Danielle Kettlewell

Danielle Merlyn Kettlewell (born 17 November 1992) is an Australian synchronised swimmer. She competed in the team event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2]

Danielle Kettlewell
Danielle Kettlewell and her Mixed Duet partner Ethan Calleja at the 2019 FINA World Series - China Open
Personal information
Full nameDanielle Merlyn Kettlewell
Born (1992-11-17) 17 November 1992
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada[1]
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesSynchronised swimming

She was training for the 2019 FINA World Aquatic Championships of which both her male counterpart, Ethan Calleja and herself have been selected as Australia's first Mixed Duet in the sport of Artistic swimming, formally known as Synchronised Swimming.[3]

Kettlewell and her duet partner Calleja, became National champions in their mixed duet event, showcasing a free duet in Sydney at the 2019 Hancock Prospecting Artistic Swimming Australian National Championships.[4] They also have recently competed at the 2019 FINA World Series - China Open[5] in May, which was held at the Yung Ting Natatorium (Beijing). Kettlewell and Calleja placed 5th in the Free Mixed Duet event, securing the position of the first two Australians to compete in this event internationally.[6]

References
  1. "Kettlewell achieves Rio dream with family looking on". Australian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  2. "Danielle Kettlewell". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  3. Marmet, Christina (31 January 2019). "Sync Up: January 31, 2019". Inside Synchro. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  4. kimdavis03 (25 April 2019). "Results". National Championships 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  5. "FINA Artistic Swimming World Series 2019 #5 | fina.org - Official FINA website". www.fina.org. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  6. Marmet, Christina (7 May 2019). "Mixed Duets Welcome New Pair at China Open". Inside Synchro. Retrieved 16 May 2019.


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