Todd Torres

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Torres and the second or maternal family name is Bost.
Todd Torres
Personal information
Full name Todd Torres Bost
Nationality  Puerto Rico
Born (1968-06-11) June 11, 1968
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Breaststroke and Freestyle

Todd Torres (born June 11, 1968) is a former international breaststroke and freestyle swimmer from Puerto Rico, who participated in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988.[1]

His best Olympic result was a 12th place in the Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Torres also competed for the United States, winning a gold and a silver medal at the 1987 Summer Universiade in Zagreb.

Torres swam collegiately for Louisiana State University (LSU). At LSU, he was a 13-time All American and won a national and Southeastern Conference (SEC) championship in 1987. Torres also won another SEC Championship in the 200-yard breaststroke in 1988.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Todd Torres". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-07-27.
  2. ↑ "Olympic Swimmer Todd Torres to Enter LSU Hall of Fame". lsusports.net. Retrieved 2015-12-21.


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