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| Nationality | Irish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 July 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Magheralin, County Down | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Northern Ireland, Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.[1] 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.[2]
He competed in the men's 800 metre freestyle and 1500 metre freestyle at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3][4] 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.[5] 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.
