Danielle DeFrancesco

Date of Birth: 26/05/1992
Club: Miami SC Inc

NICKNAME	Danni	PERSONAL BEST TIMES – Open Water
D.O.B	26/05/1992	5km – 1:00:29.0 2010 Australian Open Water Championships
BORN	Victoria
LIVES	Gold Coast, QLD
PHYSICAL	173cm 60kg
CLUB/INSTITUTE	Miami	PERSONAL BEST TIMES – Long course (50m Pool)
TRAINS (POOL)	Miami	800m free -8:44.24 - 2010 Australian Swimming Championships
COACH	Dennis Cotterell	1500m freestyle -16:46.58 2010 Australian Swimming Championships
MAIN EVENT	1500m Free 10km 5km

OUT OF THE POOL						IN THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS			Mum (Pam) - Dad (Eugene) – Brother (Joel)			INDIVIDUAL AUSTRALIAN LONG COURSE TITLES: 0 INDIVIDUAL AUSTRALIAN OWS TITLES: 0 CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Won silver in the 10km at the Junior Pan Pacs in Guam and won silver in the 5km at the 2010 Australian Open Water Swimming Championships 2010 – Silver in the 5km at the 2010 Australian Open Water Swimming Championships 2009 – Finished 36^thin the 10km at the World Championships in Rome
STUDIES/OCCUPATION				Nutrition and dietetics at Griffith Uni
OTHER SPORTS PLAYED/PLAY				Triathlons, Surf Lifesaving
SUPERSTITIONS				None
ULTIMATE RELAXATION				Sleeping and hanging with friends
SPECIALITY IN THE KITCHEN				Toast
ONE THING YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT				Family
FAVOURITES
SPORTING TEAM	Carlton FC
MOVIES	Napoleon Dynamite
TV SHOW	Biggest Loser, Bondi Rescue
BANDS/MUSIC	Creed, Powderfinger			HOLIDAY	Hawaii
FOOD	Indian			DRINK	Choc Thickshake
SWIM MEET	Open Water Championships
HOBBIES	Surfing
PETS	Dog – Missy
INTERESTING PERSONAL FACT	Nothing I can think of …
CAREER OBSTACLES				Not yet
WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE AND WHY?				Family
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN THREE WORDS				Hard working swimmer
PROUDEST SWIMMING MOMENT				First Australian team
MOST FAMOUS PERSON YOU HAVE MET				Dennis Cotterell
HAS ANYONE IN YOUR FAMILY REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA				Brother – swimming at the Pacific School Games
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO POST SWIMMING				Pursue a career in Nutrition and dietetics
FAVOURITE SWIMMER AND WHY?				Ryan Lochte
WHEN DID YOU FIRST START SWIMMING AND WHY?				Seven-years-old, I just loved the water
NOTABLE QUOTE		"To give anything less than your best is to sacrafice the gift."

AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS AND RESULTS
MEET	LOCATION	YEAR	RESULTS
FINA Open Water World Champs	Roberval, Canada	2010	18^th 5km
World Championships	Rome	2009	36^th 10km
Pan Pacs	Irvine, California	2010	7^th 10km
Junior Pan Pacs	Guam	2009	2^nd 10km