Tori Trees

Tori Leigh Trees (born June 6, 1965), later known by her married name Tori Smith, is an American former competition swimmer who competed for the University of Texas, and represented the United States at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, placing fifth in the finals of the 200 meter backstroke.

Trees was born June 6, 1965, in Louisville, Kentucky, and swam for the Lakeside Swim Club, and attended Louisville's Atherton High School. Swimming for Lakeside at the girls 10 and under age group in the 200 Individual Medley at the Ohio Valley Swimming Championships in June, 1975, Trees placed third with a time of 3:03.762. Through much of her High School career, Trees swam for Bill Peak at the Lakeside Swim Club of Louisville who coached at Lakeside from 1979 to 1984. On February 11, 1983, at the High School Regional Swimming Championships at the Crescent Hill Pool, Trees won the 200 Individual Medley in a time of 2:10.96, and placed first with a 59.81 in the 100 backstroke. Trees was the holder of state records in both the 200 I.M. and the 100 backstroke.