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Daniel Torres Samaniego

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National team
  
Mexico

Strokes
  
Backstroke

Sport
  
Swimming


Weight
  
158 lb (72 kg)

Height
  
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)

Name
  
Daniel Samaniego

Daniel Torres Samaniego

Full name
  
Daniel Torres Samaniego

Born
  
June 9, 1991 (age 32) (
1991-06-09
)
Chihuahua, Mexico

Daniel torres samaniego


Daniel Torres Samaniego (born June 9, 1991) is a Mexican competition swimmer who specializes in the backstroke. He is the current Mexican record holder in the 50-meter backstroke.

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Career

Torres was born in Chihuahua, Mexico in 1991, the son of Gerardo Torres and Cristy Samaniego. He is a 2010 graduate of COBACH 3 high school and 2015 graduate of the University of the Incarnate Word, where he majored in international business. Swimming for the Incarnate Word Cardinals, he earned seven individual and four relay CSCAA All-American honors over two years at the NCAA Division-II level.

At the 2015 Pan American Games, Torres was a finalist in the 100-meter backstroke and as a member of the 4x100-meter medley relay.

Personal bests

As of April 9, 2016.

Key: MR = Mexican record

References

Daniel Torres Samaniego Wikipedia