Darian Roy Townsend (born 28 August 1984) is a competition

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and Olympic gold medalist who competed for

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. 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

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. 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 The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

in Athens, Greece.Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes
Darian Townsend
Retrieved 20 July 2014. Townsend attended the

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, where he swam for the

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swimming and diving team in 2007 and 2008. He previously attended the

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and competed for the

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team in 2005 and 2006.

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1984 births Living people Alumni of Maritzburg College Arizona Wildcats men's swimmers Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for South Africa Florida Gators men's swimmers World record setters in swimming South African male freestyle swimmers Male medley swimmers Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for South Africa Olympic swimmers of South Africa People from Pinetown South African male swimmers South African people of British descent Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics White South African people Swimmers at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States Olympic gold medalists in swimming Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming African Games gold medalists for South Africa African Games medalists in swimming Pan American Games medalists in swimming African Games silver medalists for South Africa African Games bronze medalists for South Africa Competitors at the 2007 All-Africa Games Competitors at the 2011 All-Africa Games Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games {{SouthAfrica-Olympic-medalist-stub

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