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| Danielle
HUSKISSON |
| Sport |
Open Water Swimming |
| NOC |
Great Britain
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| Gender | Women |
| Born | 27 Mar 1993
in South Shields, ENG |
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Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
University of Stirling: Scotland |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Sport Studies - University of Stirling: Scotland |
General Interest |
Hero / Idol |
British open water swimmer Keri-Anne Payne. (simplyswim.com, 11 Sep 2019) |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete, Coach, Fitness Instructor |
Languages |
English |
Family |
Partner Jak Scott |
General Interest |
Famous relatives |
Her partner Jak Scott has represented Great Britain in swimming. (Facebook profile, 12 Apr 2017; swimming.org, 2013; SportsDeskOnline, 29 Oct 2020) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
She was invited to the British open water trials after impressing in 800m and 1500m freestyle events in 2013. "I have done a few 5km's in the past but I've always thought 1500m was too short of an event to do. I've always felt that I had much longer endurance, so when the opportunity came up to do the 10km I was ready to do it, I felt like I could try and see how I get on doing it." |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began swimming at age two. She competed in her first open water event in May 2013. |
General Interest |
Other sports |
She has competed in swimming at national level in Great Britain, and won silver in the 800m freestyle event at the 2019 British Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. She has also competed in diving at junior level for the City of Sunderland club in England. (SportsDeskOnline, 29 Oct 2020; Sunderland Echo, 27 Nov 2010) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"If you have a place, you have a chance." (simplyswim.com, 11 Sep 2019) |
Other information |
MOVE TO OPEN WATER
She competed in shorter distances in the pool before switching to open water swimming. "It was not necessarily a choice to compete in open water. I had done a couple of open water England talent camps when I was younger, but once I had moved away from home to university in Stirling, I never really gave it a second thought. In 2013, after doing well in the 800m at British trials, I was given the opportunity to compete in my first open water 10km race in Portugal. I was hesitant at first as 10km is a very daunting task. I eventually decided I would go and if nothing came of it, at least I had tried one. It turned out to be extreme weather conditions and was the hardest 10km I have ever done to this day. To my surprise, I finished top British girl and qualified for the Barcelona world championships [in 2013]. Ever since then I have not looked back. I have been fortunate enough to have had many amazing experiences and travelled the world because of open water swimming." (simplyswim.com, 11 Sep 2019)
SWIMMING AND YOGA COACHING
Since October 2016 she has worked as a swim coach at her alma mater, the University of Stirling. In November 2018 she also began working as a yoga instructor at the university in addition to swim coaching. (Twitter profile, 21 May 2021; LinkedIn profile, 01 Nov 2020; Instagram profile, 23 May 2021) |
Hobbies |
Yoga, hiking, camping, mountaineering, watching Formula One motor racing, spending time with her pet dog. (Instagram profile, 23 May 2021; Twitter profile, 25 Oct 2020) |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Stirling, SCO |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 25 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
10km |
1:55:31.5 |
| 11 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
5km - Team Relay |
55:31.1 |
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2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
5km |
DNS |
| 12 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
10km |
2:01:06.1 |
| 5 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
5km - Team Relay |
54:51.1 |
| 35 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
10km |
2:00:57.3 |
| 33 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
10km |
2:01:31.5 |
European Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 15 |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
10km |
1:59:37.3 |
| 8 |
2016 |
Hoorn, NED |
10km |
2:07:13.7 |
| 1 |
2016 |
Hoorn, NED |
5km |
59:46.1 |
| 4 |
2016 |
Hoorn, NED |
5km - Team Time Trial |
57:03.5 |
| 21 |
2014 |
Berlin, GER |
10km |
2:03:01.9 |
| 7 |
2014 |
Berlin, GER |
5km - Team Time Trial |
58:06.5 |
World Series |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 44 |
2021 |
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10km |
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| 29 |
2021 |
Doha, QAT |
10km |
2:02:01.6 |
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2020 |
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10km |
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| 14 |
2020 |
Doha, QAT |
10km |
1:56:57.2 |
| 101 |
2019 |
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10km |
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| 35 |
2019 |
Doha, QAT |
10km |
2:06:01.9 |
| 29 |
2018 |
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10km |
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| 32 |
2018 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
10km |
2:08:14.0 |
| 18 |
2018 |
Beau Vallon, SEY |
10km |
1:59:24.70 |
| 19 |
2018 |
Doha, QAT |
10km |
2:03:07.7 |
| 21 |
2018 |
Setúbal, POR |
10km |
2:09:20.69 |
| 36 |
2017 |
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10km |
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| 28 |
2017 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
10km |
1:54:35.3 |
| 16 |
2017 |
Setúbal, POR |
10km |
1:38:22.61 |
| 14 |
2015 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
10km |
2:08:19.3 |
| 12 |
2015 |
Balatonfüred, HUN |
10km |
1:50:54.56 |
| 21 |
2014 |
Hong Kong, CHN |
10km |
2:07:47.2 |
| 23 |
2014 |
Setúbal, POR |
10km |
2:07:03.9 |
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