2025 IRISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Saturday, April 12th – Wednesday, April 16th
- Sport Ireland National Aquatic Centre, Dublin, Ireland
- LCM (50m)
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- Psych Sheet
- Day 1 Recap
- Results – Meet Mobile: Irish Open Championships 2025
Day two of the 2025 Irish Open Championships took place last night in Dublin and avworld-leading time was put up by Daniel Wiffen en route to winning the men’s 800 free.
24-year-old Olympic champion Wiffen stopped the clock at a mark of 7:41.52, the 4th-best time of his career.
That overtook the previous #1 time in the world which sat at the 7:45.02 Aussie Sam Short established at the Pro Swim Series stop in Sacramento last month.
Wiffen made history at the 2024 Olympic Games by becoming Northern Ireland’s first Olympic gold medalist since 1972. He earned gold in the men’s 800m freestyle and doubled up with bronze in the 1500m freestyle in Paris.
Ahead of these Championships, Wiffen wasn’t shy about revealing his world record-setting goals, saying, “I want to be a full-time world record holder and that’s what my goals are now, going forward.
“I hold one world record already. I want three more and I want them within the next four years, so that’s what my goal is.”
Wiffen’s 800m free lifetime best rests at the 7:38.19, the current European and Olympic record. He owns the short course meters 800 freestyle World Record, courtesy of the 7:20.46 posted at the 2023 European Championships.
After his performance last night, Wiffen told Swim Ireland, ‘This is the first time I’m going to say this on camera, I am quite disappointed.
‘For me, the way I’ve been training I was expecting quite a bit faster but if I look at the time itself it’s the same (time) I won the World Championships in, it’s within .2 of a second off, it’s still quite a good time to win the Irish Championships gold.
‘It’s amazing seeing this many people in the NAC, I’ve never seen so many people at an Irish Open. I loved it, it’s great to see the crowds come out and watch Ireland’s best swimmers.’
2024-2025 LCM Men 800 Free
MÄRTENS
7:39.10
| 2 | Florian WELLBROCK | GER | 7:41.10 | 04/15 |
| 3 | Daniel Wiffen | IRL | 7:41.52 | 04/13 |
| 4 | Oliver KLEMET | GER | 7:44.92 | 04/15 |
| 5 | Samuel Short | AUS | 7:45.02 | 03/08 |
Additional Notes
- Olympian Tom Fannon put up two sub-22-second outings in the men’s 50m free. He first stopped the clock at a time of 21.78 in the prelims, followed by 21.77 in the semi-finals to establish a new Championships Record. He now ranks 5th in the world on the season. Three-time Olympian Shane Ryan will also be in the final, hitting 22.30 in the semi-finals.
- Evan Bailey turned in a time of 1:47.04, a new lifetime best, to win the men’s 200m free. His performance represented a new Championships Record.
Welp that world #1 didnt last long: Martens back into the 800 conversation with a national record of 7:39.10, Florian Wellbrock goes 7:41.10 which is also extremely strong.
And he aggressively negative splited. 3:51.07 first 400 and 3:48.03 second 400. Funny how he changed his strategy compared to the 400. Wellbrock also negative splited it
Daniel wiffen should do something else but 12k meter every day. You aint gonna break the 800 wr when you go an age groupers 400 time. Work smarter not harder
Disappointed? More like Dis(this)-APPOINTMENT of Wiffen as the #1 time is incorrect!!
Theesnarl Maylark-Pudding the eighth went a Onety-Four Fiffdy in the 800 (mercury pool at XR-B-92 Fellowship Church of “The Space Jesus” at Oak Forest Community Center Natatorium)
Appoint Maylark-Pudding or else you are, fake news
D1.5 .he is a free agent
Where does he live and train
England, at Loughborough.
Hopefully Iron Forge Valley Peninsula 🐲🍽️ home of the mighty dragon eaters!!!
He will never break 7.38 LC. Might get to 14.31, but Finke will go under 30 eventually
I think you mean he won’t break 7:31, the current 800 LCM WR
Or they meant he won’t improve on his current PB.
Supersuits and drugs..Chinese had a great formula for WRs..
Lol he’s disappointed with a world-leading time and then there’s me who is happy if I finish the race.
Needs to improve his 400 drastically to even think about his – his two fastest 400s ever combine for 7.30. I believe he has only broken 3.46 twice, and he’d need to do it back to back. I know he doesn’t swim the 400 loads, but he has raced it enough to loosely judge his current ability and he is absolute miles off where he needs to be over 400 to think about the 800 WR.