{"id":578795,"date":"2024-02-23T12:11:03","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T19:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=578795"},"modified":"2024-02-23T12:18:47","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T19:18:47","slug":"daniel-wiffen-sets-bucs-1500-free-record-as-freya-colbert-also-makes-winning-return-after-world-titles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/daniel-wiffen-sets-bucs-1500-free-record-as-freya-colbert-also-makes-winning-return-after-world-titles\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Wiffen Sets BUCS 1500 Free Record As Freya Colbert Also Makes Winning Return After World Titles"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Daniel Wiffen Sets BUCS 1500 Free Record As Freya Colbert Also Makes Winning Return After World Titles<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Daniel Wiffen<\/strong> set a BUCS 1500 free record while <strong>Freya Colbert<\/strong> also made a winning return to the water following Doha 2024 at the <strong>BUCS Long Course 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