George Torakis dit que de jouer pour l\u2019\u00e9quipe nationale a toujours \u00e9t\u00e9 son plus grand r\u00eave. N\u00e9 et \u00e9lev\u00e9 en Gr\u00e8ce, cet athl\u00e8te \u00e0 la double nationalit\u00e9 a d\u00e9m\u00e9nag\u00e9 au Canada en ao\u00fbt 2014 afin de faire partie de l\u2019\u00e9quipe nationale masculine. Il a concouru \u00e0 la Coupe de l\u2019UANA \u00e0 la fin janvier 2015 et a ainsi aid\u00e9 le Canada \u00e0 se qualifier pour les Championnats du monde de la FINA 2015. Il a aussi aid\u00e9 le Canada \u00e0 remporter la m\u00e9daille de bronze aux Jeux panam\u00e9ricains de 2015. George joue dans les rangs professionnels en D1 du championnat de Gr\u00e8ce et fait partie des 30 meilleurs pointeurs de tous les temps de la Ligue grecque A1.<\/p>\n
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