Vicente Javier Torres Ramis facts for kids

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Xavi Torres

Personal information
Nickname(s)	Xavi
Nationality	Spanish
Born	(1974-06-14) 14 June 1974 (age 49) Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands
Sport
Country	Spain
Sport	Swimming (S5)
Medal record Swimming Representing  Spain Paralympic Games Gold 1992 Barcelona 4x50m freestyle relay S1-6 Gold 1996 Atlanta 150m individual medley SM4 Gold 2000 Sydney 150m individual medley SM4 Gold 2000 Sydney 4x50m freestyle relay 20pts Gold 2000 Sydney 4x50m medley relay 20pts Silver 1992 Barcelona 150m individual medley SM4 Silver 1992 Barcelona 4x50m medley relay S1-6 Silver 1996 Atlanta 4x50m freestyle relay S1-6 Silver 2004 Athens 150m individual medley SM4 Silver 2008 Beijing 150m individual medley SM4 Bronze 1992 Barcelona 50m butterfly S5 Bronze 1992 Barcelona 100m breaststroke SB3 Bronze 1996 Atlanta 4x50m medley relay S1-6 Bronze 2000 Sydney 50m breaststroke SB3 Bronze 2004 Athens 4x50m medley relay 20pts Bronze 2008 Beijing 4x50m medley relay 20pts World Championships Gold 1994 Malta 50m breaststroke SB3 Gold 1994 Malta 150m individual medley SM3-4 Gold 1998 Christchurch 150m individual medley SM4 Gold 1998 Christchurch 4x50m freestyle relay open Gold 2002 Mar del Plata 150m individual medley SM4 Silver 1998 Christchurch 50m breaststroke SB3 Silver 1998 Christchurch 50m butterfly S5 Silver 2006 Durban 150m individual medley SM4 Silver 2006 Durban 4x50m medley relay 20pts Bronze 1994 Malta 50m butterfly S5 Bronze 1998 Christchurch 4x50m medley relay open European Championships Gold 2009 Reykjavik 150 m individual medley SM4 Gold 2009 Reykjavik 4x50m medley relay 20pts Bronze 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. In May 2012, he was a presenter at the International Film Festival Maremostra Ocea. 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.

Swimming

Torres is an S5/SM4 swimmer from Spain. He has held four world records in his classification.

In 2010, Torres competed at the Tenerife International Open. 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). 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. 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. He set a minimum Spanish qualifying time for the London Paralympic Games at the Son Hugo Municipal Swimming Pool in February 2012. In May 2012, he trained in Palma de Mallorca, in the Balearic Islands.

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.

See also

In Spanish: Javier Torres Ramis para niños