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'''Darian Roy Townsend''' (born 28 August 1984) is a competition [[swimming (sport)|swimmer]] and Olympic gold medalist who competed for [[South Africa]]. He became a U.S. citizen during the summer of 2014, and has subsequently represented the United States in international events. |
'''Darian Roy Townsend''' (born 28 August 1984) is a competition [[swimming (sport)|swimmer]] and Olympic gold medalist who competed for [[South Africa]]. He became a U.S. citizen during the summer of 2014, and has subsequently represented the United States in international events. |
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He was born in [[Pinetown]], [[KwaZulu-Natal]], [[South Africa]], & attended high school at [[Maritzburg College]], where he represented South Africa in water polo.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}} |
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Townsend was a member of the South African [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|men's 4×100 metre freestyle relay]] team that won gold and broke the world record at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in Athens, Greece.<ref name=sroprofile>Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, [https://web.archive.org/web/20200417225613/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/to/darian-townsend-1.html Darian Townsend]. Retrieved 20 July 2014.</ref> |
Townsend was a member of the South African [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|men's 4×100 metre freestyle relay]] team that won gold and broke the world record at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in Athens, Greece.<ref name=sroprofile>Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, [https://web.archive.org/web/20200417225613/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/to/darian-townsend-1.html Darian Townsend]. Retrieved 20 July 2014.</ref> |
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| Full name | Darian Roy Townsend | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  South Africa United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 August 1984 Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Claire Townsend | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle, medley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | YMCA Westside Silverfins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Florida University of Arizona | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Darian Roy Townsend (born 28 August 1984) is a competition swimmer and Olympic gold medalist who competed for South Africa. He became a U.S. citizen during the summer of 2014, and has subsequently represented the United States in international events.
He was born in Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, & attended high school at Maritzburg College, where he represented South Africa in water polo.[citation needed]
Townsend was a member of the South African men's 4×100 metre freestyle relay team that won gold and broke the world record at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.[1]
Townsend attended the University of Arizona, where he swam for the Arizona Wildcats swimming and diving team in 2007 and 2008. He previously attended the University of Florida and competed for the Florida Gators swimming and diving team in 2005 and 2006.
See also
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- List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)
- List of University of Florida Olympians
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
- World record progression 200 metres individual medley
- World record progression 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay
References
[edit]- ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Darian Townsend. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
External links
[edit]- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Darian Townsend". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
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- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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- Competitors at the 2007 All-Africa Games
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- Swimmers at the 2015 Pan American Games
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