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Daniel Speers
Daniel Speers at the 2015 european Games
Personal information
Full nameDaniel Speers
Nickname"Dan" "Speersy"
National team Great Britain
Born (1997-06-17) 17 June 1997 (age 27)
Bournemouth, England
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight81.5 kg (180 lb; 12.83 st)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubUniversity of Notre Dame
CoachJol Finck, Euan Dale
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Great Britain
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 European Games 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2015 European Games 4×100 m mixed freestyle

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.

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 swam at the University of Notre Dame under head coach Matthew Tallman.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Poole Swimming Club Hall of Fame". Poole Swimming Club Website. 17 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Poole head coach Armayan handed post with Britain's top club". Bournemouth Echo. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Jolyon Finck Background". Millfield School. 24 September 2012. Archived from the original on 8 October 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  4. ^ "European Games 2015: Great Britain claim three swimming golds". BBC. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  5. ^ "DANIEL SPEERS VERBALLY COMMITS TO NOTRE DAME". Swimswam. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.