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Revision as of 05:31, 5 December 2014
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Darian Roy Townsend |
| Nationality |  South Africa |
| Born | 28 August 1984 Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle, medley |
| Club | Seals |
| College team | University of Florida University of Arizona |
Medal record | |
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 event.
He was born in Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
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
- Arizona Wildcats
- Florida Gators
- 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
- ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Darian Townsend. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
External links
- Darian Townsend – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com
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- Alumni of Maritzburg College
- Arizona Wildcats swimmers
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for South Africa
- Commonwealth Games competitors for South Africa
- Florida Gators men's swimmers
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- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for South Africa
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- People from Pinetown
- South African swimmers
- South African people of British descent
- Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
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