Darian Townsend

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 name	Darian Roy Townsend
National team	South Africa  United States
Born	(1984-08-28) 28 August 1984 Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	87 kg (192 lb)
Spouse(s)	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

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

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.