Sharing his journey on YouTube comes with pros and cons for Daniel Wiffen

The Olympic gold medallist will compete in the 400m, 800m, and 1500m at next month's World Championships with the aim of coming away with "at least one gold medal".

Daniel Wiffen was speaking at the announcement of his four-year partnership with Deloitte Ireland, which officially named him as the firm’s new lead brand ambassador. Pic: Jason Clarke

It won’t be long coming around, a date that has such special resonance for Daniel Wiffen – July 30. That was when he etched his name into Olympic history with his 800m freestyle gold in Paris last year, and it’s also the date of the 800m final at this year’s World Championships in Singapore.

So, some sweet synchronicity? Wiffen hopes so. The Magheralin native, who turns 24 next month, will contest the 400m, 800m and 1500m freestyle in Singapore and he has a straightforward goal: “To come away with at least one gold medal.”