Olympics | Swimming roundup: Wiffen secures Ireland's first gold medal at Paris 2024

PARIS, July 30 (Xinhua) -- Swimmer Daniel Wiffen secured Ireland's first gold medal of the Paris Olympics, setting a new Olympic record en route to victory in the men's 800m freestyle final on Tuesday.

The 23-year-old surged home in the last 25 meters to touch the wall in seven minutes, 38.19 seconds, smashing Mykhailo Romanchuk's previous Games record by more than three seconds.

American Bobby Finke took