Dano Halsall
{{Short description|Swiss swimmer (born 1963)}}
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{{MedalSport | Men's swimming}}
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{{MedalCompetition|World Championships (LC)}}
{{MedalSilver | 1986 Madrid | 50 m freestyle}}
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Dano Halsall (born February 16, 1963) is a former freestyle swimmer from Switzerland, who competed in three Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1984.
Halsall was born in Geneva. His mother is Swiss and his father was born in Jamaica.
Halsall broke the world record in the 50m Freestyle on July 21, 1985. The next year he won the silver medal in the same event at the 1986 World Aquatics Championships in Madrid, Spain. He retired after the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.
External links
- [http://www.dano.ch/ Personal website]
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world record holder (long course)|years=July 21, 1985 – December 6, 1985|after=Tom Jager}}
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Category:Swiss people of Jamaican descent
Category:Sportspeople of Jamaican descent
Category:Olympic swimmers for Switzerland
Category:Swimmers at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Category:Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Category:Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Category:Swiss male freestyle swimmers
Category:World record setters in swimming
Category:World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
Category:Sportspeople from Geneva
Category:20th-century Swiss sportsmen
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