Todd Torres (born June 11, 1968) is a former international breaststroke and freestyle swimmer from Puerto Rico, who participated in two consecutive Summer Olympics starting in 1992.[1]
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Full name | Todd Torres Bost | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1968-06-11) June 11, 1968 (age 53) North Carolina | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Breaststroke and Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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His best Olympic result was a 12th place in the Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Torres also competed for the United States, winning a gold and a silver medal at the 1987 Summer Universiade in Zagreb.
Torres swam collegiately for Louisiana State University (LSU). At LSU, he was a 14-time All American and won a national and Southeastern Conference (SEC) championship in 1987. Torres also won another SEC Championship in the 200-yard breaststroke in 1988. In 2015 Swimmer Todd Torres was inducted to the Louisiana State University Athletic Hall of Fame and in 2019 was inducted to the North Carlolina Swimming Hall of Fame.[2]
Central American and Caribbean Games Champions in Men's 100 m breaststroke | |
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Central American and Caribbean Games Champions in Men's 4x100 m medley relay | |
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Summer Universiade Champions in Men's 4×100 m Medley Relay | |
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1992 Puerto Rico Olympic swimming team | ||
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Men's Competition |
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Women's Competition |
1996 Puerto Rico Olympic swimming team | ||
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Women's Competition |
NCAA Champions in Men's 100 y Breaststroke | |
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