Rio Daodu

Mt Kelly · GBR

Rio is a swimmer from the United Kingdom, a national-level swimmer, whose official competitive record spans 9 seasons, 10 years and 25 meets.

His recorded career begins in 2017 in Leeds, where he raced the 100 breaststroke in 1:53.96.

His signature event is the 1500 freestyle, his reference distance in freestyle, ahead of the 800 freestyle and 400 freestyle. Freestyle is the backbone of the whole record: 12 recorded swims.

His fastest 1500 freestyle stands at 19:17.13, set in long course (50 m) at Yorkshire County Championships Level of Meet.

His record includes national championships, between 2019 and 2025 (Grimsby Aquatics Club Championships & Time Trials and GoCardless SE National Winter Championships 2024). A representative mark at that level is 3:12.60 in the 200 breaststroke, recorded in short course (25 m). He also appears in international meets.

After a 2-year break between 2017 and 2019, he came back to racing and the record picks up again in 2019.

Those meets span 12 different venues (Leeds, Sheffield, Grimsby and Ancholme…).

Still active: the directory includes official activity in the 2026 season. Latest competition: Aquatics GB Next Gen Swimming Championships, on July 19, 2026. He holds 33 current event personal bests across 33 verified official swims in competitions governed by Aquatics GB and World Aquatics.

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