Co Glasgow · GBR
Daniel is a swimmer from the United Kingdom, a sprinter and an international traveller on the circuit, whose official competitive record spans 14 seasons, 5 countries and 147 meets.
His recorded career begins in 2001, and one of his earliest marks still on file is the 400 freestyle in 4:28.75, raced in Glasgow.
His signature event is the 100 butterfly, the event he has raced the most, followed by the 100 freestyle and 50 butterfly. Butterfly is where his specialisation lies (116 meets), while freestyle appears in more meets (118 meets and 318 recorded swims spread across 6 different distances) because he races it across the full distance range rather than as a main event.
His fastest 100 butterfly stands at 54.66, set in long course (50 m) at European Junior Championships.
His record includes national championships, between 2009 and 2014 (Scottish Nationals SC and Scottish National Age Grp). A representative mark at that level is 53.37 in the 100 butterfly, recorded in short course (25 m). He also appears in international meets.
The record runs unbroken from 2001 to 2014: 14 consecutive seasons without a single missing year. 2006 is the busiest season on record, with 117 verified individual swims.
He is a genuinely international swimmer: the official record spans 5 countries (the United Kingdom, Spain, Mexico, SLO and the Netherlands), including 4 of 147 meets outside the United Kingdom.
Those meets span 34 different venues (Glenrothes, Glasgow, Sheffield and Edinburgh…). He has raced for Co Glasgow.
Latest competition: North District SASA Grand Prix in Aberdeen, on May 30, 2014, with 2 swims: 25.13 in the 50 butterfly and 25.15 in the 50 butterfly, all in long course (50 m). He closes this record with 33 current event personal bests and 249 all-time PB improvements, across 939 verified official swims in competitions governed by Aquatics GB and World Aquatics.