Daniel Pepper

Daniel Pepper (born 2 March 1989) is an English Paralympian swimmer. He competes in the S14 disability category in freestyle and breaststroke. Pepper represented Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London and won two gold medals at the 2010 World Championships in Eindhoven. He began swimming at the age of four and was invited to join a local swimming club in Stockport after being spotted at his local pool. Pepper has a learning disability similar to dyslexia, which affects his ability to retain instruction and coordination. Despite his hopes of competing in the 2004 Summer Paralympics, his classification was dropped from all events by the International Paralympic Committee.