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Tori Trees

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Tori Trees
Tori Trees in 1984
Personal information
Full nameTori Leigh Trees
National teamUnited States
Born(1965-06-06)June 6, 1965(age 59)
Louisville, Kentucky,U.S.
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight146 lb (66 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
ClubLakeside Swim Club
College teamUniversity 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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  1. ^Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes,Tori Trees.Retrieved November 15, 2012.
  2. ^HickokSports.com, Sports History,NCAA Women's Swimming & Diving ChampionsArchived2012-12-06 atarchive.today.Retrieved November 15, 2012.