Laura Gene Schwanger (born 1958) is a retired American Paralympic athlete and adaptive rower. She has competed at three Paralympic Games in track and field and returned twelve years later to compete in rowing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. She is a four time Paralympic champion including six silver medals and one bronze medal in athletics and won a bronze medal in rowing. After graduating from Washington Township High School, New Jersey in 1987, Schwanger joined the United States Army and became a meteorological observer. She was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1981 while on active duty.