Daniel Wiffen is the best Irish hope a medal in the pool for 30 years, and Danielle Hill is Ireland’s fastest ever female swimmer
Olympics, Day 3 live updates: Kellie Harrington wins opening fight, Daniel Wiffen fastest qualifier for 800m finalholds the Irish records in all three of her events, both long and short course. When she won the Leinster Championships in May, she took a second off Michelle Smith’s record for the 400m medley. It was one of the oldest records on the books, having sat there since the summer of 1996.
He spent four years at Florida State and made it all the way to the NCAAs in 2021 and 2022. After finishing his degree there, he moved on to do a masters in Arizona State, where he helped their medley teams to the Sun Devils’ best ever finish in the NCAAs – second in the 200m medley and third in the 400.has waited a long time to qualify for the Olympics, even though he is still only 24.
She won gold and silver medals at the youth Commonwealth Games last year despite having suffered with tonsillitis in the run-up. She is a former Irish record holder at the 200m freestyle, having broken Sycerika McMahon’s long-standing mark. Davison was openly sceptical just 12 months ago as to whether she would make the Olympics, presuming that Paris “might come a bit too soon” for someone her age. But she will go as a relay swimmer and is definitely one to watch for the future.
Wiffen was born in England but his family moved to Magherlin, Co Down when he was two. His twin brother Nathan is also an elite swimmer but came up just short of qualifying for Paris. Daniel has been bullish for a long time about his expectations with regard to the Olympics. Anything less than a medal will be a major disappointment. Don’t be surprised if there’s more than one.is Ireland’s fastest ever female swimmer and has had a fantastic season already. The 24-year-old from Newtownabbey, Co Antrim became the first Irish female swimmer in 27 years to win a European long-course gold medal at the recent championships in Belgrade. She won gold in the 50m backstroke, only narrowly failing to beat her own Irish record in the process.
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