Lizza Danila Explained

Lizza Danila
Fullname:Marie-Lizza Toinette Danila
Strokes:Backstroke
Birth Date:17 September 1982
Birth Place:San Pablo, Laguna, Philippines
Height:1.70NaN0
Weight:600NaN0
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Marie-Lizza Toinette Danila (born September 17, 1982) is a Filipino former swimmer, who specialized in backstroke events.[1] She represented the Philippines, as a 17-year-old, at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and later collected a total of six silver medals in a backstroke double at the Southeast Asian Games (1999, 2001, and 2003) before her official retirement in 2005.[2] She is also a top 8 finalist at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea.

Career

Danila competed only in the women's 100 m backstroke at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She achieved a FINA B-cut of 1:06.19 after winning a silver medal from the Southeast Asian Games in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei.[3] [4] Swimming in heat one, Danila, who just turned 18 on the second day of the Games, gave the Filipinos a further reason to celebrate, as she overhauled a 1:07 barrier and rocketed to a fantastic first-place finish in a sterling time of 1:06.48. Danila's blistering triumph was not worthy enough to put her through to the semifinals, as she placed thirty-seventh overall out of 47 swimmers in the prelims.[5] [6]

At the 2001 Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Danila defended her silver medals each in the 100 m backstroke (1:05.10) and in the 200 m backstroke (2:23.47), finishing behind Thailand's top favorite Chonlathorn Vorathamrong by more than a full body length.[7] [8]

Two years later, at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, Danila failed to medal in any of her individual events, finishing ninth in the 100 m backstroke (1:06.44), and eighth in the 200 m backstroke (2:22.19).[9] [10]

Notes and References

  1. Lizza Danila. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418104801/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/da/marie-lizza-danila-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 17 June 2013.
  2. News: Henson. Joaquin. Another swimmer retires. The Philippine Star. 16 June 2005. 17 June 2013.
  3. Web site: Swimming – Women's 100m Backstroke Startlist (Heat 1). PDF. Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. 14 June 2013.
  4. News: Vanzi. Sol Jose. SEA Games 1st day: 4 golds, 3 silvers, 9 bronzes for RP. Philippine Headline News. 9 August 1999. 17 June 2013.
  5. Web site: Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 100m Backstroke Heat 1 . . . . 287 . 26 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf . 19 August 2011 .
  6. News: Dolan breaks own world mark in 400 IM. https://archive.today/20130616043443/http://www.canoe.ca/2000GamesSwimming/sep17_dol.html. usurped. June 16, 2013. Canoe.ca. 17 September 2000. 28 May 2013.
  7. News: Malaysia goes further ahead in SEA Games. The China Post. 11 September 2001. 17 June 2013.
  8. News: Keng Liat does it in record style. Utusan Malaysia. 12 September 2001. 17 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20050508125207/http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/SpecialCoverage/SEAGamesXXI/index.asp?y=2001&dt=0912&pub=SEAGamesXXI&sec=News&pg=ne_13.htm. 8 May 2005. dead.
  9. News: Japan's Kitajima Breaks Barrowman's 200m Breaststroke World Record; Cracks 2:10 Barrier . . 2 October 2002 . 26 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120213175321/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/4185.asp . 13 February 2012 .
  10. News: China and Japan Share the Gold on Day 5 of Asian Games; China's Wu and Xu Shine . . 4 October 2002 . 17 June 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131228201941/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/4188.asp . 28 December 2013 .

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