Vicente Javier Torres Ramis
Spanish Paralympic swimmer
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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.
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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 × 50-meter 20-point freestyle relay, and a bronze in the 4 × 50-meter 20-point medley relay. In 2000, he finished first in the 150-meter individual medley, the 4 × 50-meter 20-point freestyle relay, and the 4 × 50-meter 20-point medley relay, and also won a bronze in the 50-meter breaststroke. In 2004, he earned a silver in the 150-meter individual medley and a bronze in the 4 × 50-meter 20-point medley relay. In 2008, he won a silver medal in the 150-meter individual medley.[1]
