Daniel Watkins (born 21 November 1995) is an Australian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2011.

[2] Daniel represented Australia in the C1 event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo,[4] after securing a quota place by winning the 2020 Oceania Canoe Slalom Championships.

He had plenty of time for recreation in this peaceful setting and started paddling in 2007 when he was 11 years of age.

Watkins made his Junior National debut in 2011 at the Pre-World Championships, before contesting the U23 classes from 2014.

Watkins won a silver medal in the K1 team event at the 2012 Junior World Championships in Wausau.