Daniel Wiffen (@daniel.wiffen) won a tremendous battle against Gregorio Paltrinieri (@greg_palt) of Italy and Bobby Finke (@robert_finke) of the USA in tonight’s 800m freestyle at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Not only did the 23-year-old Irish phenom respond well to Paltrinieri’s surge where he pushed the pace over the last 200 meters, but Wiffen also held off the fast-charging Finke, renowned for his closing speed, over the last 50 meters.
It was a courageous, very well-earned victory that was a result of several millions of hard meters swum in training.
800m Freestyle Results
- Daniel Wiffen (Ireland) 7:38.19
- Bobby Finke (USA) 7:38.75
- Gregorio Paltrinieri (Italy) 7:39.38
- Ahmed Jaquadi (Tunisia) 7:42.83
- Sven Schwarz (Germany) 7:43.59
- David Aubry (France) 7:43.59
- Luca de Tullio (Italy) 7:46.16
- Elijah Winnington (Australia) 7:48.36
Wiffen, Paltrinieri, and Ahmed Jaouadi of Tunisia will face each other again in the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim to be held in the River Seine on August 9th.
But first will come the 1500m freestyle preliminary heats and finals where they will face Florian Welbrock of Germany again.
One event down, two to go.
One gold medal earned, will there be two others in the pool and the Seine?
2024 Olympic 10K Marathon Swim Male Finalists on August 9th
- Kyle Lee, Australia
- Nick Sloman, Australia
- Felix Auboeck, Austria
- Jan Hercog, Austria
- Guilherme Costa, Brazil
- Martin Straka, Czech Republic
- David Andres Farinango Berru, Ecuador
- Carlos Garach Benito, Spain
- Logan Fontaine, France
- Marc-Antoine Olivier, France
- Hector Pardoe, Great Britain
- Tobias Patrick Robinson, Great Britain
- Oliver Klemet, Germany
- Florian Wellbrock, Germany
- Athanasios Charalampos Kynigakis, Greece
- David Betlehem, Hungary
- Kristóf Rasovszky, Hungary
- Daniel Wiffen, Ireland
- Matan Roditi, Israel
- Domenico Acerenza, Italy
- Gregorio Paltrinieri, Italy
- Taishin Minamide, Japan
- Woomin Kim, South Korea
- Paulo Strehlke Delgado, Mexico
- Phillip Seidler, Namibia
- Henrik Christiansen, Norway
- Piotr Wozniak, Poland
- Victor Johansson, Sweden
- Ahmed Jaouadi, Tunisia
- Emir Batur Albayrak, Turkey
- Kuzey Tuncelli, Turkey
- David Johnston, USA
- Ivan Puskovitch, USA
Additional Olympic 10K Marathon Swim Commentary and Articles
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- How Fast Are The Olympic Marathon Swimmers? The Men in the Seine
- Speed and Strategy on the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim Course in the Fast-flowing Seine
- What Is The Ambiance of the Paris Olympics?
- Catherine Kase On Preparing For and Coaching at the Olympics
- Growth of the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim in Paris: Pool Specialists versus Open Water Specialists
- Breaking News: Details of the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim in Paris
- Breaking News: Female Swimmers of the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim in Paris
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- Ignasi Vendrell Gervás Is Running The Show at the 2024 Olympic 10K Marathon Swim
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- Whoa…The Speed of the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim Will Be Off The Charts…Daniel Wiffen to Compete
- 10 Days in Paris: The Swimming Life of Olympian Katie Grimes
- What Would You Do: Protest or Compete in the Seine at the Paris Olympics?
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- Woomin Kim and Guilherme Costa Throw Down Some Fast Freestyling in Paris. Will Their Speed, Stamina Be a Factor in the Seine?
- Triathlon Postponed Raises Question of Location of Olympic 10K Marathon Swim
- Daniel Wiffen Captures Gold With A Tactically Tough 800m in the Pool
Race Course on the Seine
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