Bio

Dan Daly, CSCS, helps swimmers train better. The performance coach, who has over 15 years of experience in the personal training industry and over 30 as a swimmer, aids endurance athletes of all ages and abilities in realizing their potential. He is passionate about helping people improve their technique and swim stronger through dryland strength and conditioning.

Swimming has long played an important role in Dan’s life. He began competitive swimming as a child and was a high school All-American sprinter. Later, Dan went on to become a Division I scholarship athlete and school record holder, as well as a Division II All-American and national finalist. He also captained the Men’s Varsity Swim Team at West Chester University, where he earned his degree in kinesiology and nutrition. The sport even connected him with his wife, Eszter, another decorated swimmer. Today, Dan is a competitive open water and masters swimmer who trains and races everything from 50m to 10k. 

Dan’s interest in personal training came later in life as he began helping college teammates with various aspects of their training. Eventually, he extended his advice to others and started exploring best practices of athletic development, expanding his knowledge and skill sets beyond traditional strength and conditioning and into areas such as functional training, kettlebells, nutrition, and recovery. At the outset of his training career, Dan focused on these and other modalities rather than swimming, but he ultimately returned to his roots as he discovered the combined power of dryland training and swimming for improving elements of client performance like technique, strength, and speed. 

Today, Dan lives in New York City with his wife and son. As the founder of coaching business Train Daly, he works with a wide range of clients, including world-class competitive swimmers, athletes aspiring to swim in college and seeking national qualifying cuts, and beginner- to intermediate-level swimmers. He also helps people target various distance goals, from triathlon, Ironman, and channel swimming lengths to 50-meter sprints. Additionally, Dan’s family frequently travels to Hungary, a swimming powerhouse and his wife’s home country, where he works with international clients in some of the best pools and open water venues in the world.

Outside of his work with individual athletes, Dan mentors coaches looking to pass their national certifications or establish personal brands and businesses. He is also sought after for dryland, technique, and programming workshops and presentations and is consulted as an expert source for publications such as Women’s Health Magazine, Men’s Health, Shape, and Muscle & Fitness. Currently, Dan maintains brand and content partnerships with Vasa Trainer, TheMagic5, 80/20 Endurance, Speedo, and Zygo, among others, and he welcomes new opportunities for collaboration. 

Dan is proud to have a number of professional accomplishments and accolades to his name. He’s worked alongside professional athletes as well as major players in the training industry, particularly as the co-creator of Equinox’s dryland and swim technique program, EQX H20. He also holds several honors there, including three-time Personal Trainer of the Year and two-time Educator of the Year nominee. Further, Dan’s clients have achieved various impressive feats, including record-setting open water swims and completion of the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming (Catalina Channel, English Channel, and Manhattan Island). Ultimately, he continues to be driven by a love for the sport and a profound belief in his trademark method of swimming alongside dryland strength and conditioning. 

Learn more about the services Dan offers here.


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