30 July 2024 at 22:45 In tears after Irish swimming feat Daniel Wiffen swam to a European and Olympic record when he secured the gold in the 800 meter freestyle in the pool in Paris on Tuesday evening. With a time of 7.38.19, he secured Ireland’s first men’s swimming gold in Olympic history. American Bobby Finke won silver, and Italian Gregorio Paltrinieri took bronze. Henrik Christiansen did not make it through the qualifiers on Monday and missed Tuesday’s final. The 27-year-old clocked in at 8.00.55 and called it his “worst race ever”. He was beaten by 24 men including teammate Jon Jøntvedt (7.59,16). Both Norwegians were far from a final place. In the women’s 100m backstroke final, Australian Kaylee McKeown defended her gold from Tokyo. American Regan Smith and Katharine Berkoff came in behind. In the 4 x 200 metres, there was a British gold jubilation. The USA and Australia came in behind. (NTB)
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