Xavi Torres
Personal information
Full nameVicente Javier Torres Ramis
NicknameXavi
NationalitySpanish
Born (1974-06-14) 14 June 1974 (age 49)
Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands
Sport
Country Spain
SportSwimming (S5)
Medal record
Swimming
Representing  Spain
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona 4x50m freestyle relay S1-6
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta 150m individual medley SM4
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney 150m individual medley SM4
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney 4x50m freestyle relay 20pts
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney 4x50m medley relay 20pts
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona 150m individual medley SM4
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona 4x50m medley relay S1-6
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta 4x50m freestyle relay S1-6
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens 150m individual medley SM4
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing 150m individual medley SM4
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona 50m butterfly S5
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona 100m breaststroke SB3
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta 4x50m medley relay S1-6
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney 50m breaststroke SB3
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens 4x50m medley relay 20pts
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing 4x50m medley relay 20pts
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1994 Malta 50m breaststroke SB3
Gold medal – first place 1994 Malta 150m individual medley SM3-4
Gold medal – first place 1998 Christchurch 150m individual medley SM4
Gold medal – first place 1998 Christchurch 4x50m freestyle relay open
Gold medal – first place 2002 Mar del Plata 150m individual medley SM4
Silver medal – second place 1998 Christchurch 50m breaststroke SB3
Silver medal – second place 1998 Christchurch 50m butterfly S5
Silver medal – second place 2006 Durban 150m individual medley SM4
Silver medal – second place 2006 Durban 4x50m medley relay 20pts
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Malta 50m butterfly S5
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Christchurch 4x50m medley relay open
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Reykjavik 150 m individual medley SM4
Gold medal – first place 2009 Reykjavik 4x50m medley relay 20pts
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Reykjavik 50 m butterfly S5

Vicente Javier "Xavi" Torres Ramis (born 14 June 1974 in Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands) is an S5 swimmer from Spain.

Personal

Torres was born on 14 June 1974 in Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands.[1] In May 2012, he was a presenter at the International Film Festival Maremostra Ocea.[2] In November 2013, he participated in a program run by the Programa ADOP Empleo to train Paralympic athletes in developing business communication and entrepreneurship skills.[3]

Swimming

Torres is an S5/SM4 swimmer from Spain.[1][4] He has held four world records in his classification.[5]

In 2010, Torres competed at the Tenerife International Open.[6] Before the 2010 IPC Swimming World Championship in the Netherlands, he went to a swimming camp with the national team that was part of the Paralympic High Performance Program (HARP Program).[7] Eindhoven, Netherlands hosted the 2010 World Swimming Championships at which he competed. He qualified for the 50 meter breaststroke finals after posting the eighth best qualifying time. He finished seventh overall.[8] In the 50 meter butterfly, he finished tenth after failing to qualify for the finals. He was one of four Spanish swimmers at the World Championships that were affiliated with CTEIB, an institute created by the Government of the Balearic Islands intended to provide an education to elite high-performance sportspeople.[8][9] He set a minimum Spanish qualifying time for the London Paralympic Games at the Son Hugo Municipal Swimming Pool in February 2012.[4][10] In May 2012, he trained in Palma de Mallorca, in the Balearic Islands.[5]

Paralympics

Torres competed at the 1992 Sumner Paralympics 1996 Summer Paralympics, 2000 Summer Paralympics, 2004 Summer Paralympics, 2008 Summer Paralympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics. In 1992 he won 2 goles, 2 silver and 1 bronze. In 1996, he won a gold medal in the 150 meter individual medley, a silver in the 4 x 50 meters 20 point freestyle relay and a bronze in the 4 x 50 meters 20 point medley relay. In 2000, he finished first in the 150 meter individual medley, in the 4 x 50 meters 20 point freestyle relay and in the 4 x 50 meters 20 point medley relay. In 2000, he won a bronze in the 50 meter breaststroke. In 2004, he won a silver in the 150 meter individual medley and a bronze in the 4 x 50 meters 20 point medley relay. In 2008, he won a silver medal in the 150 meter individual medley.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Biografías" (in Spanish). Spain: Comité Paralímpico Español. 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Presentan el II Campus José Duran" (in Spanish). Spain: Mallorca Confidencial. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Jon santacana, david casinos y xavi torres, entre los paralímpicos que asistirán a una jornada para potenciar sus habilidades de comunicación" (in Spanish). lainformacion.com. 19 November 2013. Archived from the original on 22 November 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Lorena Homar y Xavier Torres consiguen las mĂnimas exigidas por el ComitĂŠ ParalĂmpico EspaĂąol" (in Spanish). Spain: dxtadaptado.com. 14 February 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  5. ^ a b "Paralympic Swimmers Train in Spain". Reuters. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  6. ^ "Los nadadores paralímpicos baten siete récords de España en el Open Internacional de Tenerife — Natación — Esto es DxT" (in Spanish). Spain: Estoesdxt.es. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  7. ^ "Los nadadores paralímpicos baten siete récords de España — ABC.es — Noticias Agencias" (in Spanish). Spain: ABC.es. 14 May 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  8. ^ a b "Quinta posición para Esther Morales y séptima para Xavi Torres en el Mundial de Natación Paralímpica | General" (in Spanish). Spain: Deporte Balear. 1 December 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  9. ^ "Informació" (in Spanish). Spain: Ies Cteib. Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  10. ^ "Lorena Homar en "Punto de Acceso" | Ultima Hora Radio Mallorca". Ultimahorapuntoradio.com. Retrieved 24 December 2013.

External links

2012 Spanish Paralympic Team
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