Roy Perkins (born May 9, 1990) is an American paralympic swimmer who competes in the S5 classification. At the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, Perkins won one gold and one bronze medal.^[2] At the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, he won two silver and two bronze medals. At the 2016 Summer Paralympics he won one gold and one silver medal.^[3]

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Roy Perkins

Perkins at the 2016 Paralympics
Personal information
Nationality	United States
Born	(1990-05-09) May 9, 1990 (age 33)[1] Washington, D.C., United States
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Weight	140 lb (64 kg)[2]
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Medal record Representing  United States Paralympic Games 2008 Beijing 50 m butterfly S5 2016 Rio de Janeiro 50 m butterfly S5 2012 London 50 m butterfly S5 2012 London 100 m freestyle S5 2016 Rio de Janeiro 200 m freestyle S5 2008 Beijing 100 m freestyle S5 2012 London 50 m freestyle S5 2012 London 200 m freestyle S5 World Championships 2015 Glasgow 50 m butterfly S5 2015 Glasgow 100 m freestyle S5 2015 Glasgow 200 m freestyle S5

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Perkins was born without hands or feet and first learned to swim when he was 12 years old.^[4] He attended The Bishop's School in San Diego and later Stanford University.^[5] In 2006, the San Diego Hall of Champions named him its Challenged Athlete Star of the Year.^[6]