| DANIELLE WATTS |
disability swimmer | 
| Club: |
City of Oxford |
| Classification: |
S1 |
| DOB: |
13th October 1980 |
| Height: |
1.65m |
| Weight: |
77kg |
| Trains: |
Temple Cowley Pool |
| Born: |
Oxford |
| Lives: |
Oxford |
| Occupation: |
Swimmer |
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 |
First sporting success: The 1999 European Championships in Germany. I won three gold medals and broke three world records
Finest sporting moment: Sydney 2000 - it was my first Paralympics and I broke five world records. In Athens 2004 I won my first Paralmypics medals, winning a silver and two bronze medals
Tip for the top: Try your best and in the end you'll be rewarded
First GB selection year: 1999
Sporting hero: Steve Redgrave
Closest friend in sport: Fran Williamson
Other sporting successes: I came second in the dressage event at the 2005 Horse Riding Nationals
Favourite sport other than swimming: Horse Riding
Three words that best describe you: Friendly, approachable and caring
Would most like to meet: Pippa Funnel
Most prized possession: My Paralympic medals
Biggest influence on career: My family
Toughest opponent: Sara Carracelas (ESP)
Any pets: I have a black Labrador dog called Poppy
Biggest disappointment: My swimming times in 2005 were not good
Favourite venue and why: Sydney, Australia because it was a country I had always wanted to go to before I got the chance at the Paralympics
Ultimate ambition: To win a gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics
LAST UPDATED 17th May 2006
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