Vicente Javier Torres Ramis
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| Full name | Vicente Javier Torres Ramis | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Xavi | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Spanish | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 June 1974 Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Spain | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming (S5) | |||||||||||||||||||
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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 , 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 1996 Summer Paralympics, 2000 Summer Paralympics, 2004 Summer Paralympics, 2008 Summer Paralympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics. 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[]
- ^ a b c "Biografías" (in Spanish). Spain: Comité Paralímpico Español. 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- ^ "Presentan el II Campus José Duran" (in Spanish). Spain: Mallorca Confidencial. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Paralympic Swimmers Train in Spain". Reuters. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Los nadadores paralímpicos baten siete récords de España — ABC.es — Noticias Agencias" (in Spanish). Spain: ABC.es. 14 May 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Informació" (in Spanish). Spain: Ies Cteib. Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
- ^ "Lorena Homar en "Punto de Acceso" | Ultima Hora Radio Mallorca". Ultimahorapuntoradio.com. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
External links[]
- Xavi Torres at the International Paralympic Committee (1998)
- Xavier Torres at the International Paralympic Committee (2002–2012)
- Vicente Javier Torres Ramis at the Comité Paralímpico Español (in Spanish)
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