Zorn studied special education at the
University of Nebraska–Lincoln and school administration and supervision at
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis and law at the
IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law. She competed in the 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004 Paralympic Games and won a combined total of 55 medals (41 gold, 9 silver, 5 bronze). In the
1996 Games in
Atlanta, she won more medals than any other athlete: two gold, three silver and three bronze. She had also topped the individual medal table at the
1992 Paralympic Games in
Barcelona, She had won seven gold medals during her first Games in
1980. After the
Sydney Games in 2000, she also held eight world records in her disability category (50 m backstroke, 100 m backstroke, 200 m backstroke, 200 m individual medley, 400 m individual medley, 200 m breaststroke, 4×50 m medley relay, 4×50 m free relay). On 1 January 2005, Zorn was one of eight athletes honored during New Year celebrations in
Times Square in
New York City. The other seven were
Ian Thorpe of Australia,
Nadia Comăneci of
Romania,
George Weah of
Liberia,
Françoise Mbango Etone of
Cameroon,
Gao Min of China,
Félix Sánchez of the
Dominican Republic and
Bart Conner of the United States. The eight athletes were "centre stage during the festivities in the countdown leading up to ringing in the New Year". Although no longer competing as a swimmer, Zorn works as a legal professional for the Department of Veterans Affairs and lives near Indianapolis, Indiana. ==Paralympic medals==