FILE PHOTO: 2016 Rio Paralympics - Swimming - Women's 100m Freestyle - S10 - Aquatic Stadium - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 13/09/2016. Sophie Pascoe of New Zealand competes REUTERS/Sergio Moraes
GOLD COAST, Australia (Reuters) - Para-swimmer Sophie Pascoe will carry New Zealand's flag at the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony on Wednesday.
The 25-year-old is New Zealand's most successful para-sports athlete having won 15 Paralympic medals and 16 at the world championships. She won two gold medals at the last Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
