Olympic champion swimmer Daniel Wiffen has decided to leave the Singaporean championships because of the appendicitis he has been experiencing since June.
Despite having a strong start in the fight for his title, the Magheralin man struggled as the race progressed, finishing eighth in the 800-meter freestyle final on Wednesday.
After that race, Wiffen claimed that at the halfway point, his “stomach was in pieces.”
Wiffen made it to the final as the final qualifier from the heats, admitting that he felt “really weak” after his heat, while the 24-year-old placed 16th overall in the 400-meter heats on Sunday.
The 800-meter champion had planned to start defending his 1500-meter world title on Saturday, but after reflection, he decided to withdraw.
He said, “Just to let everyone know that I had appendicitis that I had in June, and I have since been medically withdrawn from the World Championships in Singapore.”
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Source: BBC
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