Daniel Wiffen wins gold with Olympic Record

The record-breaking swim took place at La Defense Arena in Paris.

Wiffen clinched the gold medal with a time of 7 minutes, 38.19 seconds, setting a new Olympic record.

The previous record, set at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics by Ukrainian swimmer Mykhailo Romanchuk, was 7 minutes, 41.28 seconds.

American swimmer Bobby Finke won the silver medal with a time of 7 minutes, 38.75 seconds, while Italian swimmer Gregorio Paltrinieri secured the bronze medal with a time of 7 minutes, 39.38 seconds.

Notably, all three medalists surpassed the previous Olympic record set at Tokyo 2020.