Daniel Speers (born 17 June 1997) is a retired English competitive swimmer who has represented Great Britain in the 2015 European Games. Speers specialized in the 50-metre freestyle.
 Daniel Speers at the 2015 european Games | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Daniel Speers | |||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "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) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | University of Notre Dame | |||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Jol Finck, Euan Dale | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editSpeers 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 swam at the University of Notre Dame under head coach Matthew Tallman.[5]
See also
editExternal links
edit- Dan doubles up at the Olympic centre[permanent dead link] 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
edit- ^ "Poole Swimming Club Hall of Fame". Poole Swimming Club Website. 17 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 8 October 2013. 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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