Wiffen finishes fourth in tough 800m final
•Daniel Wiffen finished fourth in the 800m freestyle final at the Tollcross Swimming Centre.
•He missed out on a bronze medal, finishing just over nine seconds behind the third-place swimmer.
•Wiffen will compete in the 1500m final on Wednesday, having previously won a bronze medal in that event at the Paris Olympics.
Wiffen finishes fourth in tough 800m finalByLauren McCannBBC Sport NI Journalist at Tollcross Swimming CentrePublished1 minute agoOlympic champion Daniel Wiffen agonisingly missed out on a bronze medal in a tough 800m freestyle final as he finished fourth at the Tollcross Swimming Centre.Wiffen finished in a time of 7:48.82, just over nine seconds behind Australian Matthew Galea, with whom he was battling throughout whole race for a place on the podium.Sam Short, winner of the 400m in which Wiffen finished fifth, eased to the gold medal while fellow Aussie Benjamin Goedemans claimed silver.The 25-year-old will also swim in the 1500m final on Wednesday, the event in which he won bronze at the Paris Olympics and the Birmingham 2022 Games.More to follow.Related topicsCommonwealth GamesSwimmingNorthern Ireland Sportالمصدر: BBC Sport | Source: BBC Sport
→Daniel Wiffen finished fourth in the 800m freestyle final at the Tollcross Swimming Centre.
→He missed out on a bronze medal, finishing just over nine seconds behind the third-place swimmer.
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