South African swimmer

Olympic Games 2000 Sydney 200m breaststroke1997, 2001, 2005, 2009 Deaflymics 1997 Copenhagen 200m Freestyle 1997 Copenhagen 100m Breaststroke 1997 Copenhagen 200m Breaststroke 1997 Copenhagen 200m Medley 1997 Copenhagen 400m Medley 1997 Copenhagen 100m Backstroke 1997 Copenhagen 200m Backstroke 2001 Rome 100m Freestyle 2001 Rome 200m Freestyle 2001 Rome 100m Breaststroke 2001 Rome 200m Breaststroke 2001 Rome 400m Medley 2005 Melbourne 100m Freestyle 2005 Melbourne 200m Freestyle 2005 Melbourne 400m Freestyle 2005 Melbourne 1500m Freestyle 2005 Melbourne 50m Breaststroke 2005 Melbourne 100m Breaststroke 2005 Melbourne 200m Breaststroke 2005 Melbourne 200m Butterfly 2005 Melbourne 200m Medley 2005 Melbourne 400m Medley 2005 Melbourne 4x100m MedleyRelay 2005 Melbourne 4x200m FreeRelay 2005 Melbourne 4x100m FreeRelay 2009 Taiwan 200m Freestyle 2009 Taiwan 1500m Freestyle 2009 Taiwan 50m Breaststroke 2009 Taiwan 100m Breaststroke 2009 Taiwan 200m Breaststroke 2009 Taiwan 200m Medley 2009 Taiwan 400m Medley 2009 Taiwan 100:km Cycling RoadWorld Deaf Cycling Championships 2006 San FranciscoMTB Short Circuit 2006 San Francisco Cycling Road RaceWorld Championships (SC) 2000 Athens 200 m Breaststroke 2000 Athens 400 m MedleyPan Pacific Championships 1999 Sydney 200 m BreaststrokeCommonwealth Games2002 Manchester200 m breaststrokeAll-Africa Games 1999 Johannesburg 200m Freestyle 1999 Johannesburg 200m Breaststroke 1999 Johannesburg 200m Medley 1999 Johannesburg 400m Medley 1999 Johannesburg 4x200m Free RelayFINA Swimming World Cup 2000 Sheffield 50m Breaststroke 2000 Sheffield 100m Breaststroke 2000 Sheffield 200m Breaststroke 2000 Sheffield 200m Medley 2000 Sheffield 400m Medley 2000 Berlin 100m Breaststroke 2000 Berlin 200m Breaststroke 2000 Berlin 200m Medley 2000 Berlin 400m Medley 2001 Rio 200m Breaststroke 2001 Rio 200m Medley 2001 Rio 400m Medley 2002 Berlin 200m Breaststroke 2002 Berlin 400m Medley 2002 Stockholm 400m Medley 2002 Stockholm 200m Medley 2003 Durban 200m Breaststroke 2003 Durban 200m Medley 2003 Durban 400m Medley 2005 Durban 200m Breaststroke 2009 Durban 200m Breaststroke

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.

Contents

• 1 2000 Sydney Olympic Games
• 2 Terence Time
  • 2.1 Holds the Deaf World Record
  • 2.2 Holds the Deaflympice Record
  • 2.3 Terence Parkin Best Time for Short Course (25 m) https://www.fina.org/athletes/1013888/terence-parkin
• 3 Olympics & Deaflympics Results
• 4 See also Deaf people in the Olympics
• 5 References

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."

Terence Time

Holds the Deaf World Record

50m Swimming Pool

• 200m breaststroke (2:12.50)
• 200m Individual Medley (2:03.33)
• 400m Individual Medley (4:16.92)

25m Swimming Pool

• 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)

didn't not put on New World Record

• 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

Terence Parkin Best Time for Short Course (25 m) https://www.fina.org/athletes/1013888/terence-parkin

Olympics & Deaflympics Results

See also Deaf people in the Olympics

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

References