Terence Parkin

Terence Mike Parkin (born 12 April 1980 in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe) is a swimmer from South Africa, who won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the 200 metres breaststroke. Parkin, who is deaf, also competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics, as well as the 2005 Deaflympics in which he took home two gold medals.[1]

Terence Parkin
Personal information
Born12 April 1980
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  South Africa
Olympic Games
Sydney 2000 200 m breaststroke
World Championships (SC)
2000 Athens 200 m breaststroke
2000 Athens 400 m individual medley
Pan Pacific Championships
1999 Sydney 200 m breaststroke
Commonwealth Games
2002 Manchester200 m breaststroke

Parkin is the only deaf swimmer to be part of the FINA's elite rankings in 1999 and 2000. He holds the record for winning the most number of medals in Deaflympics history with a total of 33.[2][3][4] In 2011, Parkin saved a young boy from drowning.[5]

Achievements

Deaflympics records

Parkin has set 7 Deaflympics records for swimming(Men's).All of these records were set at the 2009 Summer Deaflympics.[6]

  • 200 m freestyle (1:53.12)
  • 1500 m freestyle (16:08.56)
  • 50 m breaststroke (29.36)
  • 100 m breaststroke (1:03.51)
  • 200 m breaststroke (2:16.32)
  • 200 m individual medley (2:06.24)
  • 400 m individual medley (4:29.56)

2000 Sydney Olympic Games

Parkin competed in his first Olympic games in 2000 at the age of 20. He used sign language to communicate with his coach. About his trip to the Olympics, Parkin said "I am going to the Olympics to represent South Africa, but it's so vitally important for me to go, to show that the deaf can do anything. They can't hear, they can see everything. I would like to show the world that there's opportunities for the deaf."[7]

See also

References
  1. "Terence PARKIN - Olympic Swimming | South Africa". International Olympic Committee. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  2. "Deaflympics-record holders". www.deaflympics.com. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  3. "Most medals in Deaflympics history among men and women". www.deaflympics.com. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  4. "Deaflympics 2017 Samsun". deaflympics2017.org (in Turkish). Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  5. http://www.sport24.co.za/OtherSport/Olympic-swimmer-saves-boy-20110121.
  6. "Deaflympics records for swimming". www.deaflympics.com. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  7. Parkin out to win, prove deaf can compete. " CNN Sports Illustrated Online. 2000. Retrieved 12 February 2008.


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