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.^[1]

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Terence Parkin

Personal information
Full name	Terence Parkin
National team	South Africa
Born	(1980-04-12) 12 April 1980 (age 43) Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Breaststroke Individual Medley
Club	Seagulls (1993-2004) Seals (2005-2006)
Coach	Graham Hill (1993-2004) Wayne Riddin (2005-2006)
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 1 0 Deaflympics (Swimming) 29 3 1 Deaflympics (Cycling) 0 0 1 All Africa Games 3 1 1 Commonwealth Games 0 1 0 World Deaf Cycling Champ 1 1 0 Tour de Formosa Cycling 1 2 2 FINA Swimming World Cup 10 8 3 Pan Pacific Championships 0 0 1 Total 44 17 9 Representing  South Africa Olympic Games 2000 Sydney 200m breaststroke Deaflympics 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 Taipei 200m Freestyle 2009 Taipei 1500m Freestyle 2009 Taipei 50m Breaststroke 2009 Taipei 100m Breaststroke 2009 Taipei 200m Breaststroke 2009 Taipei 200m Medley 2009 Taipei 400m Medley 2009 Taipei 100 km Cycling Road World Deaf Cycling Championships 2006 San Francisco MTB Short Circuit 2006 San Francisco Cycling Road Race World Championships (SC) 2000 Athens 200 m Breaststroke 2000 Athens 400 m Medley Pan Pacific Championships 1999 Sydney 200 m Breaststroke Commonwealth Games 2002 Manchester 200 m breaststroke All-Africa Games 1999 Johannesburg 200m Freestyle 1999 Johannesburg 200m Breaststroke 1999 Johannesburg 200m Medley 1999 Johannesburg 400m Medley 1999 Johannesburg 4x200m Free Relay FINA 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

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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.^[2][3][4] In 2011, Parkin saved a young boy from drowning.^[5]

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."^[6]

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