{"id":599534,"date":"2024-11-15T12:17:24","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T19:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=599534"},"modified":"2024-11-15T12:17:24","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T19:17:24","slug":"daniel-wiffen-dominates-1500-free-at-bucs-championships-to-go-top-of-the-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/daniel-wiffen-dominates-1500-free-at-bucs-championships-to-go-top-of-the-rankings\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Wiffen Dominates 1500 Free At BUCS Championships To Go Top Of The Rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Daniel Wiffen Dominates 1500 Free\u00a0At BUCS Championships\u00a0To Go Top Of The Rankings<\/h4>\n

Daniel Wiffen<\/strong> enjoyed a 28-second victory in the 1500 free and Freya Colbert<\/strong> was a double winner on day one of the BUCS<\/strong> (British Universities and Colleges Sport) Championships<\/strong> (25m) in Sheffield.<\/p>\n

Wiffen clocked 14:31.81 in the longest race in the pool. While that was far outside his Irish record of 14:09.11 posted en-route to gold at last year’s European Short-Course Championships which was number three all-time, Friday’s performance was the third best of Wiffen’s career.<\/p>\n

It was also the fastest in the world this year, 4.51secs ahead of Japan’s Kazushi Imafuku<\/strong> who clocked 14:36.82 at the World Cup stop in Singapore.<\/p>\n

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Daniel Wiffen: Photo Courtesy: Giorgio Scala, Deepbluemedia<\/p><\/div>\n

The Olympic bronze medallist was followed home by Tyler Melbourne-Smith<\/strong> in 14:59.87 as the Loughborough swimmer completed a busy afternoon. He had earlier come from third at 150 – 0.52 behind leader and Loughborough teammate Charlie Hutchison<\/strong> – to pick his way through and take the 200 free in 1:44.29.<\/p>\n

Hutchison was second in 1:44.40 with Cam Brooker<\/strong> of Bath University third in 1:45.05.<\/p>\n

Colbert got proceedings underway in the 200 free with the world 400IM champion 3.49secs clear in 1:54.23.<\/p>\n

She returned for the 200IM where she led throughout to win in 2:08.36, more than three seconds ahead of Loughborough teammate Lilly Booker<\/strong> (2:11.46).<\/p>\n

Archie Goodburn<\/strong> was today named on the Aquatics GB team<\/a> for short-course worlds in Budapest which take place a little over six months after he revealed he had been diagnosed with brin tumours.<\/p>\n

The Edinburgh University athlete was in a tight tussle with Greg Butler<\/strong> in the men’s 50m breaststroke with the Loughborough University man taking the title in 27.02 to 27.10.<\/p>\n

Angharad Evans<\/strong> – also Budapest-bound – dipped inside 30 seconds to win the women’s sprint in 29.96.<\/p>\n

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Angharad Evans: Photo Courtesy: Morgan Harlow, Aquatics GB<\/p><\/div>\n

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Max Litchfield<\/strong>, another on the team headed to the Hungarian capital in December, won the men’s 200IM in 1:55.62 where he was followed home by 1:57.49.<\/p>\n

Katie Shanahan<\/strong>, representing the University of Stirling, won the women’s 100 back in Oli Morgan <\/strong>lifting the men’s crown in 50.97, the Birmingham University athlete set\u00a0<\/a>for Budapest next month.<\/p>\n

The women’s 100 fly turned out to be a battle in the second half of the race between University of Stirling teammates Keanna Macinnes<\/strong> and Lucy Grieve<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Macinnes enjoyed a healthy advantage at halfway but Grieve came back with the former winning in 57.70 to 57.76.<\/p>\n

Josh Gammon<\/strong> – set to make his senior international debut at short-course worlds – led through to win the men’s equivalent in 51.46 followed by Ed Mildred<\/strong>, the Manchester Metropolitan swimmer clocking 52.17.<\/p>\n