Daniel Wiffen ready for World Aquatics Championships final bid with Team Ireland in Qatar

​Magheralin’s Daniel Wiffen has medal glory in his sights at the World Aquatics Championships in Qatar.
By Patrick Van Dort
Published 13th Feb 2024, 17:52 BST
Updated 13th Feb 2024, 17:52 BST
Team Ireland's Daniel Wiffen in the men's 800m freestyle heats at Qatar's World Aquatics Championships. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images)Team Ireland's Daniel Wiffen in the men's 800m freestyle heats at Qatar's World Aquatics Championships. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images)
Team Ireland's Daniel Wiffen in the men's 800m freestyle heats at Qatar's World Aquatics Championships. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images)

​The Team Ireland competitor qualified second fastest for Wednesday’s 800m freestyle showdown with a time of 7:46.90, with Luca De Tullio of Italy first.

It will mark the second final of Wiffen’s championships following seventh on Sunday in the 400m freestyle showdown.

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On the final, Wiffen told BBC Sport NI: "Yeah I'm looking forward to it, getting into my preferred schedule now, just 800 and 1500 and, yeah, as I said looking forward to it, going to be a great race."

Ards’ Victoria Catterson finished sixth in her 200m freestyle heat and 19th overall.

Larne’s Conor Ferguson posted a personal best of 53.90 in Monday’s 100m backstroke semi-finals for 13th overall but just outside the Olympic qualification time of 53.74.

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