“I was very unwell with a bug.” Daniel Wiffen missed out on the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics after he was ‘rushed to hospital’ to receive medical attention for a stomach bug, the swimmer has revealed. Wiffen was due to be a flag bearer for Ireland after his hugely successful Games, where he won […]

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“You can’t have Daniel Wiffin, he’s Irish and the medal is for Ireland!” Daniel Wiffen secured a momentous victory in the 800m freestyle final at the Olympic Games in Paris, becoming the first male athlete from Ireland to win an Olympic gold medal in swimming. Veteran broadcaster Clare Balding, who is currently presenting her seventh […]

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It has been labelled as ‘pointlessly antagonistic’ Daniel Wiffen made history last night after he won Olympic Gold for Ireland in the Men’s 800m freestyle race. The incredible display ended with the Armagh man atop the podium, tearing up as Amhrán na bhFiann blared out over the speakers. The heroic swimmer trailed behind Italy’s Gregorio […]

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An incredible performance. Daniel Wiffen won gold for Ireland in the 800m freestyle at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday evening, setting a new Olympic record with a time of 7:38.19. TeE triumph marks Ireland’s second medal of the Games and the second in swimming, following Mona McSharry’s bronze in the 100m breaststroke on Monday. Wiffen […]

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His siblings also got in on the act. Irish swimmer Daniel Wiffen may have his eyes on a gold medal tonight for Ireland at the Paris Olympics, however it’s not the first time he’ll appear on peak TV. The 23-year-old Olympian actually had a cameo appearance in a very famous episode of the hit TV […]

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