Daniel Wallace (born 14 April 1993) is a retired Scottish

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who has represented Great Britain in the

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and FINA world championships, and Scotland in the

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. The 2014 Commonwealth Games champion at 400 metre individual medley, he was part of the Great Britain 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay team that won gold at the 2015 FINA World Aquatics Championships, and silver at the same event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Career

Competing for Scotland at the

2014 Commonwealth Games The 2014 Commonwealth Games ( gd, Geamannan a' Cho-fhlaitheis 2014), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014, ( sco, Glesca 2014 or Glesga 2014; gd, Glaschu 2014), was an international multi-sport ev ...

held in Glasgow, Wallace won the gold medal in the men's 400-metre individual medley with a first-place time 4:11.28. He also won a silver medal in the 200-metre individual medley and silver as a member of the second-place Scottish team in the 4x200-metre freestyle relay.Dan Wallace
Scottish Swimming. Retrieved 21 November 2018. He was born in Edinburgh, and trained under head coach Laurel Bailey at

Warrender Baths Club Warrender Baths Club is a swimming club which originated at Warrender Baths in Edinburgh, Scotland, established in 1888. In 2013 the Club had 600 members with an active membership of 350 swimmers training at nine swimming pools across Edinburgh ...

. In 2011, Wallace won a silver medal for the 200-metre individual medley and a bronze for the 400-metre individual medley at the

2011 European Junior Swimming Championships The 2011 European Junior Swimming Championships were held from 6–10 July 2011 in Belgrade, Serbia. The Championships were organized by Ligue Européenne de Natation (LEN), the European Swimming League, and were held in a 50-meter pool. Per LEN ru ...

in Belgrade, Serbia. Wallace accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the

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in Gainesville, Florida, United States, where he swam for coach

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team in

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(NCAA) and

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(SEC) competition from 2012 to 2015. In his four seasons of college swimming, he was a member of the Gators' NCAA national championship relay team in the 4x200-yard freestyle relay as a sophomore in 2013, and was NCAA national runner-up in the 500-yard freestyle event in 2014 and 2015. He was the recipient of twelve All-American honours.GatorZone.com, Men's Swimming & Diving, 2014 Roster
Dan Wallace
Retrieved 6 September 2014. At the

2015 World Aquatics Championships The 16th FINA World Aquatics Championships, FINA World Championships (russian: Чемпионат мира по водным видам спорта 2015), also Aquatics 2015, were held in Kazan, Russia from 24 July to 9 August 2015. Russia host ...

in Kazan, Russia, Wallace won a gold medal as a member of the first-place British team in the men's 4×200-metre freestyle relay. On 11 April 2018, after winning two Bronze medals at the

2018 Commonwealth Games The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that were held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, bet ...

in Australia, Wallace announced his retirement from swimming at the age of 24. He said, "I'd done everything I wanted to do within the sport so it was just about enjoying the last moments, the last Games, and the last chance to represent Scotland."

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Dan Wallace
– Scottish Swimming athlete profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Wallace, Daniel 1993 births Living people Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Scotland Florida Gators men's swimmers Scottish male swimmers Sportspeople from Edinburgh World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Scotland Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers of Great Britain Olympic silver medalists in swimming Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Scottish Olympic medallists Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

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