He started to swim at the age of 16 after being inspired by Clodoaldo Silva and in two months he learned four styles of swimming and was selected to compete in his first major event,the IPC Swimming championship,in Duban,South Africa.In this tournoament,Daniel started a victorious career that gave too much proud to Brazil because he on 9 gold medals at the paraolympic games with an adversity that normally limits the one who has it but he fighted with this and won.
He inspired all Brazil and we can learm a lot with him because is too dificult to overcame this adversity and he is not just a paraolympic swimmer,he is a machatronical engenieer,graduated at the university of San Francisco