McMillan wins 400m gold for GB as Wiffen takes bronze

Daniel Wiffen of Ireland placed third in the men’s 400-meter freestyle competition held in Poland by Jack McMillan of Great Britain.

Lukas Martens, a German swimmer, won the gold medal ahead of McMillan, who was also an Olympic and world champion in the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay.

In his first game since having an appendix removed in August, Wiffen won the bronze medal for Ireland.

The Olympic and 800-meter freestyle champion had to settle for third place in the final to finish in third place overall.

“I’m really happy, man, really.” It’s amazing to be back on the podium after going that long away from the water, having surgery, coming back, being at my best again, and all the other stuff moving toward California,” Wiffen said after the race.

Because we were so close, but it was a great race, I was devastated that I passed away.

After leaving Loughborough University’s program, Wiffen announced earlier this year that he intends to spend a lot of his time training in California.

McMillan won the race on Tuesday by just 0.18 seconds, while Wiffen was just 0.69 seconds ahead of his former teammate.

McMillan, a native of Northern Ireland, previously represented Ireland in 2022 when he switched to swim.

He won a repeat at the World Championships in Singapore in July after lifting Team GB to gold at the men’s 4x200m freestyle at the Olympics in Paris.

Duncan Scott of Great Britain placed seventh in the tight final on Tuesday.

Wiffen will compete in the 800-meter heat on Friday and will return to the pool on Wednesday for the 1500-meter heats.

McMillan will aim to increase his 400-meter winning streak on Friday when he competes in the 200-meter heats on Wednesday and the 100-meter heats on Friday.