Daniel Wiffen is the first Northern Irish athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in 36 years.
Congratulations are rolling in for swimmers Daniel Wiffen and Jack Macmillan, who both won gold yesterday for Team Ireland and Team GB.First Minister Michelle O'Neill and Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly said it was "truly a momentous occasion.".
"Not only has he secured NI's first Olympic gold medal in 36 years, it is also the first medal of the Games for our athletes, and he set a new Olympic record," they added. Speaking on Good Morning Ulster, Daniel's parents Rachel and Jonathan said they felt very emotional watching Daniel's win. "It was electric, I had a wobble about 400 metres as it wasn't going how I thought it was going to go and then for that last 50 metres, it was just amazing," Rachel said. Although he did not take part in the final, both Jack and Englishman Kieran Bird earned medals through their participation in the morning heats.
Speaking on Good Morning Ulster, Jack's girlfriend Anna said that Jack was "over the moon" with his win."The hard part is getting up every day and training twice a day so it's nice to see him getting the reward he deserves with the gold medal".NI economy 'performing better than expected'
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