No handicap: Deaf swimmer on cusp of qualifying for Olympics (Yahoo Sports)

When Marcus Titus is gliding through the water, his head bobbing up and down, he doesn’t hear the roar of the crowd. Deaf since birth, Titus swims in a quiet isolation that he believes actually gives him an edge over those in the other lanes, who can hear everything going on around them. ”I don’t have to hear the crowd, the noises, the distractions,” Titus said.