Daniel Speers | |
Full Name: | Daniel Speers |
Nicknames: | "Dan" "Speersy" |
Strokes: | Freestyle |
Coach: | Jol Finck, Euan Dale |
Club: | University of Notre Dame |
School: | University of Notre Dame--> |
Birth Date: | 17 June 1997 |
Birth Place: | Bournemouth, England |
Height: | 1.96 m |
Weight: | 81.5kg (179.7lb) |
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.
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]