Daniel Speers

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Daniel Speers
Daniel Speers at the 2015 european Games.jpg
Daniel Speers at the 2015 european Games
Personal information
Full nameDaniel Speers
Nickname"Dan" "Speersy"
National teamFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Born (1997-06-17) 17 June 1997 (age 26)
Bournemouth, England
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight81.5 kg (180 lb; 12.83 st)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
ClubUniversity of Notre Dame
CoachJol Finck, Euan Dale
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
European Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 European Games 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 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.

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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]

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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.