Wiffen Donates €29k Olympic Legacy Fund to Former School

Wiffen donates €29k Olympic legacy fund to former school

Olympic gold medalist Daniel Wiffen has given his £25,000 from an Olympic grant to his former school to help fund a gym, its principal has said.

Olympic champion Daniel Wiffen donates £25,000 grant to former school to help fund new gym

Olympic gold medallist Daniel Wiffen has given £25,000 from an Olympic grant to his former school in Armagh to help fund a gym. Wiffen struck gold in the 800m freestyle and bronze in the 1,500m swim at the Paris games in 2024. As a result, his portion of a £100,000 Olympic Medallist Fund, distributed by SportNI from Department of Communities, was handed over to St Patrick’s Grammar School. Six NI athletes received a grant to be spent on projects…

It Started With One Winning Moment and Ends with 71,200 Donated Pens

With his name written into the history books, Mpumelelo “Mpumi” Mhlongo turned his attention to helping students write their futures.   South Africa (09 June 2025) – BIC South Africa, in partnership with World record-holder and Paralympian champion Mpumelelo “Mpumi” Mhlongo and the Good Things Guy team, donated 71,200 pens to students across the country during the month of June as part of the ‘Change Starts with One’ campaign. Thanks to the nomi…

Daniel Wiffen £25,000 Olympic legacy donation provides new gym for St Patrick’s Grammar School, Armagh

A valuable legacy donation on behalf of Magheralin’s Olympic hero Daniel Wiffen will help to develop the sports stars of the future in Co Armagh.