Mission accomplished. A first ever world record for Irish swimming, and for Daniel Wiffen surely the first of the many, his level of talent and ability and sheer determination in that realm now ...

On an autumn morning in 1901, a 14-year-old boy named Alick Wickham dived into a Sydney pool and swam a race that would change the course of sporting history. Bronte Baths, a picturesque ocean pool ...

American competitive swimmer Katie Ledecky shared her reaction online after breaking her own world record in the 800m freestyle at the TYR Pro Swim Series. Ledecky had set the record for the 800m at ...

Daniel Wiffen's won his third gold medal of the week at the Irish Open Swimming Championships in the 1500m freestyle but missed out on a new world record. The Olympic gold medallist predicted he would ...

Scott (left) and Guy were part of Great Britain's Olympic 200m freestyle relay winning team along with Matt Richards and Tom Dean James Guy and Duncan Scott were tied for first in a dramatic men's ...

Daniel Wiffen became the first Irishman to win an Olympic swimming medal when he struck gold with a thrilling 800 metres freestyle victory at the Paris Games on Tuesday. With his twin brother watching ...

Katie Ledecky swam the 13th-fastest time ever in the 800-meter freestyle, only she wasn’t racing the 800. She still had 700 meters to go. The American swimming star challenged her own unmatchable ...

Irish swimmer Daniel Wiffen broke the national 800m freestyle record to qualify for the final at the ongoing World Championships in Budapest. Swimming in the third heat, Wiffen clocked 7:46.32, ...

In the early 20th century, Sydney's Bronte Baths witnessed a race that would forever change the world of competitive swimming. The year was 1901, and in an ocean pool carved into sandstone cliffs, a ...