| DANIELLE WATTS |
disability swimmer | 
| Club: |
City of Oxford |
| Classification: |
S1 |
| DOB: |
13th October 1980 |
| Height: |
1.65m |
| Trains: |
David Lloyd, Cowley |
| Coach: |
Eddie McCluskey |
| Born: |
Oxford |
| Lives: |
Oxford |
| Occupation: |
Swimmer |
Paralympic Games 2008 7th 50m Backstroke 1:27.28 (S2) 13th 50m Freestyle 1:28.74 (S1)
IPC World Championships, 2006 GOLD 50m Freestyle 1.21.27 GOLD 100m Freestyle 2.57.73 GOLD 200m Freestyle 6.03.90 GOLD 50m Backstroke 1.22.26
Paralympic Games, Athens 2004 BRONZE 50m Freestyle 1.32.90 BRONZE 50m Backstroke 1.31.12 SILVER 100m Freestyle 3.12.70
Welsh Winter Championships 2003 GOLD 50m Freestyle (S1) GOLD 100m Freestyle (S1) GOLD 50m Backstroke (S1)
| 50m Freestyle |
Swansea |
28/11/03 |
1:19.65 secs |
BR, ER & WR |
| 100m Freestyle |
Swansea |
30/11/03 |
2:55.77 secs |
BR, ER & WR |
| 200m Freestyle |
Swansea |
29/11/03 |
6:09.80 secs |
BR, ER & WR |
| 50m Backstroke |
Swansea |
30/11/03 |
1:22.23 secs |
BR, ER & WR |
| 100m Backstroke |
Sheffield |
04/05/03 |
3:01.75 secs |
BR, ER & WR |
Favourite event: 100m Free
Finest ever performance/Why: Athens 2004 for winning medals at my first Paralympics.
First senior international meet: Germany 1997.
Role models: Friends and Family
My aspirations are: To win gold at the Paralympics in 50m Back.
Tip for the top: The more you train, the better you’ll be.
Life after swimming: Coaching.
Music: Variety.
If I wasn’t a swimmer/diver I would be: Doing something I found interesting, possibly a receptionist.
Describe yourself in three words: Friendly, outgoing and caring.
Would most like to meet: Andy Murray.
Most prized possession: Swimming Medals.
Biggest influence on career: Family
Sporting relations: My dad used to be a diver years ago.
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