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Daniel Wiffen - Motivational Swimming Quotes, Mental Profile & Biography

"It was great. I mean, I thought I was going to go faster, I can't lie. I got to the 1000m mark and I was really feeling it, but a five-second personal best, you can't complain. Ireland had never won a gold at a major international before and now we have two."

"It’s amazing. I had so many people texting me saying I was going to break the world record. I was trying to keep it under wraps that I was kind of in the shape for it. This morning I felt horrible as well, which is kind of weird. It clearly proves that feeling doesn’t really have anything to do with it."

“This is the hardest ever period [of racing] as I’ve had 10 days of racing. I’ve done four 1,500′s, three 800′s and two 400′s in 10 days and to finish off with the world record just proves my fitness."

“This time last year I broke the European record in the 800m and then in April I went 14:36 and then at the World champs, two fourth places and a European record long course in the 800m freestyle. Off the back of that I was kind of disappointed with my fourth places so coming here I was like ‘we need to step up, no more fourth places’ let’s get in the medals and we came away with three golds and a world record which is just amazing!"

"I'm looking forward to the 800m in a couple of days and we get a day off which I'm looking forward to tomorrow. It's amazing. It's great the support I get from Ireland and I'm just happy that they can cheer me on like that and I win for them".

"I'm not really rested for this. I raced a lot last week, so this is great prep for me. I'm taking it all in and this is what I'm going to take back to training in the pool when I get back. It's going to really motivate me to start transferring this form to some long course."

"Success in swimming, as in life, is about pushing your limits and never giving up."

"The water doesn’t lie. It’s just you against the clock."

"Every stroke counts. It’s the little things that add up to big achievements."

"Challenges in swimming are opportunities to prove what you're capable of."

"It’s not about being the best; it’s about being better than you were yesterday."

"I was very tired in that final, I’m not going to lie.   I’ve never done that many swims and I’m very proud that on my first ever international stage that I’ve made two finals and that was the fastest final there’s ever been, so I was so proud to make it".

 

 

Daniel Wiffen - Biography

Daniel Wiffen is an Irish swimmer who has represented Ireland at Olympic, World, and European levels, and Northern Ireland at the Commonwealth Games.

He is the current 800m freestyle short-course world record holder with a time of 7:20.46. He won the silver medal for Northern Ireland in the 1500 metre freestyle at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

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.

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.

He broke Grant Hackett’s 22-year reign as swimming’s 800m king - wiping out swimming’s oldest world record at the European short course championships in Romania at the end of 2023.

He made history at the 2024 Paris Olympics by winning Ireland’s first-ever gold medal in men’s swimming. He clinched the gold in the 800m freestyle with an Olympic record time of 7:38.19. This victory marked a significant milestone for Irish swimming, as it was the first Olympic medal for Ireland in any men’s swimming event.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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