Daniel Wiffen targeting Olympic glory after breaking world record

The Armagh native secured his place in the history books on Sunday at the European Short Course Championships in Romania as he beat Grant Hackett's record that had stood for 15 years on his way to winning three goal medals.

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

Daniel Wiffen has set his sights on winning an Olympic medal less than 24 hours after breaking a world record in the 800m freestyle swimming.

The Armagh native secured his place in the history books on Sunday at the European Short Course Championships in Romania, as he beat the previous best time by three seconds, which was set by Australian Grant Hackett 15 years ago.