The U.S. Olympic Committee announced Friday that Paralympic swimmer Erin Popovich has been named its September Athlete of the Month for her accomplishments at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing.

Popovich (Fort Collins, Colo.) won six medals in six individual events, finishing with four gold medals and two silver medals. Her gold medal performances came in the S7 women's classification in the 100 meter and 400m freestyles, 100m breaststroke, and 200m individual medley. Her silver medal performances included the 50m freestyle and 50m butterfly.

In Beijing, Popovich set a total of 20 records – two world, six Paralympic Games, five Parapan American and seven American.  Her world-record performances were the 200m IM and 100m breaststroke. Popovich's performances were so dominating that during both the 100m breaststroke and 400m freestyle events, her intermediate splits (50m breaststroke and 200m freestyle respectively) set American records.