Para swimmer Daniel was a member of the New Zealand Paralympic Team at the London 2012 Paralympic Games setting an Oceania record in his favoured event, the Men’s 400m Freestyle. He then went on to try his hand at Para cycling in 2014. Daniel is a strong advocate for the visually impaired community through his work with Blind Low Vision NZ.
Daniel officially received his ‘numbered’ Paralympic pin as part of The Celebration Project in Auckland in May 2019.