Nathan Wiffen gave it his all in the arduous 1500m freestyle but it is not enough to qualify for the Paris Games.
His lonely swim at the Irish Championships in Dublin was rewarded with a personal best, 15:06.48, an incredible 14.63 seconds quicker than he had swam the event before.
It was then the time gradually, like sand in an hourglass, began to agonisingly slip away. A few tenths at a time to start with and then by seconds. However, Shane Ryan was again just outside of the Olympics time required in the 100m freestyle. He swam 48.66 in the final but was 0.32 outside of the Paris standard.
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