(1984-08-28) 28 August 1984 (age 39) Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Height
1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight
87 kg (192 lb)
Spouse
Claire Townsend
Sport
Sport
Swimming
Strokes
Freestyle, medley
Club
YMCA Westside Silverfins
College team
University 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 Doha
4×200 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
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.[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.
^Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Darian Townsend. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
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team, leading the team to victory in the 1996 African Cup of Nations DarianTownsend, swimmer and gold medallist in the 4x100m freestyle relay at the 2004...
1998. In 2004, the swimming team of Roland Schoeman, Lyndon Ferns, DarianTownsend and Ryk Neethling won the gold medal at the Olympic Games in Athens...
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Pietermaritzburg then attended Maritzburg College and University of Natal DarianTownsend, Olympic swimmer. Attended Merchiston Preparatory School and Maritzburg...
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event. In 2004, the swimming team of Roland Schoeman, Lyndon Ferns, DarianTownsend and Ryk Neethling won the gold medal at the Olympic Games in Athens...
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swimming, when Roland Mark Schoeman, Ryk Neethling, Lyndon Ferns, and DarianTownsend held a major upset on the Aussies, Americans, and the Dutch for a new...
sevens team and DarianTownsend captained the USA swimming team. Four Old Collegians attended the 2004 Olympic Games, with DarianTownsend winning a gold...
Games London, United Kingdom 200m individual medley 1:57.03 sf, AF DarianTownsend Lagardère Paris Racing 25 April 2009 French Championships Montpellier...
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