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Olympics Swimming: Wiffen secures Ireland's first gold medal at Paris 2024

Olympics Swimming: Wiffen secures Ireland's first gold medal at Paris 2024

Paris, July 31 (UNI) Swimmer Daniel Wiffen secured Ireland's first gold medal of the Paris Olympics, setting a new Olympic record en route to victory in the men's 800m freestyle final.
The 23-year-old surged home in the last 25 meters to touch the wall in seven minutes, 38.19 seconds, smashing Mykhailo Romanchuk's previous Games record by more than three seconds
on Tuesday.

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