“I want to go into the games knowing that I'm going to win a medal,” Wiffen told Loughborough Sport.
“My goal is to put as much work in as possible before so that I have no doubt in my mind that I'm going to do it. That’s what I’m doing at the moment in training. If I’m not walking out with a medal from Paris, I probably won't be happy.”
The 23-year-old has enjoyed a meteoric rise under the guidance of Andi Manley (Director of Swimming, Loughborough University) and has also benefited from a strong relationship with his twin brother Nathan, who also swims competitively at Loughborough.
“It's great having a twin; I’ve got a training partner for life. We joined Loughborough at the same time, and we've been training ever since together, pushing each other on.
“He’s starting to go a bit faster. Give him a year and I reckon we'll be going at the same time - I don't mind after this year; he can go as quick as he wants!
“The only person I really listen to is myself and probably Nathan. He’s probably my number one critic and he'll tell me if I'm doing something wrong, it's great to have him.”
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Loughborough is one of the country’s leading universities, with an international reputation for research that matters, excellence in teaching, strong links with industry, and unrivalled achievement in sport and its underpinning academic disciplines.
It has been awarded five stars in the independent QS Stars university rating scheme, named the best university in the world for sports-related subjects in the 2024 QS World University Rankings – the eighth year running – and University of the Year for Sport by The Times and Sunday Times University Guide 2022.
Loughborough is ranked 6th in The UK Complete University Guide 2025, 10th in the Guardian University League Table 2024 and 10th in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024.
Loughborough is consistently ranked in the top twenty of UK universities in the Times Higher Education’s ‘table of tables’, and in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 over 90% of its research was rated as ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally-excellent’. In recognition of its contribution to the sector, Loughborough has been awarded seven Queen's Anniversary Prizes.
The Loughborough University London campus is based on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and offers postgraduate and executive-level education, as well as research and enterprise opportunities. It is home to influential thought leaders, pioneering researchers and creative innovators who provide students with the highest quality of teaching and the very latest in modern thinking.
“I want to go into the games knowing that I'm going to win a medal,” Wiffen told Loughborough Sport.
“My goal is to put as much work in as possible before so that I have no doubt in my mind that I'm going to do it. That’s what I’m doing at the moment in training. If I’m not walking out with a medal from Paris, I probably won't be happy.”
The 23-year-old has enjoyed a meteoric rise under the guidance of Andi Manley (Director of Swimming, Loughborough University) and has also benefited from a strong relationship with his twin brother Nathan, who also swims competitively at Loughborough.
“It's great having a twin; I’ve got a training partner for life. We joined Loughborough at the same time, and we've been training ever since together, pushing each other on.
“He’s starting to go a bit faster. Give him a year and I reckon we'll be going at the same time - I don't mind after this year; he can go as quick as he wants!
“The only person I really listen to is myself and probably Nathan. He’s probably my number one critic and he'll tell me if I'm doing something wrong, it's great to have him.”
Loughborough is one of the country’s leading universities, with an international reputation for research that matters, excellence in teaching, strong links with industry, and unrivalled achievement in sport and its underpinning academic disciplines.
It has been awarded five stars in the independent QS Stars university rating scheme, named the best university in the world for sports-related subjects in the 2024 QS World University Rankings – the eighth year running – and University of the Year for Sport by The Times and Sunday Times University Guide 2022.
Loughborough is ranked 6th in The UK Complete University Guide 2025, 10th in the Guardian University League Table 2024 and 10th in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024.
Loughborough is consistently ranked in the top twenty of UK universities in the Times Higher Education’s ‘table of tables’, and in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 over 90% of its research was rated as ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally-excellent’. In recognition of its contribution to the sector, Loughborough has been awarded seven Queen's Anniversary Prizes.
The Loughborough University London campus is based on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and offers postgraduate and executive-level education, as well as research and enterprise opportunities. It is home to influential thought leaders, pioneering researchers and creative innovators who provide students with the highest quality of teaching and the very latest in modern thinking.
