Daniel Wiffen

About this episode

Katie Hoff interviews Daniel Wiffen about his historic Olympic performance and the strategies behind his success.

In this episode of Unfiltered Waters, Katie Hoff sits down with Daniel Wiffen, Ireland’s first male Olympic swimming medalist, fresh off a historic performance in Paris where he won gold in the 800 freestyle and bronze in the 1500. Daniel takes us inside the mindset behind his Olympic breakthrough, breaking down how detailed race analysis, data, and preparation gave him the confidence to execute on the biggest stage. He walks through the strategy behind his 800 freestyle win, what he was thi...

People in this episode

Host: Katie Hoff

Guest: Daniel Wiffen

Topics covered

• Olympic swimming
• athlete mindset
• race analysis
• sports strategy
• performance preparation

Keywords

• Daniel Wiffen
• Olympic medalist
• 800 freestyle
• 1500 freestyle
• race strategy
• sports performance
• swimming

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Ireland

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