# 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 greatest 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 w. 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

| Event | Time | Name | Date | Meet | Location |
| 50m Freestyle | 23.65 | Terence Parkin | 17 October 2009 | FINA/Arena Swimming World Cup 2009 | Durban, South Africa |
| 100m Freestyle | 50.77 | Terence Parkin | 21 November 2009 | FINA/Arena Swimming World Cup 2009 | Singapore, Singapore |
| 200m Freestyle | 1:49.94 | Terence Parkin | 22 November 2009 | FINA/Arena Swimming World Cup 2009 | Singapore, Singapore |
| 400m Freestyle | 3:55.68 | Terence Parkin | 25 September 2009 | Seagulls SC Championships 2009 | Durban, South Africa |
| 800m Freestyle | 8:04.68 | Terence Parkin | 17 October 2009 | FINA/Arena Swimming World Cup 2009 | Durban, South Africa |
| 1500m Freestyle | 15:22.28 | Terence Parkin | 17 October 2009 | FINA/Arena Swimming World Cup 2009 | Durban, South Africa |
| 50m Backstroke | 26.91 | Terence Parkin | 17 October 2009 | FINA/Arena Swimming World Cup 2009 | Durban, South Africa |
| 100m Backstroke | 58.11 | Terence Parkin | 2 October 2003 | Seagulls Winter SC Championships 2003 | Durban, South Africa |
| 200m Backstroke | 2:00.60 | Terence Parkin | 6 December 2003 | FINA Swimming World Cup 2003 | Durban, South Africa |
| 50m Breaststroke | 28.38 | Terence Parkin | 5 December 2003 | FINA Swimming World Cup 2003 | Durban, South Africa |
| 100m Breaststroke | 1:00.56 | Terence Parkin | 22 November 2009 | FINA/Arena Swimming World Cup 2009 | Singapore, Singapore |
| 200m Breaststroke | 2:07.91 | Terence Parkin | 19 March 2000 | 5th FINA World Swimming Championships 2000 | Athens, Greece |
| 50m Butterfly | 25.14 | Terence Parkin | 21 November 2009 | FINA/Arena Swimming World Cup 2009 | Singapore, Singapore |
| 100m Butterfly | 55.48 | Terence Parkin | 17 October 2009 | FINA/Arena Swimming World Cup 2009 | Durban, South Africa |
| 200m Butterfly | 2:02.08 | Terence Parkin | 5 December 2003 | FINA Swimming World Cup 2003 | Durban, South Africa |
| 100m Medley | 57.11 | Terence Parkin | 4 December 2003 | FINA Swimming World Cup 2003 | Durban, South Africa |
| 200m Medley | 1:57.87 | Terence Parkin | 2 February 2000 | FINA Swimming World Cup 2000 | Sheffield, United Kingdom |
| 400m Medley | 4:10.39 | Terence Parkin | 26 January 2002 | FINA Swimming World Cup 2002 | Berlin, Germany |

## Olympics & Deaflympics Results

2000 Olympics :
| 16 Sep 2000 | H | Men's 4×100 metre freestyle relay | 3:21.28 | 11th | | AR |
| 16 Sep 2000 | H | Men's 100 metre breaststroke | 1:03.11 | 28th | DWR | |
| 17 Sept 2000 | H | Men's 400 metre individual medley | 4:18.14 | 8th | DWR | AR |
| 17 Sep 2000 | F | Men's 400 metre individual medley | 4:16.92 | 5th | DWR | AR |
| 19 Sep 2000 | H | Men's 200 metre breaststroke | 2:15.06 | 10th | DWR | |
| 19 Sep 2000 | SF | Men's 200 metre breaststroke | 2:13.57 | 6th | DWR | |
| 20 Sep 2000 | H | Men's 200 metre individual medley | 2:03.33 | 16th | DWR | |
| 20 Sep 2000 | F | Men's 200 metre breaststroke | 2:12.50 | | DWR | AR |
| (DWR – Deaf World Record) (AF- African Records) (Finals – F) (Heat – H) (Semifinal – SF) |||||||
| 2004 Olympics |||||||
| 14 Aug 2004 | H | Men's 100 metre breaststroke | 1:03.05 | 24th | DWR | |
| 17 Aug 2004 | H | Men's 200 metre breaststroke | 2:14.12 | 12th | | |
| 17 Aug 2004 | SF | Men's 200 metre breaststroke | 2:13.58 | 7th | | |
| 20 Aug 2004 | H | Men's 4×100 metre medley relay | 3:43.94 | 13th | | |
| (DWR – Deaf World Record) (Finals – F) (Heat – H) (Semifinal – SF) |||||||
| 1997 Deaflympics |||||||
| 15 Jul 1997 | | Men's 200 metre Freestyle | 1:56.06 | | GR | DWR |
| 15 Jul 1997 | | Men's 100 metre Breaststroke | 1:05.51 | | GR | DWR |
| 16 Jul 1997 | | Men's 400 metre Individual Medley | 4:35.86 | | GR | DWR |
| 17 Jul 1997 | | Men's 200 metre Backstroke | 2:13.93 | | | |
| 18 Jul 1997 | | Men's 100 metre Freestyle | 54.00 | 4th | | |
| 18 Jul 1997 | | Men's 200 metre Breaststroke | 2:21.55 | | GR | DWR |
| 19 Jul 1997 | | Men's 100 metre Backstroke | 1:01.96 | | | |
| 19 Jul 1997 | | Men's 50 metre Freestyle | 24.93 | 4th | | |
| 20 Jul 1997 | | Men's 200 metre Individual Medley | 2:09.61 | | GR | DWR |
| (DWR – Deaf World Record) (GR – Deaflympics Record) |||||||
| 2001 Deaflympics |||||||
| 25 Jul 2001 | | Men's 200 metre Freestyle | 1:54.21 | | GR | DWR |
| 25 Jul 2001 | | Men's 100 metre Breaststroke | 1:05.13 | | GR | |
| 26 Jul 2001 | | Men's 400 metre Individual Medley | 4:29.99 | | GR | |
| 26 Jul 2001 | | Men's 4×100 metre Freestyle Relay | 3:51.88 | 4th | | |
| 28 Jul 2001 | | Men's 100 metre Freestyle | 52.91 | | GR | |
| 28 Jul 2001 | | Men's 200 metre Breaststroke | 2:20.65 | | GR | |
| (DWR – Deaf World Record) (GR – Deaflympics Record) |||||||
| 2005 Deaflympics |||||||
| 8 Jan 2005 | | Men's 50 metre Breaststroke | 29.36 | | GR | DWR |
| 8 Jan 2005 | | Men's 400 metre Freestyle | 4:07.46 | | GR | |
| 9 Jan 2005 | | Men's 4×200 metre Freestyle Relay | 8:03.03 | | GR | DWR |
| 9 Jan 2005 | | Men's 200 metre Individual Medley | 2:11.46 | | | |
| 10 Jan 2005 | | Men's 200 metre Breaststroke | 2:27.37 | | | |
| 10 Jan 2005 | | Men's 100 metre Freestyle | 52.47 | | GR | |
| 12 Jan 2005 | | Men's 200 metre Freestyle | 1:53.70 | | GR | DWR |
| 12 Jan 2005 | | Men's 4×100 metre Medley Relay | 4:04.85 | | GR | DWR |
| 12 Jan 2005 | | Men's 400 metre Individual Medley | 4:40.62 | | | |
| 13 Jan 2005 | | Men's 200 metre Butterfly | 2:05.23 | | GR | DWR |
| 14 Jan 2005 | | Men's 1500 metre Freestyle | 16:20.60 | | GR | DWR |
| 14 Jan 2005 | | Men's 100 metre Breaststroke | 1:04.87 | | GR | |
| 14 Jan 2005 | | Men's 4×100 metre Freestyle Relay | 3:40.95 | | | |
| (DWR – Deaf World Record) (GR – Deaflympics Record) |||||||
| 2009 Deaflympics |||||||
| 7 Sep 2009 | | Men's 50 metre Breaststroke | 29.58 | | | |
| 8 Sep 2009 | | Men's 200 metre Breaststroke | 2:16.32 | | GR | |
| 9 Sep 2009 | | Men's 400 metre Individual Medley | 4:29.56 | | GR | |
| 10 Sep 2009 | | Cycling Road individual Race 100km | 2h17m41s | | | |
| 11 Sep 2009 | | Men's 100 metre Breaststroke | 1:03.51 | | GR | |
| 11 Sep 2009 | | Men's 200 metre Freestyle | 1:53.12 | | GR | DWR |
| 12 Sep 2009 | | Men's 200 metre Individual Medley | 2:06.24 | | GR | |
| 13 Sep 2009 | | Men's 1500 metre Freestyle | 16:08.56 | | GR | DWR |
| (DWR – Deaf World Record) (GR – Deaflympics Record) |||||||
| 2013 Deaflympics (Cycling) |||||||
| 27 Jul 2013 | | 1000m Sprint | 13.94 | 33rd | | |
| 29 Jul 2013 | | 38 km Individual Time Trial | 57m06s | 9th | | |
| 1 Aug 2013 | | 22 km Cross-country | 1h47m00s | 14th | | |
| 31 Jul 2013 | | 96 km Road Race | 2h32m35s | 19th | | |
* Meet
* 1997 Summer Deaflympics
* 1999 Pan Pacific Championships
* 1999 All-Africa Games
* 2000 FINA Short Course World Championships
* 2000 FINA Swimming World Cup
* 2000 Summer Olympics
* 2001 Summer Deaflympics
* 2001 Goodwill Games
* 2001 FINA Swimming World Cup
* 2002 Commonwealth Games
* 2002 FINA Swimming World Cup
* 2003 FINA Swimming World Cup
* 2003 FINA Swimming World Cup
* 2005 Summer Deaflympics
* 2005 FINA Swimming World Cup
* World Deaf Cycling Championships
* 2008 Tour de Formosa Cycling Road
* 2009 Summer Deaflympics
* 2009 FINA Swimming World Cup

## See also Deaf people in the Olympics

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