# Beth Riggle

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**Beth Riggle** is an American [Paralympic](/source/Paralympic_Games) swimmer and physician.

## Biography

Riggle participated in the [2004 Summer Paralympics](/source/2004_Summer_Paralympics) in [Athens](/source/Athens), Greece where she won one [gold](/source/Gold_medal) and one [bronze medal](/source/Bronze_medal) for her competition in 4x100 34 pt medley relay and 100m breaststroke swimming.[1]

After graduating Valedictorian from her high school, Riggle retired from swimming in 2005 to pursue other passions. She earned a B.S. with a double major in Microbiology and Genetics and completed her first year of a PharmD before deciding to attend medical school instead. While in medical school, she dabbled in triathlon before injuries forced another retirement.

Riggle earned her MD in 2014 and subsequently completed a residency in Triple Board (Pediatrics, General Psychiatry, and Child/Adolescent Psychiatry). She is currently Board Certified in all three specialties with expertise in childhood trauma and systems based care.

Riggle is married with one child.

## References

1. ["Memories sparkle bronze and gold"](http://www.toledoblade.com/Amateur/2004/10/05/Memories-sparkle-bronze-and-gold.html). [Toledo Blade](/source/Toledo_Blade). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140116230303/http://www.toledoblade.com/Amateur/2004/10/05/Memories-sparkle-bronze-and-gold.html) January 16, 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 6, 2013.

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