Jazmin Carlin

Jazmin Carlin

Carlin in 2009
Personal information
Full name Jazmin Roxy Carlin
Nickname(s) "Jazz"
National team  Great Britain[1]
Born (1990-09-17) 17 September 1990
Swindon, England
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 57 kg (126 lb; 9.0 st)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
Club Swansea ITC

Jazmin Roxy "Jazz" Carlin (born 17 September 1990) is a Welsh competitive swimmer who has represented Great Britain in the FINA world championships and European championships, and Wales in the Commonwealth Games. She competes primarily in freestyle events.[1]

Career

Carlin was born in Swindon, Wiltshire, England.[1] She moved to Swansea, Wales, with her parents (both of whom have Welsh heritage) in 2006, where she trains at the Wales National Pool.[1] 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, she finished eighth in the 800-metre freestyle and finished third in the heats of the 400 meters freestyle. Together with Bethan Coole, Julie Gould and Cari-Fflur Davies she finished sixth in the 4x200 m freestyle relay. At the 2008 European Short Course Swimming Championships in Rijeka, Croatia, Carlin was eliminated in the heats of the 200 and 400 metre freestyle. At the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy, Carlin, along with Joanne Jackson, Caitlin McClatchey and Rebecca Adlington won the bronze medal in the 4x200-metre freestyle relay with a time of 7:45.51, a European record.[2] At the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Carlin won a silver medal in the women's 200-metre freestyle and a bronze medal in the women's 400-metre freestyle.[3]

In November 2010, Carlin was announced as one of the six nominees of the BBC Cymru Wales Sports Personality of the Year 2010.[1] She is managed and represented by Mission Sports Management.[4]

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.[5]

Outside of competition, Carlin is a qualified personal trainer.[5] She is a keen supporter of Manchester United FC.[6]

Personal bests

Personal bests
Event Time Date
200 m freestyle (long course) 1:56.88 2015
400 m freestyle (long course) 4:03.24 2014
800 m freestyle (long course) 8:15.54 2014
1500 m freestyle (long course) 15:47.26 2013
200 m freestyle (short course) 1:57.35 2014
400 m freestyle (short course) 3:58.81 2015
800 m freestyle (short course) 8:08.16 2014

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