Jazmin Roxy "Jazz" Carlin (born 17 September 1990) is a former British competitive
swimmer, who previously represented
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...
and the Great Britain swimming team. She competed primarily in endurance
freestyle events,
and was based at the
University of Bath
(Virgil, Georgics II)
, mottoeng = Learn the culture proper to each after its kind
, established = 1886 (Merchant Venturers Technical College) 1960 (Bristol College of Science and Technology) 1966 (Bath University of Technology) 1971 (univ ...
. She won gold for Wales at the
2014 Commonwealth Games, double gold for Great Britain in the 400 metres and 800 metres freestyle at both the
2014 European Championships (long course) and the
2015 European Championships (short course) before winning two silver medals for Great Britain in the same events behind
Katie Ledecky at the
2016 Summer Olympics.
Career
Carlin was born in
Swindon,
Wiltshire
Wiltshire (; abbreviated Wilts) is a historic and ceremonial county in South West England with an area of . It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset to the southwest, Somerset to the west, Hampshire to the southeast, Gloucestershire ...
, England.
She moved to
Swansea, Wales, with her parents (both of whom have Welsh heritage) in 2006, to train at the
Wales National Pool.
In her international debut at the
European Short Course Swimming Championships 2005 in Trieste, Italy, Carlin failed to qualify past the heats of the 200 and 400-metre freestyle. At the
2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia, competing for
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...
, she finished eighth in the 800-metre freestyle and finished third in the heats of the 400-metre freestyle. Together with Bethan Coole,
Julie Gould and Cari-Fflur Davies she finished sixth in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay. At the
2008 European Short Course Swimming Championships
The European Short Course Swimming Championships 2008 took place in Rijeka, Croatia from Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 December 2008.
Medal table
Medal summary
Legend:
* WR = World record
* ER = European record
* CR = Championships record
Men's e ...
in
Rijeka, Croatia
Rijeka ( , , ; also known as Fiume hu, Fiume, it, Fiume ; local Chakavian: ''Reka''; german: Sankt Veit am Flaum; sl, Reka) is the principal seaport and the third-largest city in Croatia (after Zagreb and Split). It is located in Primorj ...
, Carlin was eliminated in the heats of the 200 and 400 metre freestyle. At the
2009 World Aquatics Championships
The 2009 World Aquatics Championships ( it, Campionati mondiali di nuoto 2009) or the XIII FINA World Championships were held in Rome, Italy from 18 July to 2 August 2009. The 2009 Championships featured competition in all 5 aquatics disciplines ...
in Rome, Italy, Carlin, along with
Joanne Jackson,
Caitlin McClatchey
Caitlin McClatchey (born 28 November 1985) is a British former swimmer. Representing Scotland, she won two gold medals at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, in the 200 metres freestyle and 400 metres freestyle. Representing Great Britain, she won br ...
and
Rebecca Adlington
Rebecca Adlington (born 17 February 1989) is a British former competitive swimmer who specialised in freestyle events in international competition. She won two gold medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 400-metre freestyle and 800-metre ...
won the bronze medal in the 4x200-metre freestyle relay with a time of 7:45.51, a
European record.
At the
2010 Commonwealth Games
The 2010 Commonwealth Games (Hindi: 2010 राष्ट्रमण्डल खेल), officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Delhi, India, ...
, Carlin won a silver medal in the
women's 200-metre freestyle and a bronze medal in the
women's 400-metre freestyle.
In November 2010, Carlin was announced as one of the six nominees of the
BBC Cymru Wales Sports Personality of the Year 2010.
In the
2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Carlin won a gold medal in the
800-metre freestyle and a silver in the
400-metre freestyle. She was the first Welsh female swimmer to win a Commonwealth title since Pat Beavan at the
1974 Commonwealth Games.
At the
2016 Olympics
)
, nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams)
, athletes = 11,238
, events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines)
, opening = 5 August 2016
, closing = 21 August 2016
, opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer
, cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro ...
in Rio, she won a silver medal in the 400 metres freestyle and the 800 metres freestyle.
In 2018, Carlin started Open Water Swimming competing in the European Open Water Championships in Loch Lomond.
Outside of competition, Carlin is a qualified personal trainer.
In February 2019, Carlin announced her retirement from competitive swimming, at the age of 28.
Personal bests
See also
*
List of European records in swimming
The European records in swimming are the fastest times ever swum by a swimmer representing a member federation of the Ligue Européenne de Natation (LEN), Europe's governing body of swimming.
Records can be set in long course (50 metres) or s ...
*
List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women)
*
List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (women)
This is a list of women's Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming from 1930 to 2022.
Current program
50 metre freestyle
100 metre freestyle
200 metre freestyle
400 metre freestyle
800 metre freestyle
50 metre backstroke
100 metre ...
References
External links
British Swimming profile for Jazmin Carlin2006 Commonwealth Games bio*
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1990 births
Living people
Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Wales
Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Wales
Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Wales
British female freestyle swimmers
Sportspeople from Swindon
Sportspeople from Swansea
Swimmers at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Swimmers at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Swimmers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Swimmers at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
Welsh female swimmers
European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain
Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic swimmers of Great Britain
Olympic silver medalists in swimming
Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming
Welsh Olympic medallists
Team Bath swimmers