LSU Gold
Position
Distance Freestyle
Height
5'8
Class
Freshman
Hometown
Chesterfield, Mo.
High School
Marquette HS

Daniel’s Top Times
200 Free – 1:51.29 2020 SEC Championships
500 Free – 4:48.61 2020 SEC Championships
1000 Free – 10:42.66 Alabama
1650 Free – 16:37.17 2019 SMU Invitational
400 IM – 4:19.72 2017 Art Adamson

SENIOR SEASON (2020-21)

Against Alabama to start the season, finished in fifth place in the 1000-Yard Freestyle with a time of 10:42.66…In a duel meet against Tulane she won the 1000-Yard freestyle with a time of 10:06.00 and finished second overall in the 500-Yard Freestyle in a time of 4:55.26…Against Florida State University, she won the 1650-Yard Freestyle with a time of 17:00.77 and touched the wall third overall in the 500-Yard Freestyle with a time of 4:58.81…At a dual meet against Texas A&M, she won the 500-Yard Freestyle with a time of 4:56.70 and finished second overall in the 1000-Yard Freestyle with a time of 10:01.18… At the 2021 SEC Championships, finished in 26th place in both the 500 and 1650-Yard Freestyle with times of 4:49.79 and 16:47.13… Also at the SEC Championships, finished in 50th place in the 200-Yard Freestyle with a time of 1:52.27. 

JUNIOR SEASON (2019-20)
Finished in fourth place in the 1000-Yard Freestyle and sixth place in the 500-Yard Freestyle against Tulane with times of 10:29.64 and 5:15.13… Came in fifth place in the 1000-Yard Free against Auburn with a time of 10:38.22… Had a pair of top-five finishes against SMU – finishing third in the 1000-Yard Free with a time of 10:21.14 and fifth in the 500-Yard Free with a time of 5:04.66… Earned the silver medal in the 500-Yard and 1650-Yard Free at the SMU Invitational with times of 4:50.30 and 16:37.17… Touched the wall in 16:51.75 to claim the silver in the 1650-Yard free against Missouri… In a dual meet against Delta State, she won the 1000-Yard Freestyle with a time of 10:29.36 and came in fifth in the 500-Yard Freestyle with a time of 5:12.61…Came third in the 1000-Yard Free against Florida State with a time of 10:18.77…In a dual meet against Texas A&M she finished fourth in the 1000-Yard Free with a time of 10:30.82 and fifth in the 500-Yard Free with a 5:13.51…In a Tri meet against Houston and Rice she touched the wall second in the 1000-Yard Free with a time of 10:15.16… At the 2020 SEC Championships, finished in 25th place in the 1650-Yard Free with a time of 16:42.23, 27th place in the 500-Yard Free with a time of 4:48.61, and 54th place in the 200-Yard Free with a time of 1:51.29.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2018-19)
Started the season off with a third place finish in the 1000-Yard Freestyle and a fifth place finish in the 500-Yard Freestyle against UCONN and Navy with times of 10:26.96 and 5:03.72 … Finished in fifth place in 1000-Yard Freestyle with a time of 10:24.72 against Florida and seventh place in the 500-Yard Freestyle with a time of 5:16.28 … Finished in fifth place and sixth place against Kentucky in the 1000 and 500-Yard Freestyle with times of 10:26.25 and 5:05.81 … Claimed fourth place in the 1000-Yard Freestyle against Tulane and Loyola with a time of 10:32.61 … Took home eighth place in the 400-Yard IM with a time of 4:24.33 and 10th place in the 500-Yard Freestyle with times of 4:24.33 and 4:49.26 at the Art Adamson Invitational … Won the 1650-Yard Freestyle against Incarnate Word and Delta State with a time of 16:54.60 … Finished fourth and fifth in the 1000 and 500-Yard Freestyle against Texas A&M with times of 10:31.61 and 5:16.24 … Three top-ten finishes against Houston and Rice in the 500 and 1000-Yard Freestyle and the 400-Yard IM … At the 2019 SEC Championships, finished in 29th place in the 1650-Yard Freestyle with a time of 16:52.54.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2017-18)
Began her collegiate career with a sixth-place finish in the 1000-yard freestyle … Placed eighth overall in the 1000 free against Pittsburgh and Virginia … Took fourth in the 1000 free and fifth in the 400 individual medley at SMU … Reached the ‘C’ Final of the 400 IM at the Art Adamson Invitational, finishing 21st overall and setting a personal-best … Touched the wall fourth in the 1000 free against Georgia … Earned silver in both the 500 and 1000 free race against Texas A&M … Also earned second in the 1000 free in a quad meet against Houston, Rice, and Tulane … Set new personal bests in the 1000 free and 1650 free during the 1650 free at the SEC Championships, where she finished 21st overall … Both personal-bests earned her a spot on the LSU all-time list, swimming the fourth-fastest 1650 free and fifth-fastest 1000 free in school history.

PRIOR TO LSU
Ranked fourth in the state of Missouri by collegeswimming.com … Swam for CSP Tideriders … Took gold in the 1500 free at the 2016 Speedo Champions Series (Colombia)… A three-time finalist at the 2016 Speedo Champions Series (Jenks)… Took second in the 1500 free, third in the 800 free, and fourth in the 400 IM … Was a four-time finalist at the 2017 Speedo Sectionals … Won silver in the 1650 free, third in the 1000 free and 400 IM, and sixth in the 500 free… Coached by Joe Schoedel.

PERSONAL
Born on October 22, 1998 … Parents are Phil and Laura Daniels … Has one sister – Ashley … Majoring in Kinesiology.

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