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 200m Breaststroke. Parkin, who is deaf, also competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics, as well as the Deaflympics in which he took home 29 gold medals.

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. In 2011, Parkin saved a young boy from drowning.

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."

Holds the Deaf World Record
50m Swimming Pool 25m Swimming Pool didn't not put on New World Record
 * 200m breaststroke (2:12.50)
 * 200m Individual Medley (2:03.33)
 * 400m Individual Medley (4:16.92)
 * 400m Freestyle (3:55.68)
 * 800m Freestyle (8:07.36)
 * 100m Backstroke (58.31)
 * 200m Backstroke (2:02.83)
 * 200m Breaststroke (2:08.91)
 * 200m Medley (1:58.64)
 * 400m Medley (4:10.39)
 * 100m Freestyle (50.77) 21 Nov 2009
 * 1500m Freestyle (15:22.28) 17 Oct 2009
 * 200m Backstroke (2:00.60) 6 Dec 2003
 * 200m Breaststroke (2:07.91) 19 Mar 2000
 * 50m Butterfly (25.14) 21 Nov 2009
 * 200m Medley (1:57.87) 2 Feb 2000

Holds the Deaflympice Record
50m Swimming Pool
 * 100m breaststroke (1:03.51) 2009
 * 200m breaststroke (2:16.32) 2009

See also Deaf people in the Olympics

 * List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)
 * List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)