After the Worlds, Wiffen will transfer his coaching base again to Eire after quite a few years learning and swimming at Loughborough College.
He’ll cut up his time between Dublin and America, the place his twin Nathan will transfer to on the College of California later within the yr, as he builds in direction of the following Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028.
The transfer will even imply the tip of his profitable partnership with coach Andi Manley, and Wiffen says he’s undecided on who he’ll work with within the subsequent stage of his profession.
However for now his focus is on the World Championships, the place he’ll add the 400 metre freestyle to the longer-distance 800m and 1500m.
Wiffen completed seventh within the 400m ultimate in Doha earlier than successful his two titles, admitting that “sparked one thing in me”.
“I do not need to are available in seventh place, I need to win. I am including it again in, I’ll try to higher seventh place as my aim.
“We’ll see the way it goes. I am hoping for a medal in it. It will likely be robust having now swam it for a yr however I am wanting ahead to it and the problem.”
He added that the 400m can be handled as a “warm-up” for the longer occasions, however he’s nonetheless aiming for a podium end.
“That is going to sound bizarre as a result of I try to deal with the 400m as a warm-up. Though I desire a medal in it, we’re speaking about making an attempt to get that swim out of the way in which earlier than the 800m.
“Generally you want that start-up race to have a extremely good race in your second one. For the 400m, it is a warm-up race however I’ll give it the credit score and I’m making an attempt to win a medal.”
