Daniel Fogg is a British professional swimmer, specialising in at 1500 metres and Open water swimming

Open water swimming

Open water swimming takes place in outdoor bodies of water such as open oceans, bays, lakes, rivers, canals, and reservoirs.The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming is sometimes taken to be May 3, 1810, when Lord Byron swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to Asia.In...

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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

European Junior Swimming Championships

The European Junior Swimming Championships is an annual swimming competition for European swimmers organized by the Ligue Européenne de Natation and held over five days...

 in Budapest

Budapest

Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...

, Hungary

Hungary

Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

. Daniel came 8th in the 1500m freestyle in a time of 15:42.61.

Daniel Fogg was educated at Rush Croft Sports College

Rush Croft Sports College

Rush Croft Sports College is a mixed, comprehensive 11-16 school in Chingford, London. The school has been awarded specialist Sports College status.-References:*...

 in Chingford

Chingford

Chingford is a district of north east London, bordering on Enfield and Edmonton to the west, Woodford to the east, Walthamstow and Stratford to the south and Essex to the north. It is situated northeast of Charing Cross and forms part of the London Borough of Waltham Forest...

, London

London

London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

, where he excelled in athletics & basketball.

Daniel went on to swim for Loughborough University

Loughborough University

Loughborough University is a research based campus university located in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, in the East Midlands of England...

 Swim team, as well as study sports science at the University. It was here that Daniel first selected for the senior British team in for the 2008 European Short Course Swimming Championships, competing in both the 400m freestkle and 1500m frestyle.

International career

In 2009, Fogg was selcted for the World Championships

Open water swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships

The Open Water Swimming competition at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships were held from July 21 to 25 at the beach of Ostia in Rome.-Schedule:...

 in Rome

Rome

Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...

, competing in the 10k.

Fogg won a bronze medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games competing in the Men's 1500 metre freestyle

Swimming at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's 1500 metre freestyle

The Men's 1500 metre freestyle event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games took place on October 8 and 9, 2010, at the SPM Swimming Pool Complex.Two heats were held. The heat in which a swimmer competed did not formally matter for advancement, as the swimmers with the top eight times from the entire field...

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