With the 1984 Paralympic Games being jointly hosted by the United States and the United Kingdom Surgeoner competed in numerous events. He won gold medals at three different distances in the C4 freestyle and a further gold in the 50 m backstroke. He returned for the 1988 Games in Seoul, again winning three freestyle golds along with one in the 100 m Breaststroke.&lt;ref name="IPC88"&gt;