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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.

Darian Townsend
Personal information
Full nameDarian Roy Townsend
National team South Africa
 United States
Born (1984-08-28) 28 August 1984 (age 37)
Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb)
Spouse(s)Claire Townsend
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, medley
ClubYMCA Westside Silverfins
College teamUniversity of Florida
University of Arizona
Medal record
Men's Swimming
Representing  South Africa
Olympic Games
2004 Athens 4×100 m freestyle
Commonwealth Games
2010 Delhi 4×100 m freestyle
2010 Delhi 4×200 m freestyle
All-Africa Games
2011 Maputo 4×100 m freestyle
2011 Maputo 4×200 m freestyle
2011 Maputo 4×100 m medley
2011 Maputo 200 m freestyle
2007 Algiers 200 m medley
Representing  United States
World Championships (SC)
2014 Doha4×200 m freestyle
2014 Doha 4×50 m mixed free
2014 Doha 4×50 m freestyle
2014 Doha 4×100 m medley
2014 Doha 4×100 m freestyle
Pan American Games
2015 Toronto 4×200 m freestyle
2015 Toronto 4×100 m freestyle

He was born in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.[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



References


  1. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Darian Townsend. Retrieved 20 July 2014.



Records
Preceded by Men's 200-metre individual medley
world record-holder (short course)

15 November 2009 – 17 December 2010
Succeeded by




На других языках


- [en] Darian Townsend

[es] Darian Townsend

Darian Townsend (Pinetown, Sudáfrica, 28 de agosto de 1984)[1] es un nadador nacido en Sudáfrica especializado en pruebas de estilo libre, donde consiguió ser campeón olímpico en 2004 en los 4 x 100 metros representando a Sudáfrica.[2]

[fr] Darian Townsend

Darian Roy Townsend, né le 28 août 1984 à Pinetown dans la banlieue de Durban, est un nageur sud-africain spécialiste des épreuves de sprint et de 4 nages. Lors de sa première participation olympique, le nageur a conquis la médaille d'or sur l'épreuve du relais 4 × 100 m nage libre avec ses compatriotes Roland Schoeman, Lyndon Ferns et Ryk Neethling. En 2014, il opte pour la nationalité américaine.

[it] Darian Townsend

Darian Townsend (Pinetown, 28 agosto 1984) è un nuotatore statunitense.



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