Name :
Halsall

First Name :
Dano

Date of birth :
16th Februry 1963

Nationality :
Swiss – Jamaïcain - Italian

Discipline :
Swimming

How long have you been supporting the Foundation ?
Since the beginning

How did you discover your passion ?
We had a pool in primary school

Which is your course ?
I started Swimming at the age of 8 and I participated to a challenge for the Tribune de Genève where I made a record that is still a record 37 years later.
1st Swiss Champion title at the age of 15, 1st world record at the age of 22, 5 times world recordman, participation to 3 Olympic Games (finalist each time)

What are your best performances ?
5 times world recordman, 86 times Swiss Champion and 92 times Swiss recordman, vice world champion in 1986 in Madrid and world champion in 1990 in Rome

What’s your best memory in your career ?
My first world record in 1985 in Bellinzona

What’s your worst memory in your career ?
I missed the medals for 9 and 5 hundredth of seconds at the Olympics in Los Angeles in 1984 and in Seoul in 1988.
 

Have you a website?
www.dano.ch