Daniel Wiffen facts for kids
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| Nationality | Irish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 July 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Northern Ireland, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Daniel Wiffen (born 14 July 2001) is an Irish swimmer and current 800m freestyle short-course world record holder with a time of 7:20.46. He represents Ireland at Olympic, World and European level, and Northern Ireland at the Commonwealth Games. Swimming for Ireland, he is the 2023 European short-course (25-metre pool) champion over 400, 800 and 1500 metre freestyle, the first swimmer representing Ireland to win European short-course gold. In the 2022 Commonwealth Games he won the silver medal for Northern Ireland in the 1500 metre freestyle.
He competed in the men's 800 metre freestyle and 1500 metre freestyle at the 2020 Summer Olympics. In December 2022, he broke the European record for the 800 metres freestyle short course, becoming the first Irishman to hold a recognised European record in swimming. At the 2023 World Aquatics Championships, he broke the European record for the 800 metres long course as well.
He is also the inaugural 2023 European under-23 champion over 1500 metres freestyle.
