Darian Roy Townsend (born 28 August 1984) is a compe*ion 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 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.

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.

See also

• Biography portal
• Olympics portal

• List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)
• List of University of Florida Olympians
• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
• World record progression 200 metres individual medley
• World record progression 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay

References

External links

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et:al. "Darian Townsend". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.