Famous Deaf Americans

Meet our Famous Deaf Americans

Terrence Parkin

Terrence Parkin won the Silver Medal in the 200 Meter Breaststroke in the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia. He also competed in the 2004 Athens Olympics. In the "hearing" Olympics he used strobe light signals to know when to start swimming. Plus, he did even better in deaf competition, winning two gold medals at the 2005 Deaf Olympics.