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Darian Townsend

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Darian Townsend
Personal information
Full nameDarian Roy Townsend
National team South Africa
 United States
Born (1984-08-28) 28 August 1984 (age 40)
Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb)
SpouseClaire 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
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens 4×100 m freestyle
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Delhi 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Delhi 4×200 m freestyle
All-Africa Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Maputo 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2011 Maputo 4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2011 Maputo 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2011 Maputo 200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Algiers 200 m medley
Representing  United States
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2014 Doha 4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2014 Doha 4×50 m mixed free
Silver medal – second place 2014 Doha 4×50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2014 Doha 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Doha 4×100 m freestyle
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto 4×100 m freestyle

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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References

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


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

15 November 2009 – 17 December 2010
Succeeded by