Danielle Hill (swimmer)

Danielle Hill
Personal information
NationalityIrish, Northern Irish
Born (1999-09-27) 27 September 1999 (age 25)
Belfast, Northern Ireland[1]
Home townNewtownabbey, County Antrim
Sport
CountryIreland
SportSwimming
ClubLarne
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Ireland
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2024 Belgrade 50 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2024 Belgrade 100 m backstroke

Danielle Hill (born 27 September 1999) is an Irish swimmer from Northern Ireland.[2][3] She competed in the women's 100 metre backstroke at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4] On 24 June 2021, she set a new Irish national record with a time of 1:00.18 in the 100m backstroke, simultaneously posting an Olympic qualifying time for the delayed Tokyo Games.[1]

Major Results

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Olympic Results
Year 50m

Free

100m

Back

4x100m

Medley Relay

4x100m

Free Relay

2020 33rd 25th
2024 21st 16th 11th 16th
World Championship Results
Year 50m

Free

50m

Back

50m

Fly

100m

Back

100m

Free

4x100m

Free Relay

4x100m

Medley Relay

2021 (25m) 22nd 14th 25th 31st
2023 30th 10th 30th 27th 15th 13th
2024 (25m) 18th 11th 19th 26th
European Championship Results
Year 50m

Back

100m

Back

50m

Free

100m

Free

4x100m

Medley Relay

4x100m

Free Relay

Mixed 4x100m

Medley Relay

2020 11th 12th
2022 14th 21st 22nd 22nd 11th
2024 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Danielle Hill". Tokyo 2020. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Danielle Hill". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Danielle Hill: Larne swimmer ends Irish Open meet with six titles". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Women's 100m Backstroke: Results Summary" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
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