Daniel Wiffen smashes 800m freestyle world record to win third European gold

The Irish swimmer took three seconds off the long-standing record.

GOLDEN BOY: Armagh's Daniel Wiffen celebrates winning the gold medal and breaking the world record

Daniel Wiffen demolished the 800m freestyle short-course world record to claim his third gold of the European Short Course Championships in Romania. 

The 22-year-old Armagh athlete finished in 7:20.46, beating the renowned Grant Hackett's 15-year-old standard by almost three seconds. It was the oldest word record in swimming.