Darian Townsend

Darian Townsend

Personal information
Full name	Darian Roy Townsend
Nationality	South Africa
Born	28 August 1984 (1984-08-28) (age 27) Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	87 kg (190 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Stroke(s)	Freestyle, medley
Club	Seals
College team	University of Florida University of Arizona
Medal record Men's swimming Competitor for  South Africa Olympic Games Gold 2004 Athens 4×100 m freestyle Commonwealth Games Bronze 2010 Delhi 4×100 m freestyle Bronze 2010 Delhi 4×200 m freestyle All-Africa Games Bronze 2007 Algiers 200 m individual medley

Darian Roy Townsend (born 28 August 1984) is a college and international swimmer from South Africa who is an Olympic gold medalist.

Townsend was born in Pinetown, 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. Townsend is currently attending the University of Arizona but he also attended the University of Florida.

See also

	Biography portal
	Olympics portal
	Swimming portal

• Arizona Wildcats
• Florida Gators
• List of University of Florida Olympians

References

External links

• Sports Reference

Records
Preceded by Ryan Lochte	Men's 200 metre individual medley world record holder (short course) November 15, 2009 – December 17, 2010	Succeeded by Ryan Lochte

Persondata
Name	Townsend, Darian
Alternative names	Townsend, Darian Roy; Townsend, Darian R.
Short description	All-American college swimmer, South African international swimmer, Olympic gold medalist
Date of birth	28 August 1984
Place of birth	Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Date of death
Place of death