Roy Perkins

Roy Perkins

Personal information
Nationality	United States
Born	May 9, 1990[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 Men's Swimming Competitor for  United States Paralympic Games 2008 Beijing 50m Butterfly - S5 2012 London 50m Butterfly - S5 2012 London 100m Freestyle - S5 2008 Beijing 100m Freestyle - S5 2012 London 50m Freestyle - S5 2012 London 200m Freestyle - S5 World Championships 2015 Glasgow 50m butterfly S5 2015 Glasgow 100 m freestyle S5 2015 Glasgow 200m freestyle S5

Roy Perkins (born May 9, 1990) is two-time United States Paralympic swimmer. 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.

Perkins was born without hands or feet and first learned to swim when he was 12 years old.^[3] He attended The Bishop's School in San Diego and later Stanford University.^[4] In 2006, the San Diego Hall of Champions named him its Challenged Athlete Star of the Year.^[5]

References

1. "Roy Perkins". London 2012 Official Website. Archived from the original on 2013-05-16. Retrieved 2013-06-27.
2. "U.S. Paralympics Profile: Roy Perkins". U.S. Paralympics. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
3. "Del Mar’s Roy Perkins, Jr. to swim for Gold in London". Del Mar Times. 2012-06-21. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
4. Eymer, Rick (2012-10-05). "Stanford Olympians have their day as life (sort of) returns to normal". Palo Alto Online. Retrieved 2013-06-27.
5. "2006 Challenged Athlete Star of the Year, Roy Perkins Jr.". San Diego Hall of Champions. 2007-01-22. Retrieved 2013-06-27.

External links

• US Paralympics profile