Daniel Wiffen<\/strong> was named Swimmer of the Year<\/strong> at the 2024 Swim Ireland Awards<\/strong> after 12 memorable months in which he became Olympic and world champion.<\/p>\n R\u00f3is\u00edn N\u00edRiain (para swimming) and Jake Passmore (diving) were also honoured while Ellen Keane was inducted into the Hall of Fame at the ceremony at the Dunboyne Castle Hotel, County Meath.<\/p>\n Wiffen became the first Irish swimmer to win a world swimming title with victory in the 800 free in Doha in February. He then became the fourth man to clinch the distance double<\/a> by claiming the 1500 in a national record of 14:34.07.<\/p>\n He made further history in Paris as the first Irishman to win an Olympic title<\/a> with a superbly-executed 800 free where he held off Bobby Finke’s<\/strong> customary late charge.<\/p>\n He followed that up days later with bronze in the longest race in the pool as Finke crushed the WR<\/a> in 14:30.67.<\/p>\n