Jazz Carlin brings home a Bronze Medal from European Junior Swimming Championships

Tigersharks Jazz Carlin was in top shape this week, at the European Junior Swimming Championships in Budapest, Hungry. Swimming as part of the girls 4 x 200m Freestyle relay team Carlin reduced her personal best time by a massive 3 seconds to help her team mates to take the bronze medal.

The girls' relay team finished the night on a high. Despite Carlin forging a lead on the second leg, the quartet of Francesca Halsall (City of Liverpool ), Jazmin Carlin (Tigersharks), Natalie Durant (Ealing) and Rachael George (Hatfield) were pipped at the post and took bronze in 8:15.46 seconds. Interviewed after the race Halsall and Carlin were proud of their efforts

– (Quote taken from British Swimming website) –

“We all had high expectations of this race and we would have liked to finish a bit higher up the podium,” admitted Halsall. “It was a good race between the countries and it really made us think about the tactics. It's great to be able to swim for not only your country, but your team mates as well.”

“It was a new experience for us,” added Carlin . “It's really good to medal and it's a very different type of adrenaline when you swim for the team.”

HALSALL, Francesca 1990 (02:03.61); CARLIN, Jasmin 1990 (02:03.69);

DURANT, Natalie 1990 (02:05.39); GEORGE, Rachael 1990 (02:02.77).