Education
University of Pennsylvania. Southwestern Law School.
University of Pennsylvania. Southwestern Law School.
As a teenager, Daniel trained with coach Mary Freeman Kelly at the Vesper Boat Club in Philadelphia. In her second year, she came in eighth in the 1,500-meter freestyle at the Amateur Athletic Union national championships. Daniel represented the United States at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, where she competed in three events.
The American women set a new Olympic record of 4:28.3, defeating the Australians (4:300) and West Germans (4:364).
She also competed in the 100-meter butterfly, finishing sixth in the event final. Daniel is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania.
She is currently a prosecutor with the Los Angeles County District Attorney"s office. She held the 200-meter butterfly (long course) world record (2:184) from August 1971 to August 1972.
Daniel was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1997.