Daniel Wiffen misses out on 400m Freestyle Final after recovering from appendicitis: ‘I'm not letting it affect me'
Ireland's Wiffen finished 16th with a time of 3:47.57.
The Magheralin man said: 'I was pretty disappointed with the overall time. I didn't follow the race plan I was meant to. Honestly though I'm happy, it's a warm-up for my main events later in the week. I'm looking forward to the 800m in the next two days.
'I had appendicitis about five weeks ago, but I'm not using that as an excuse, as I'm hopefully fully recovered at this point. I'm not letting it affect me at this World Championships. I'm here to race and race fast'.
Wiffen will also compete in the 800m and 1500m. This time last year, Wiffen won Olympic gold in the 800m and bronze over 1500m.
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