Lizza Danila

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| fullname = Marie-Lizza Toinette Danila

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| strokes = Backstroke

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|9|17|df=yes}}

| birth_place = San Pablo, Laguna, Philippines

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Marie-Lizza Toinette Danila (born September 17, 1982) is a Filipino former swimmer, who specialized in backstroke events.{{cite sports-reference|title = Lizza Danila|url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/da/marie-lizza-danila-1.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418104801/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/da/marie-lizza-danila-1.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 18 April 2020|access-date = 17 June 2013}} She represented the Philippines, as a 17-year-old, at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and later collected a total of six silver medals in a backstroke double at the Southeast Asian Games (1999, 2001, and 2003) before her official retirement in 2005.{{cite news|last=Henson|first=Joaquin|title=Another swimmer retires|url=http://www.philstar.com/sports/281825/another-swimmer-retires|publisher=The Philippine Star|date=16 June 2005|accessdate=17 June 2013}} She is also a top 8 finalist at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea.

Career

Danila competed only in the women's 100 m backstroke at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She achieved a FINA B-cut of 1:06.19 after winning a silver medal from the Southeast Asian Games in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei.{{cite web|title=Swimming – Women's 100m Backstroke Startlist (Heat 1)|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000100060037000000FFFFFFFFFFFF00|format=PDF|work=Sydney 2000|publisher=Omega Timing|accessdate=14 June 2013}}{{cite news|last=Vanzi|first=Sol Jose|title=SEA Games 1st day: 4 golds, 3 silvers, 9 bronzes for RP|url=http://www.newsflash.org/1999/08/sp/sp000796.htm|publisher=Philippine Headline News|date=9 August 1999|accessdate=17 June 2013}} Swimming in heat one, Danila, who just turned 18 on the second day of the Games, gave the Filipinos a further reason to celebrate, as she overhauled a 1:07 barrier and rocketed to a fantastic first-place finish in a sterling time of 1:06.48. Danila's blistering triumph was not worthy enough to put her through to the semifinals, as she placed thirty-seventh overall out of 47 swimmers in the prelims.{{cite web|title=Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 100m Backstroke Heat 1 |url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf |work=Sydney 2000 |publisher=LA84 Foundation |page=287 |accessdate=26 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf |archivedate=19 August 2011 }}{{cite news|title=Dolan breaks own world mark in 400 IM|url=http://www.canoe.ca/2000GamesSwimming/sep17_dol.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616043443/http://www.canoe.ca/2000GamesSwimming/sep17_dol.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=June 16, 2013|publisher=Canoe.ca|date=17 September 2000|accessdate=28 May 2013}}

At the 2001 Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Danila defended her silver medals each in the 100 m backstroke (1:05.10) and in the 200 m backstroke (2:23.47), finishing behind Thailand's top favorite Chonlathorn Vorathamrong by more than a full body length.{{cite news|title=Malaysia goes further ahead in SEA Games|url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/sports/other/2001/09/11/16972/Malaysia-goes.htm|publisher=The China Post|date=11 September 2001|accessdate=17 June 2013}}{{cite news|title=Keng Liat does it in record style|url=http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/SpecialCoverage/SEAGamesXXI/index.asp?y=2001&dt=0912&pub=SEAGamesXXI&sec=News&pg=ne_13.htm|work=Utusan Malaysia|date=12 September 2001|accessdate=17 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050508125207/http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/SpecialCoverage/SEAGamesXXI/index.asp?y=2001&dt=0912&pub=SEAGamesXXI&sec=News&pg=ne_13.htm|archive-date=8 May 2005|url-status=dead}}

Two years later, at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, Danila failed to medal in any of her individual events, finishing ninth in the 100 m backstroke (1:06.44), and eighth in the 200 m backstroke (2:22.19).{{cite news|title=Japan's Kitajima Breaks Barrowman's 200m Breaststroke World Record; Cracks 2:10 Barrier |url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/4185.asp |publisher=Swimming World Magazine |date=2 October 2002 |accessdate=26 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213175321/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/4185.asp |archivedate=13 February 2012 }}{{cite news|title=China and Japan Share the Gold on Day 5 of Asian Games; China's Wu and Xu Shine |url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/4188.asp |publisher=Swimming World Magazine |date=4 October 2002 |accessdate=17 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228201941/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/4188.asp |archivedate=28 December 2013 }}

References

Category:1982 births

Category:Living people

Category:Filipino female backstroke swimmers

Category:Olympic swimmers for the Philippines

Category:Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Category:Swimmers at the 2002 Asian Games

Category:People from San Pablo, Laguna

Category:Sportspeople from Laguna (province)

Category:SEA Games medalists in swimming

Category:SEA Games silver medalists for the Philippines

Category:Competitors at the 1999 SEA Games

Category:Competitors at the 2001 SEA Games

Category:Competitors at the 2003 SEA Games

Category:Asian Games competitors for the Philippines