Meet Danielle

Danielle has spent a lifetime in the water — first as an Australian National Age-Group and Open medallist, later as a Physical Education Teacher and Swim Coach, and today as a Masters swimmer, open-water athlete and swimming media creator.

A passionate advocate for lifelong swimming, Danielle returned to the sport through Masters swimming and quickly rediscovered the challenge, connection and identity that only swimming can provide.

Torpedo Swimtalk began in 2020 during Melbourne’s long COVID winter. While walking her neighbourhood and searching for swimming stories online, Danielle realised there was a gap in the conversation — plenty of coverage of elite swimming, but far less attention on the Masters athletes, coaches and everyday swimmers who continue chasing performance, improvement and adventure long after junior competition ends. So she hit record.

Since then, Torpedo Swimtalk has featured more than 170 conversations with Olympians, coaches, Masters swimmers and performance experts from across the world — building an audience throughout Australia, North America, Europe and Asia.

The platform explores:

• performance and longevity

• race analysis and training

• resilience and comeback stories

• coaching and sports science

• the evolving culture of Masters swimming

  Today, Torpedo Swimtalk has grown beyond the podcast into a broader swimming media platform featuring interviews, newsroom stories, training resources and performance insights for swimmers at every stage of the journey.

  Danielle continues to compete internationally in Masters swimming, most recently with 4 top 10 finishes at the 2025 World Masters Aquatics Championships, while producing Torpedo Swimtalk from Melbourne, Australia.

Swimming is for life — and Torpedo Swimtalk exists to tell the stories that prove it.