Daniel Wiffen misses out on medal in remaining of Commonwealth Games 400m – The Irish Instances

Daniel Wiffen’s hopes of profitable three Commonwealth Games medals in Glasgow have fallen on the first hurdle.

The Olympic champion hoped for a podium place within the 400m freestyle remaining within the Tollcross International Swimming Centre however needed to accept fifth place behind the sensational Sam Short.

Short led a clear sweep of the medals for Australia because the 22-year-old swept apart the early problem of England’s James Guy to assert victory in dominant style in a time of three:45.46.

Guy was squeezed out of the medals as Benjamin Goedemans ultimately prevailed over compatriot Elijah Winnington for the silver medal behind Short.

Guy completed in fourth place in 3:46.70 with Wiffen, who fought to get into rivalry after a gradual begin, subsequent in 3:47.22. His Northern Ireland team-mate Jack McMillan, an Olympic relay gold medallist, was in seventh place in 3.49.18. Scotland’s Sean McCann, the youthful brother of Madeleine McCann, completed in eighth place.

Wiffen was a Commonwealth Games silver medallist in 2022, when he completed second within the 1,500m freestyle in Birmingham.

The 400m freestyle isn’t his favorite occasion as he’s more practical on the longer distances, and the Magheralin athlete shall be happy he has extra alternatives to chase gold when he competes within the 800m and 1,500m freestyle occasions.

He admitted after the semi-final earlier on Saturday that he was nervous going into his first swim of the video games because of an inconsistent yr, however was happy to make the ultimate in snug style in 3:47.01 seconds.

That was the third quickest time in qualifying, behind Short and Goedemans, so he shall be disenchanted to not make the rostrum.

Wiffen, who celebrated his twenty fifth birthday earlier this month, moved to Dublin from LA in April in a bid to search out the shape that made him a double medallist for Ireland on the Paris Olympics in 2024, when he received gold within the 800m freestyle and bronze within the 1,500m freestyle.