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 58)
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 name Tori Smith, is an American former competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. She competed in the women's 200-meter backstroke event, and finished fifth in the final with a time of 2:15.73.[1]

Trees attended the University of Texas at Austin, where she competed for coach Richard Quick's Texas Longhorns swimming and diving team in National 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 Champions Archived 2012-12-06 at archive.today. Retrieved November 15, 2012.