The County Down native just missed out on a medal in Japan after finishing in fourth place.
Ireland's Daniel Wiffen has set a new European record in the 800m freestyle final at the World Aquatics Championships.
The County Down native just missed out on a medal in Japan after finishing in fourth place.
He clocked a time of 7minutes 3.919 seconds.
Wiffen already booked his place at next year's Olympics when he set a new Irish record in his semi-final.
𝗘𝗨𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗡 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗗!
— Swim Ireland (@swimireland) July 26, 2023
What a race and what a performance 🤯
Daniel Wiffen clocks 7:39.19 in the 800 Freestyle Final to finish fourth in the World, also setting a new European Record!
Wiffen was just .52 behind two-time Olympic Champion Bobby Finke 🤏 pic.twitter.com/i3tVujzbPF
Elsewhere Danielle Hill came 13th in the 50 metre Backstroke with the time of 28.10.
That saw her miss out on a place in the final.
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