Daniel Barth, Author at SwimSwam

Full Name:	Daniel James Barth
Nickname(s):	Barth Vader
Born:	July 15th, 1996
	Phoenix, Arizona
Nationality:	United States
Status:	Retired

Daniel Barth Daniel Barth has been a swim fanatic from the day that he entered the pool. Given the award of "does breaststroke kick for every stroke" by several of his age group coaches, he was always naturally inclined towards breaststroke. While his teammates found it to be a laughable feat, he took pride in the fact that all of his breaststroke times were faster than his freestyler times. Despite his swimming career ending halfway through high school, his passion for the sport of swimming continues in the areas of both coaching and writing. College Daniel currently attends Boise State University in Idaho where he is pursuing a degree in Marketing. Being an avid sports fan, he can be found at nearly every sporting event on campus. He is also on the leadership team with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes on campus. Personal Daniel was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, where he graduated from Horizon High School in Scottsdale. Growing up, he tried several different sports, but gravitated towards both swim and karate the most. Splitting time between both swim and karate all through elementary and middle school, in high school he made the decision to focus solely on karate. He has had his black belt for several years now and teaches …

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In News

US News

SwimSwam Surge

2023 World Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Taylor Ruck Will Not Continue Swimming NCAA, Is “Unsure” If She Will Stay At Stanford

2023 World Championships: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

2023 World Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

SWIM DATA

How Rare Is It To See A World Record Broken In September?

The Paris 2024 Olympics Had Two of the Closest Finishes In History

2024 Olympics Race Data Breakdown: Men’s 1500 Free

Home Pool Advantage: A Host Country Swimming Analysis

In College

Minna Abraham Clocks NCAA-Leading 1:42.01 200 Free as USC Beats Arizona in Dual Meet

2024 NCAA D3 Champion Crow Thorsen Shines In Emory Invite

Princeton Picks Up Verbal Commitment from #12 Peter Vu for 2026-27

High School All-American Soren Koschmann to Swim for Cornell Next Fall (2025)

In Training

WATCH: Matt King Swims 19.2 50 Free in a BRIEF at end of Practice

New in Commit: Registration Alerts

Owen McDonald Reaping Benefits of Training with World Class Athletes at ASU and Now at IU

NC State’s Erika Pelaez Breaks Down 1:43 2Free, 1:50 2Back, 46.7 Relay Split in NCAA Debut

In Video

Gold Medal Minute

Olympic Swimmer Caeleb Dressel Would Like To Do Rowdy Gaines’ NBC Job

10x Olympic Medalist Caeleb Dressel Unpacks His Paris Olympic Games

Gretchen Walsh Unpacks Her Olympic Debut and Looks Ahead To New Goals, a 54 100m Butterfly

9-time Olympic Medalist Ryan Murphy Unpacks Team USA’s Paris Performance

In Lifestyle

2024 Olympic Year In Review Magazine With The Katie Ledecky Cover Is Ready To Ship

SwimSwam Pulse: 67.4% Believe NCAA Teams Should Suit Up For Dual Meets

Masters Swimmer, Cal Swimming Super Fan Steven Czekala Will Make a Jeopardy Appearance

A Brief History Of Swimming and the U.S. Presidency

Articles by Daniel Barth