Daniel Wiffen reaches Euro final as John Shortt breaks Irish record again

"I’m happy with the time, definitely the fastest morning swim that I’ve had, so tonight a lot faster," said Wiffen

Olympic medallist Daniel Wiffen will swim in the 400m freestyle final at the European Aquatics Short Course Championships at 6:09pm on Tuesday evening. Pic: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Daniel Wiffen will go in the 400m freestyle final at the European Aquatics Short Course Championships in Poland on Tuesday evening while John Shortt broke the Irish 200m backstroke record as he progressed to the semi-final of the event. Also on Tuesday evening, Ellie McCartney will swim in the semi-final of the 100m breaststroke after setting a new personal best to qualify from her heat. 

Wiffen swam in his first race since surgery in September, winning his heat in an impressive 3:37.04, and will have his first opportunity at defending one of the three titles he won at the 2023 European Championships (25m).