Olympics Podcast: We've had worse Saturdays & the United States versus Daniel Wiffen

Ireland have an Olympic gymnastics champion and Jim McMahon of RTÉ Sport was in the Bercy Arena to see Rhys McClenaghan make history, he joined Mikey Stafford to paint a picture.

It came on the day when Kellie Harrington secured silver at minimum as she returned to the lightweight boxing final, while Daniel Wiffen set out his stall ahead of Sunday's 1500m freestyle final.

Outside of that Ben Healy nearly cycled to an Olympic medal with a courageous ride around Paris and Rory McIlroy put himself in contention heading into the final round of the men's golf.

We hear Kellie Harrington's emotional post-fight interview with Joe Stack and, not for the first time, Mikey and Barry Murphy chat swimming.

The 1500m freestyle fiinal isn't just about Wiffen and our little island, it is also about the future of American swimming. No pressure Bobby Finke.

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