Swimming: Japan-bound Daniel Wiffen keeps up good form as 12 national records fall in a week

Next up for Irish swimmers will be the European Swimming Championships in Budapest, Hungary from May 17–23.

Daniel Wiffen after setting an Irish senior record in the 1500 metre freestyle on day five of the Irish National Swimming Team Trials at Sport Ireland National Aquatic Centre in the Sport Ireland Campus, Dublin. Picture: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Daniel Wiffen capped off a dream week by breaking the national record in the 1500m Freestyle at the Irish National Team Trials.

Wiffen, 19, achieved the Olympic Consideration Time (OCT) in the 800m Freestyle earlier in the week and kept up his good form as he earned the 12th new national record of the week as preparations for Tokyo intensify.