Daniel Wiffen has won Team Ireland's first gold medal of the Paris Olympics.
The 23-year-old swimmer also broke an Olympic record to win the men's 800 freestyle final on Tuesday night in a time of 7 minutes 38.19 seconds.
Ireland's Daniel Wiffen celebrates after taking gold at the Paris 2024 Olympic GamesSpeaking afterwards, Daniel said he was nervous, until he heard his twin shouting for him, and said it calmed him down and levelled his head.
But Nathan Wiffen, who's also his training partner, says he couldn't believe Daniel could hear his voice during the race.
"I don't know how he heard me through 18,000 people, but I was screaming pretty loud because I lost my voice halfway through the race screaming for him.
"So yeah, it was pretty unreal".
Writing himself into the history books ✍️
Daniel Wiffen || Olympic Champion || Olympic Record Holder #TeamIreland | #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/yD3Yna98Hr— Team Ireland (@TeamIreland) July 30, 2024
Taoiseach Simon Harris congratulated Daniel on his gold medal.
"Daniel Wiffen has made our country so proud. He has won a gold medal at the Olympics, he has set a new Olympic record, and our country has erupted.
"Daniel, Ireland could not be more proud of you".
