Wiffen delivered a personal best time to win the 1500m title by more than 10 seconds.
DANIEL WIFFEN WAS crowned a double world champion as he won the 1500m freestyle gold with a sensational performance in Sunday evening’s final in Doha.
Wiffen’s golden moment completes a remarkable week in the water for the 22-year-old, who won Ireland’s first-ever medal at the world long course championships when he clinched 800m gold on Wednesday. Advertisement He ultimately finished a little over than three seconds outside that mark as he powered away to a dominant win, beating his own PB and previous Irish record of 14:34.91 that he set last summer.
Wiffen finished more than ten seconds clear of his nearest rival. AP Photo / Hassan Ammar/Alamy Stock Photo AP Photo / Hassan Ammar/Alamy Stock Photo / Hassan Ammar/Alamy Stock Photo Wiffen looked every bit the confident champion-in-waiting as he stepped out poolside ahead of the race, tapping the invisible watch on his wrist.
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