'You're going to see a new Daniel Wiffen in Paris'

Two World Championship golds in the bag and yet Daniel Wiffen has felt the need to reinvent himself in time for the upcoming Olympics.

The Co Down native whetted the appetite for Paris 2024 earlier this year when he made Irish swimming history by winning gold in the 800m freestyle final at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha.

He didn't stop there, going on to claim a second gold of the meet in the 1500m.

And yet the Wiffen that made multiple splashes at the Worlds will only bear a slight resemblance to the one that will tackle up to three events - the 10K swimming marathon will only be on the agenda if it's in the River Seine that bisects the French capital - which is a scary prospect for many of his fellow competitors.

"Training itself hasn't changed that much over the years, it's really a lot of the same stuff but technique is where I need to change," he told RTÉ Sport as Team Ireland's swimmers gathered in Blanchardstown before they set out for Paris.

"Looking back when I became double world champion in Doha, there were a lot of areas I wasn't happy with and my stroke and different things.

"For example, I'll give you one, it's the breathing aspect. I wasn't really happy with it. It was slowing me down as I was swimming.

"So I completely changed my whole stroke kind of, so you're going to see a new Daniel Wiffen in Paris, so it's going to be great for everybody to watch and I really hope I put on a show."

Daniel Wiffen, Mona McSharry, Danielle Hill, Conor Ferguson and Max McCusker have all been speaking about the highs and lows on the road to Paris 2024 and what awaits them at the Olympics:

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