Daniel Fogg
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| Full name | Daniel Lee Fogg | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
24 August 1987 Edmonton, Middlesex, England | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb; 11.7 st) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Loughborough University SC | |||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Daniel Fogg (born 24 August 1987) is a British professional swimmer, specialising in at 1500 metres and Open water swimming.
Early career
Daniel started his career swimming for London Borough of Waltham Forest (Gators) Swimming Club, representing the club at all levels, also captaining the club. In 2005, Daniel was selected to swim for the Great British Junior team at the European Junior Swimming Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Daniel came 8th in the 1500m freestyle in a time of 15:42.61.[1]
Daniel Fogg started his education at Chase Lane and later moved on to Rush Croft Sports College in Chingford, London. He then attended Chingford Foundation School to study A levels in the Sixth form.
Daniel went on to swim for Loughborough University Swim team, as well as study sports science at the University.
International career
Daniel was first selected for the senior British team in for the 2008 European Short Course Swimming Championships, competing in both the 400m freestyle and 1500m freestyle. In 2009, Fogg was selected for the World Championships in Rome, competing in the 10k.
Fogg won a bronze medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games competing in the Men's 1500 metre freestyle.[2] At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Daniel came 5th in the Open Water 10 km and 8th in the 1,500m.[3]