Daniel Wiffen confident the stars are aligning as he goes for gold

Wiffen secured his place in his first Olympic final with a convincing performance and time of 7:41.53 on Monday morning.

CONFIDENT: Daniel Wiffen after winning his men's 800m freestyle heat at the Paris La Défense Arena. Picture: Ian MacNicol/Sportsfile

Daniel Wiffen is confident that the stars are aligning for him to take the gold medal in the 800m freestyle at the Paris La Defense Arena here on Tuesday night.

The man from Magheralin, who played GAA in his younger days, was taking to the pool a day after his county won the All-Ireland football final at Croke Park and if auguries are your thing at times like this then he has more again for you.