
Danielle Hill
Danielle Hill is an accomplished Irish swimmer known for her prowess in backstroke and freestyle events, and she made headlines by setting a new championship record in the 50m backstroke at the 2025 Irish Open Swimming Championships.
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Recent news mentions
Danielle Hill clocked 25.24 in the women’s 50m freestyle, finishing 25th overall.
Mona McSharry and Danielle Hill end World Championships campaigns with heat exits – The Irish TimesDanielle Hill, swim coach and Irish Olympian, escorted children to safety during violent attacks on immigrants.
Week of violent attacks on Northern Ireland’s small immigrant community ‘akin to 1930s Germany’ – The Irish TimesDanielle Hill is a double Olympian from Newtownabbey, Co Antrim who represented Ireland at the Tokyo and Paris summer games.
‘I thought Northern Ireland was past this; I thought we were beyond balaclavas’ – The Irish TimesDanielle Hill, an Olympic swimmer, expressed her sadness over the violence and its impact on children.
Families hid in attics during 'race motivated' disorder, says chief constableDanielle Hill set a new championship record in the final of the 50m backstroke.
Daniel Wiffen finishes outside the 1,500m freestyle world record, but still produces another world-class swim – The Irish Times























