Daniel Sliwinski

Daniel Sliwinski (born 4 April 1990) is a British former breaststroke swimmer.[1][2]

Daniel Sliwinski
Personal information
Born (1990-04-04) 4 April 1990
Preston, England
Sport
Country Great Britain
 England
SportSwimming
Event(s)Breaststroke
Medal record
Commonwealth Games
Representing  England
Bronze medal – third place2010 Delhi4 × 100 m medley

Sliwinski, born in Preston, began swimming at the age of five.[3] He attended Bolton School and with his junior swimming accomplishments earned a full scholarship to Indiana University in the United States.[4]

A Stockport ITC swimmer, Sliwinski won both the 50 and 100 metre breaststroke events at the 2008 Youth World Championships. In 2010 he was a member of England's bronze medal-winning 4 × 100 m medley relay team at the Delhi Commonwealth Games. He is a former British record holder in the 100 metre breaststroke.[5] In 2012 he won the 100 metre breaststroke at the British Championships to earn a place on the London Olympic team, but had to withdraw a month before the games due to a shoulder tendon injury.[6]

References
  1. "Olympic Dreams: Swimmer Sliwinski". BBC Sport. 8 August 2011.
  2. "East Lancs Olympic Hopefuls: Swimmer Daniel Sliwinski". Lancashire Telegraph. 8 March 2012.
  3. "Daniel aiming for Olympic glory". The Bolton News. 11 November 2007.
  4. "Daniel wins US swimming scholarship". The Bolton News. 19 December 2008.
  5. "Sliwinski hit hard by funding cut". BBC Sport. 20 January 2013.
  6. "London 2012 Olympics: swimmer Dan Sliwinski ruled out of Games due to injury". The Daily Telegraph. 17 June 2012.
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