22-year-old Irish swimmer has made his medal prospects for the Paris Olympics perfectly clear
Then came Short in 14:37.28, still only 19, who had already won gold in the 400m freestyle. Wiffen never gave up the chase, but the Armagh man ultimately ran out of water to finish fourth in 14:43.01, adding to his fourth place in the 800m freestyle final on Wednesday.
Short was clearly chasing that $30,000 bonus for breaking a world record, the mark of 14:31.02 however still belongs to Sun Yang since the 2012 Olympics in London. That came before the Chinese swimmer was handed an eight-year ban in 2020 for interfering which a doping sample, that was later reduced to four years and three months on appeal. ]
In one of the fastest 800m freestyle finals in swimming history on Wednesday, Wiffen also touched home in fourth, just half a second away from the bronze. His time there of 7:39.19 smashed own Irish record by nearly five seconds, breaking the European 800m freestyle record to boot. Earlier, Ireland’s women’s and men’s 4x100m medley relays both finished in 13th position in their heats, provisionally placing them within the 16 relay spots available for Paris 2024. Fukuoka is the first opportunity for relays to qualify for the Games, the second and final opportunity coming at the Doha 2024 World Championships in February, where relays can be moved up or down the rankings.
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