Double world champion Daniel Wiffen still ‘not the done deal’

There's more to come from Ireland's new pool star, believes Swim Ireland high-performance director John Rudd.

Wiffen competes in the Men's 1500m Freestylein Doha

Eight days of swimming had barely finished at the Aspire Dome in Doha last weekend when the Ireland team boarded a 1am flight home. The World Aquatic Championships were done but there isn’t a minute to lose with Paris just around the corner.

The Worlds would be the full stop on a season in normal times, but these aren’t normal times. Not with the logjam of competitions still being filtered through the calendars after all those covid delays. Hence a World Champs in February. And in an Olympic year.