Darian Townsend

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Darian Townsend
Personal information
Full nameDarian Roy Townsend
National teamFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1984-08-28) 28 August 1984 (age 39)
Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb)
SpouseClaire Townsend
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle, medley
ClubYMCA Westside Silverfins
College team University of Florida
University of Arizona
Medal record
Men's Swimming
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Olympic Games
Olympic rings.svg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Athens 4×100 m freestyle
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Delhi 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Delhi 4×200 m freestyle
All-Africa Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Maputo 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Maputo 4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Maputo 4×100 m medley
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Maputo 200 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Algiers 200 m medley
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Doha 4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Doha 4×50 m mixed free
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Doha 4×50 m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Doha 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Doha 4×100 m freestyle
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Toronto 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2015 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.

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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 ]

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.

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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