Wiffen to swim open water 10km at Olympics

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Double world champion Daniel Wiffen will aquatics successful nan unfastened h2o 10km on pinch nan 1500m and 800m freestyle astatine nan 2024 Olympic Games successful Paris.

Wiffen, who is 1 of 12 Olympic swimmers confirmed for Ireland, claimed a golden badge successful nan 800m and 1500m freestyle successful Doha successful February and will compete successful nan 2 excavation events successful Paris.

The 22-year-old will besides look to make history arsenic Ireland’s first Olympian successful nan unfastened h2o 10km swimming marathon successful nan 2nd week of nan Games.

Larne swimmer Danielle Hill will compete successful nan women's 100m backstroke and 50m freestyle.

Mona McSharry will title successful nan women's 100m and 200m freestyle while Ellen Walshe is named for nan women's 100m butterfly, 200m individual medley and 400m individual medley.

Belfast's Victoria Catterson and 16-year-old Bangor swimmer Grace Davison person been named successful nan 4x100m medley relay team, alongside Erin Riordan and Hill.

One of medley swimmers will subordinate Hill, McSharry and Walsh successful nan 4x100m freestyle relay.

Conor Ferguson, from Belfast, will aquatics successful nan men's relay alongside Shane Ryan, Darragh Greene and Max McCusker.

Ryan will make history arsenic nan first Irish antheral swimmer to compete successful 3 Olympics.

Tom Fannon will title successful nan men's 50m freestyle.

Ireland's diving squad is made up of Jake Passmore successful nan men's 3m springboard and Ciara McGing, who will compete successful nan women's 10m platform.

Swimming

Victoria Catterson (Women's 400m, Freestyle Relay, 400m Medley Relay*)

Grace Davison (Female 400m Freestyle Relay, 400m Medley Relay*)

Danielle Hill (Women's 100m Backstroke, 50m Freestyle, 400m Freestyle Relay, 400m Medley Relay)

Mona McSharry (Women's 100m Breaststroke, 200m Breaststroke, 400m Medley Relay)

Erin Riordan (Women's 400m Freestyle Relay, 400m Medley Relay*)

Ellen Walshe (Women's 100m Butterfly, 200m Individual Medley, 400m Individual Medley & 400m Medley Relay)

(*) – TBC pursuing Women's 400m Freestyle Relay

Tom Fannon (Men's 50m Freestyle)

Conor Ferguson (Men's 400m Medley Relay)

Darragh Greene (Men's 400m Medley Relay)

Max McCusker (Men's 400m Medley Relay)