HILL Danielle

Ireland

Swimming

Date of Birth: 27 Sep 1999

Age: 21

Gender: Female

Place of birth: BELFAST

Birth Country:

Great Britain

Place of residence : NEWTOWNABBEY

Residence Country:

Great Britain

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Women's 50m Freestyle
	Women's 100m Backstroke

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 100m Backstroke - Heat 3	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 50m Freestyle - Heat 8	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

European Championships

Year	Location	4x100Free W	4x100Medley W	4x100Medley X
2020	Budapest, HUN	H (3:44.37)	H (4:02.93)	H (3:49.08)

Legend
Free - Freestyle, Back - Backstroke, Breast - Breaststroke, Fly - Butterfly, IndMed - Individual Medley, SF - Semifinal, H - Heats, DNS - Did Not Start, M - Men, W - Women, X - Mixed, DSQ - Disqualified, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not swim in final

Nickname:

D (Facebook profile, 07 Jul 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete, Coach

Languages spoken:

English

Club name:

Larne Swimming Club [Great Britain]

Coach:

Peter Hill [club]

Injuries:

In 2018 she suffered a dislocated shoulder during a training exercise after touching a pool wall. (belfasttelegraph.co.uk, 21 Mar 2020)

Start:

She began swimming at age four. (newtownabbeytoday.co.uk, 29 Jun 2014; Facebook profile, 21 Jun 2014)

Reason:

Her mother introduced her to the sport when they were on holiday. (newtownabbeytoday.co.uk, 29 Jun 2014)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram profile, 07 Jul 2021)

Memorable:

Achieving an Irish national record time of 1:00.18 in the 100m backstroke at the Swim Ireland Performance Meet in Dublin, Ireland in June 2021. The time also meant she had achieved the International Swimming Federation [FINA] A qualifying standard for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram profile, 07 Jul 2021; swimireland.ie, 24 Jun 2021)

Influence:

Coach Peter Hill. (belfasttelegraph.co.uk, 21 Mar 2020)

Philosophy:

"You have to remember that the position you're in today may have been the position you had wished for six months ago. Look for the small successes and keep going. All it takes is for one performance to change your life. Do the work, turn up and believe in your ability." (newtownabbeytoday.co.uk, 07 Jul 2021)

General Interest

General
TOKYO FINAL PUSH
She managed to achieve the FINA A qualifying standard in 100m backstroke for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo in her final attempt at the Swim Ireland Performance Meet in Dublin in June 2021. The time she needed was 1:00.25 and she set an Irish national record of 1:00.18 to secure selection for the 2020 Games. "It was now or never. I knew I had done the work and it was about remembering that. It was quite a nerve-wracking day. I had my dad on the phone on my way to the venue and he was in tears before I had even been out. I knew I just had to hang on and thank goodness the training paid off. It means everything. I think for any athlete it is the pinnacle of their career and I am so proud to have represented Larne whilst doing it. I am beyond proud to be able to represent Ireland in Tokyo. It's not been the prettiest of roller coasters but that makes it even sweeter." (Instagram profile, 07 Jul 2021; swimireland.ie, 24 Jun 2021; bbc.com, 24 Jun 2021)

OCCUPATION
She has worked as a swimming coach for Peter Hill Swimming in Belfast, Northern Ireland. (Facebook profile, 07 Jul 2021)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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