parapan American Games medalists in swimming
Category:Parapan American Games gold medalists for Colombia
Category:Parapan American Games silver medalists for Colombia