Tori Trees
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Personal information | |
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Full name | Tori Leigh Trees |
National team | United States |
Born | Louisville, Kentucky,U.S. | June 6, 1965
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Weight | 146 lb (66 kg) |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Backstroke |
Club | Lakeside Swim Club |
College team | University of Texas |
Tori Leigh Trees(born June 6, 1965), later known by her married nameTori Smith,is an American former competitionswimmerwho represented the United States at the1984 Summer Olympicsin Los Angeles. She competed in thewomen's 200-meter backstrokeevent, and finished fifth in the final with a time of 2:15.73.[1]
Trees attended theUniversity of Texas at Austin,where she competed for coachRichard Quick'sTexas Longhorns swimming and divingteam inNational Collegiate Athletic Association(NCAA) competition. In 1985, she won the NCAA national championship in the 200-yard backstroke, recording a time of 1:59.11.[2]
Trees married John Smith, who swam at the same university as her. Their son,Clark Smith,is also a swimmer.
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