Roy Perkins

Roy Perkins
Perkins at the 2016 Paralympics
Personal information
Nationality United States
Born (1990-05-09) May 9, 1990 (age 34)[1]
Washington, D.C., United States
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Weight140 lb (64 kg)[2]
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Representing  United States
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 50 m butterfly S5
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 50 m butterfly S5
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 50 m butterfly S5
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 100 m freestyle S5
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 200 m freestyle S5
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing 100 m freestyle S5
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London 50 m freestyle S5
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London 200 m freestyle S5
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Glasgow 50 m butterfly S5
Silver medal – second place 2015 Glasgow 100 m freestyle S5
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Glasgow 200 m freestyle S5

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]

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]

References

  1. ^ "Roy Perkins". London 2012 Official Website. Archived from the original on May 16, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "U.S. Paralympics Profile: Roy Perkins". U.S. Paralympics. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
  3. ^ Roy Perkins Archived 2016-09-22 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  4. ^ "Del Mar's Roy Perkins, Jr. to swim for Gold in London". Del Mar Times. June 21, 2012. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
  5. ^ Eymer, Rick (October 5, 2012). "Stanford Olympians have their day as life (sort of) returns to normal". Palo Alto Online. Archived from the original on April 1, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
  6. ^ "2006 Challenged Athlete Star of the Year, Roy Perkins Jr". San Diego Hall of Champions. January 22, 2007. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
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