Danielle Joyce
Danielle Joyce is a Scottish athlete, who swims freestyle and backstroke in the S15 hearing impaired category. In 2017, she became a double gold medallist at the 23rd Deaflympics in Samsun, Turkey. She was born with moderate hearing loss which deteriorated rapidly from about the age of 12. She is now profoundly deaf in one ear and severely deaf in the other. Early life. Joyce was born on 14 June 1996, and grew up in Stevenston, North Ayrshire. While she was still a toddler she took up swimming at the North Ayrshire Swimming Club but experienced numerous physical  problems. In September 2011 Joyce broke a bone in her foot and gave up swimming altogether. However, a number of years later at a disability sports day she was encouraged to consider deaf swimming. She was Head Girl at Auchenharvie Academy before studying BSc Sport and Exercise at the University of Stirling. She is currently coached by Bradley Hay.