Darian Townsend
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Darian Roy•Townsend |
| Used name | Darian•Townsend |
| Born | 28 August 1984 in Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal (RSA) |
| Measurements | 195 cm / 87 kg |
| Affiliations | Seals |
| NOC |  South Africa |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 1 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 1 |
Biography
Darian Townsend competed at three Olympics for South Africa, winning a gold medal at the 2004 Olympics in the 4x100 freestyle relay. Townsend attended college in the United States, starting at the University of Florida, and later graduating from the University of Arizona. He swam for both colleges and remained in the United States and in 2014 became a US citizen. Townsend then competed for the USA at 2015 Pan American Games, winning a silver and bronze medal in relays, and at the 2014 Short-Course World Championships, where he won five medals, including two golds in relays. Townsend competed at the 2016 USA Olympic Trials in swimming, but did not make the Olympic team.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | RSA |
Darian Townsend | |||
| 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic) | South Africa | 1 | Gold | |||
| 200 metres Individual Medley, Men (Olympic) | 37 | |||||
| 2008 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | RSA |
Darian Townsend | |||
| 200 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic) | 21 | |||||
| 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic) | South Africa | 7 | ||||
| 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic) | South Africa | 8 | ||||
| 200 metres Individual Medley, Men (Olympic) | 11 | |||||
| 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Men (Olympic) | South Africa | 7 | ||||
| 2012 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | RSA |
Darian Townsend | |||
| 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic) | South Africa | 5 | ||||
| 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic) | South Africa | 7 | ||||
| 200 metres Individual Medley, Men (Olympic) | 21 |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Pan American Games (0–1–1 2015 Toronto SWI silver: 4×200 m freestyle relay, bronze: 4×100 m freestyle relay (competed for the United States))
- Listed in Olympians Who Set a World Record in Long Course Swimming (4×100 m freestyle relay – 15 August 2004 - 19 August 2006: 3:13.17 (15 August 2004; Athina, GRE))
- Listed in Olympians Who Set a World Record in Short Course Swimming (200 m medley – 15 November 2009 - 17 December 2010: 1:51.55 (15 November 2009; Berlin, GER))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Short-Course Swimming Championships (25 m) (2–2–1 2014 Doha gold: 4×200 m freestyle relay (swam in heats only) and 4×50 m freestyle mixed relay (swam in heats only), silver: 4×50 m freestyle relay (swam in heats only) and 4×100 m medley relay (swam in heats only), bronze: 4×100 m freestyle relay (swam in heats only) (competed for the United States))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the British Empire/Commonwealth Games (0–0–2 2010 Delhi SWI bronze: 4×100 m freestyle and 4×200 m freestyle)