| Place Of Birth | Newport, Isle of Wright |
| Residence | Bath, England |
| Occupation | Student |
| Coach | Dave Lyles |
| Influential Person | Himself |
| Idol | Sir Steve Redgrave and Linford Christie |
| Recent Results | FINA World Championships (Montreal, July-2005)
29th in the 100m Breaststroke (1:02.43)
Olympic Trials (2004)
Gold in the 100m Breaststroke (1:00.02)
7th in the heats of the 200m Breaststroke (2:19.11) |
Commonwealth
Games History | Manchester 2002
Bronze in the 50m Breaststroke (27.80)
4th in the 100m Breaststroke (1:01.87)
Kuala Lumpur 1998
Bronze in the 100m Breaststroke (1:02.52)
11th in the 200m Breaststroke (2:20.23)
Silver in the 4x100m Medley Relay (3:40.73) |
Olympic
Games History | Athens 2004
7th in the 100m Breaststroke (1:01.66)
Sydney 2000
14th in the 100m Breaststroke (1:01.98)
8th in the 4x100m Medley Relay (3:40.19) |
| Other | Personal Best:
50m Breaststroke - 27.56 (2003)
100m Breaststroke - 1:00.02 (2004)
200m Breaststroke - 2:17.26 (2002)
World Ranking:
20th in the 50m Breaststroke (as at 01-Aug-2005)
10th in the 100m Breaststroke (as at 01-Aug-2005)
Darren describes his finest sporting moment as competing in the 4x100m medley relay Olympic final, and treasures his Olympic ring as his most prized possession.
His most embarrassing sporting moment was when was he realised he had a hole in the back of his trunks as he stood behind the block at the World Short Course Championships.
He was first selected for Great Britain in 1995 (junior) and 1998 (senior).
He lists his worst sporting moment as missing the 100m breaststroke final in the Sydney Olympic Games.
Other than swimming, Darren likes anything to do with the beach. He grew up by the sea and therefore enjoys beach sports such as surfing and beach volleyball. |