Daniel Watters

Daniel Linton Watters (born March 18, 1971) is an American former competition swimmer for the University of Texas who participated in the 1988 Summer Olympics in the men's 100-meter breaststroke in Seoul, South Korea. After obtaining an MBA from the University of San Francisco, Watters worked as a business manager for several companies generally focusing in the field of information technology.^[1][2]

Hall graduated from Pensacola's Booker T. Washington High School where he was coached by Mike Haas.^[3] Watters also competed and likely trained more intensely during his High School years with the Greater Pensacola Aquatic Club (GPAC) under Hall of Fame Coach Steve Bultman along with fellow Pensacolans and 1988 Olympians Beth Barr, and Andrea Hayes. At only 15 on August 13, 1986, while competing in his first National meet, Watters placed first in the 200-meter breaststroke with a time of 2:25.02 at the McDonalds-U.S. Swimming Junior Olympics in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.^{[4][5][6][7][8][9]}

Swimming around his Sophomore year for Booker T. Washington, at the Class 4A Florida State Swimming Championships on November 23, 1986, in Orlando, Watters took the state title in the 100 breaststroke, his signature event, with a 58.22, helping Booker T. Washington take the Florida State Championship that year.^[10] At the NSPI Invite, in mid-October 1987, Waters won the 100-meter breast stroke with a record time of 59.93, breaking the 1986 record by 2/10 of a second. He also swam anchor at the NSPI meet on a winning 400 freestyle relay.^[11]