Daniel Wiffen races in the final of the 800m freestyle on Tuesday night at the Olympics
Daniel Wiffen goes in pursuit of gold medal glory on Tuesday night at the Paris Olympics . The Northern Ireland man takes part in the 800m freestyle final.
The signs look positive for the 23-year-old after he recorded his third fastest time ever on Monday night. He also goes into the Olympics as World 800m and 1500m freestyle champion, after he claimed the double success back in February. Read next: Manchester United's young stars treated to their first taste of hurling on coach's 'homecoming' When and where is the final? Wiffen's medal bid will start at 8.02pm on Tuesday night in the La Defense Arena.
What he said Daniel Wiffen: "I've never been in this shape before in my life. I was happy with my time, but I had my eyes on the Olympic record. The past three years have been a blast for me. I’ve been dropping 16 seconds every time I swam in the water in the 1500, and I’ve been PBing at every single international.
Wiffen also reeled in another Aussie, the 400m silver medallist Elijah Whittington, who pushed himself into the early lead. The Armagh man beat Whittington to gold in the Worlds six months ago.
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