Wiffen breaks another Irish record in Sweden

Daniel Wiffen has broken his third Irish record of the weekend, set a new mark in winning the 800m freestyle at the Stockholm Open Swim Meet in Sweden.

In breaking the record, Wiffen posted a second world top time and took two seconds off the Irish senior time of 7:46.32, finishing in 7:44.45.

He now leads the 2023 world rankings in the 800m and 1500m Freestyle.

The Tokyo Olympian beat Olympic bronze medallist, Mykhaylo Romanchuk, into the silver medal position, with the Ukrainian finishing in 7:47.12.

Wiffen has had a very impressive weekend, breaking records in his other swims.

Next up for Wiffen will be a number of preparation meets in Europe ahead of the World Swimming Championships in Japan in July.

That will be the first opportunity for the Magheralin man to post a qualification time for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.