Navigating 'surreal' waters, Wiffen saves speed for home runs

Amid Kneecap cameos (kinda), weight cuts and next steps, the Olympic champion is fully focused on breaking records in an Irish pool next week 

OFF THE BLOCKS: Daniel Wiffen of Team Ireland in action during the men's 1500m freestyle final at the Paris La Défense Arena during the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games in Paris, France. Photo by David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

Olympic champion Daniel Wiffen is ignoring, for now, the opportunity to claim a $50,000 prize by targeting a world record at next week’s Irish Open.

Individual world records have earned that huge payday at FINA’s World Aquatic Championships ever since 2021, but there will be no such rewards at the nationals in Abbottstown between April 12th and 16th.