RESOLVING THE LEDGER
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See the full story · 1 sourcesDaniel Wiffen is through to the 1500m freestyle final at the European Aquatics Championships in Paris.
Wiffen, who claimed Commonwealth Games' silver over the distance, finished in 14:52.29 for second place in his heat behind Germany's Oliver Klemet [14:48.51].
It was enough to see the Magheralin man through in sixth overall as he produced a controlled performance to book a return for Saturday evening's final.
The 2024 Olympic gold medallist admitted it was a challenge in hot conditions but was satisfied with his performance after missing out on a medal in Wednesday's 800m final.
"I'm really happy, it was great put together race," the 25-year-old said.
"Some of the skills are pretty bad in terms of double breathing, but that's ok, it was a heat swim, I was feeling pretty tired, so happy to get the job done."
Mona McSharry claimed a bronze in the women's 200m breaststroke final.
The Olympic bronze medallist over the shorter 100m produced a fine performance to land another medal in Paris.
Gold went to Neutral Athletes B's Evgeniia Chikunova with a championship record of 2:19.32, while GB's Angharad Evans took silver in 2:21.21.
Enniskillen's Ellie McCartney came in eighth in 2:26.93.
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