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Daniel Speers (born 17 June 1997) is a retired English competitive
swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...
who has represented Great Britain in the
2015 European Games The 2015 European Games, also known as Baku 2015 or Baku 2015 European Games ( az, Bakı 2015 Avropa Oyunları), were the inaugural edition of the European Games, an international multi-sport event for athletes representing the National Olympic ...
. Speers specialized in the 50-metre freestyle.


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. Head coach Robin Armayan, worked extensively on Speers' freestyle technique. In September 2013, Speers joined Millfield School where he was coached by Euan Dale and Jol Finck. Speers later represented Great Britain at the European Games, in his second year of Millfield, winning two relay medals. Speers swam at the University of Notre Dame under head coach Matthew Tallman.


See also

* 2015 European Games medal table * List of 2015 European Games medal winners


External links


Dan doubles up at the Olympic centre
Dorset Echo, 2 Feb 2012
Costume hitch is no problem for Speers
Bournemouth Echo, 9 Aug 2013


References

Living people Swimmers at the 2015 European Games 1997 births British male swimmers Sportspeople from Bournemouth European Games medalists in swimming European Games gold medalists for Great Britain European Games silver medalists for Great Britain University of Notre Dame alumni People educated at Millfield {{UK-swimming-bio-stub