Daniel Speers
 Daniel Speers at the 2015 european Games | ||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Daniel Speers | |||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | "Dan" "Speersy" | |||||||||||||||
| National team |
 Great Britain | |||||||||||||||
| Born |
17 June 1997 Bournemouth, England | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Weight | 81.5 kg (180 lb; 12.83 st) | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||
| Club | University of Notre Dame | |||||||||||||||
| Coach | Jol Finck, Euan Dale | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Daniel Speers (born 17 June 1997) is an English competitive swimmer who has represented Great Britain in the 2015 European Games. Speers specializes in the 50-metre freestyle.
Career
Speers began swimming as a breaststroker, joining Bournemouth Dolphins in 2007. Speers took up freestyle as his main event shortly after joining Poole Swimming club[1] Head coach Robin Armayan,[2] worked extensively on Speers' freestyle technique. In September 2013, Speers joined Millfield School where he was coached by Euan Dale and Jol Finck.[3] Speers later represented Great Britain at the European Games, in his second year of Millfield, winning two relay medals.[4] Speers now trains at the University of Notre Dame.[5]
See also
External links
- Dan doubles up at the Olympic centre Dorset Echo, 2 Feb 2012
- Costume hitch is no problem for Speers Bournemouth Echo, 9 Aug 2013
- Daniel Speers' Notre Dame Biography
- Get to know Daniel Speers, article by Notre Dame
References
- ↑ "Poole Swimming Club Hall of Fame". Poole Swimming Club Website. 17 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ↑ "Poole head coach Armayan handed post with Britain's top club". Bournemouth Echo. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ↑ "Jolyon Finck Background". Millfield School. 24 September 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- ↑ "European Games 2015: Great Britain claim three swimming golds". BBC. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ↑ "DANIEL SPEERS VERBALLY COMMITS TO NOTRE DAME". Swimswam. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
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