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Daniel Wiffen is capable of winning medals at this summer’s Paris Olympics, according to Swim Ireland national performance director Jon Rudd.<\/b><\/p>\n
The Irish swimmer collected his second gold medal at the World Aquatic Championships in Doha on Sunday by winning the 1500m freestyle final.<\/p>\n
The 22-year-old had won Ireland’s first gold medal in the 800m freestyle event.<\/p>\n
“For sure he can. He has all the tools. Whether he will is a different matter,” said Rudd of Olympic medal hopes.<\/p>\n
“There were some high quality athletes missing at this world championships and there were a couple that underperformed, but he [Wiffen] is of the calibre and we will all work together to try and get him over the line.”<\/p>\n
The County Armagh swimmer produced a dominant performance to leave a world-class field in his wake in winning the 1500m freestyle by 10.54 seconds from Germany’s Florian Wellbrock in a time of 14:34.07.<\/p>\n
Wiffen was subsequently named as the Swimmer of the Meet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n