Irish & International Sports News, Fixtures & Results

Daniel Wiffen will take part in the open water event

Paris 2024: Olympic training in Seine authorised

Paris Olympics organisers have confirmed that a training session in the river Seine had been authorised, a day after cancelling another session due to pollution.

Paris 2024 • 07 Aug 24

Daniel Wiffen is due to compete in the marathon swimming event

Seine marathon swimming-practice day cancelled

The marathon swimming practice session scheduled for Tuesday in the river Seine has been cancelled, Paris Olympics organisers said.

Paris 2024 • 06 Aug 24

Paltrinieri, Finke and Wiffen show off their medals

Wiffen's bridge too far after much thrills in the pool

Two swimming medals in the bag for Daniel Wiffen, where he and others contributed to a great week in the pool at Paris 2024.

Paris 2024 • 10 Dec 24

Paris 2024: Wiffen third as Finke breaks world record

An utterly dominant swim from the USA's Bobby Finke saw him retain his Olympic 1500m freestyle title, while also setting a new world record for the distance on a night where Daniel Wiffen had to settle for bronze.

Paris 2024 • 04 Aug 24

Olympic gold medallist Daniel Wiffen will be eyeing more success in the 1500m freestyle competition

Paris 2024: Wiffen hardly slept after Olympic gold win

Olympic gold medallist Daniel Wiffen said he hardly slept after his 800m freestyle triumph. After receiving his medal on the podium, Wiffen said he went straight into anti-doping and then the swim-down before treating himself to some pizza.

Paris 2024 • 31 Jul 24

Daniel Wiffen celebrates with his medal at the Paris La Défense Arena

Wiffen ice cold as zenith carried on commentary wave

RTÉ Sport's Raf Diallo reflects on witnessing history at Paris 2024 as Daniel Wiffen clinched gold for Ireland at the La Defense Arena.

Paris 2024 • 31 Jul 24

Daniel Wiffen set an Olympic record on his way to gold

Meet Daniel Wiffen - Ireland's golden swimmer

Find out more about Daniel Wiffen, the first Irishman to win an Olympic swmming medal and set an Olympic record.

Paris 2024 • 30 Jul 24

Paris 2024: Wiffen surges to gold in 800m final

Daniel Wiffen staged a storming final stretch in the men's 800m freestyle final to clinch Olympic gold at Paris 2024.

Paris 2024 • 09 Dec 24

Paris 2024: Wiffen can claim gold, says Murphy

Former Irish Olympian Barry Murphy believes that Daniel Wiffen has it in him to win gold in today's final of the 800m freestyle event at the Paris Olympics.

Swimming • 30 Jul 24

Ellen Walshe made it through to the final of the 400 IM

Journos and all swimming with the tide of good news

A sense of anticipation amongst the Irish press contingent that swimming will deliver some more good news in the next few days.

Paris 2024 • 29 Jul 24

'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.

Olympics • 20 Jul 24

Daniel Wiffen with a certificate marking his world record in the 800m freestyle

Wiffen: I have one of the best mentalities in the sport

Winning an Olympic gold medal is the best thing in any sport, says Daniel Wiffen.

Olympics • 05 Jul 24

Danielle Hill will appear at her second consecutive Olympic Games this summer

Hill achieves Olympic qualification in Irish Open win

Danielle Hill qualified for her second Olympic Games after taking down her own Irish record in the 100m backstroke on day one of the Irish open at the NAC in Dublin.

Swimming • 22 May 24

Daniel Wiffen with his best male swimmer award in Doha

Wiffen named best male swimmer at World Championships

Double world champion Daniel Wiffen's incredible week was capped off with the best male swimmer award at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha.

Swimming • 19 Feb 24

Daniel Wiffen with his 1500m freestyle gold medal

Second world gold for Wiffen, joy for relay teams

Daniel Wiffen secured a superb world title double by storming to gold in the 1500m freestyle final on the final day of the World Aquatics Championships in Doha.

Swimming • 19 Feb 24

Daniel Wiffen has had a fine week in Doha

Updated Wiffen and McSharry qualify for third finals at Worlds

Daniel Wiffen booked his his place in the 1500m freestyle final at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha on Saturday, while Mona McSharry progressed to the 50m breaststroke decider.

Swimming • 17 Feb 24

Daniel Wiffen is flanked by Australia's Elijah Winnington and Italy's Gregorio Paltrinieri at the Aspire Dome in Doha

World champion Wiffen savouring 'surreal' achievement

Daniel Wiffen may have woken up a world champion in Doha this morning, but the 22-year-old admitted the magnitude of his historic feat at the World Aquatics Championships on Wednesday had yet to sink in.

Swimming • 15 Feb 24

McSharry narrowly missed out on a medal at her second straight World Championships

McSharry fifth in 100m breaststroke; Wiffen makes final

Mona McSharry finished fifth in the 100m breaststroke final at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, while Daniel Wiffen comfortably advanced to 800m freestyle final.

Swimming • 13 Feb 24

Daniel Wiffen dives from the blocks in the heats of the 400m freestyle

Wiffen settles for seventh in World final in Doha

Daniel Wiffen failed to fire in the final of the 400m freestyle final at the World Aquatics Championships, finishing seventh in Doha.

Swimming • 11 Feb 24

Daniel Wiffen and Mona McSharry will be Ireland's main medal hopes at the World Swimming Championships

Wiffen and McSharry lead Irish challenge in Doha

Daniel Wiffen and Mona McSharry are once again Ireland's main medal hopes at the World Aquatics Championships in Qatar, which get under way on Sunday.

Swimming • 10 Feb 24

Clare Cryan, who narrowly missed out on Olympic qualification at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, will be hoping to secure her ticket to Paris in Doha

Irish divers in final chance to secure Olympic spots

Irish divers Clare Cryan, Ciara McGing and Jake Passmore will have Olympic qualification on their minds at the World Aquatics World Championships which get under way in Doha this weekend.

Swimming • 01 Feb 24

Wiffen: 'There are still people who I need to beat around the world, so that's just the next box to tick, to go race world champs and try to beat them'

Quiet confidence now key for record-breaker Wiffen

Daniel Wiffen now acknowleges that his rate of improvement is "pretty scary" for his opponents.

Swimming • 15 Jan 24

Daniel Wiffen celebrates his victory in the 800m freestyle

Wiffen determined to keep focus ahead of big 2024

Daniel Wiffen has said he will not lose focus on a massive 2024 after creating history for Irish swimming with a world record in the 800m freestyle at the European Short Course Swimming Championships.

Swimming • 11 Dec 23

Daniel Wiffen (C) on the podium with silver medallist David Aubry (L) and bronze medallist Mykhailo Romanchuk

Wiffen smashes world record to win third European gold

Daniel Wiffen won his third gold of the European Short Course Championships in style, setting a new 800m freestyle short-course world record in the process.

Swimming • 04 Jul 24

Updated Irish records fall at the European Short Course C'shps

Irish swimmers set four new national records and had five European top-ten finishes, with Ellen Walshe finishing fourth in the 100m butterfly final.

Swimming • 09 Dec 23