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Daniel Coakley
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Monday, 11 August 2008 04:40

Daniel CoakleyThis Filipino-American Olympian has his share of tough international competitions of his swimming career, but with pride.

In 2006 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Doha, Qatar, Daniel broke the record of the 50-meter freestyle event in a sweeping 22 minutes and 90 seconds time for Team Philippines, besting other Asian athletes.

Daniel also competed in the First Fina World Youth Championship in 2006 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The 18-year-old Daniel said he would not be in this level of his career without his father, Jeffrey Coakley. He said his dad, who had no experience in swimming and coaching, has been his coach and trainer for the past 10 years.

Daniel lives in Kohala, Hawaii. He said he loves swimming because he likes the feel of the water over his head and the competition itself.

For the coming 2008 Beijing Olympics, Daniel has been training in Florida, USA under coach Sergio Lopez (Spain) and assistant coach Jason Canaloy (Philippines) since January of this year.

He said his training in the US “is intense,” adding that he does things he never did before like weightlifting.

“Practice is like a race,” Daniel said.

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