Jazz Carlin named Athlete of the Year by British Swimming

Congratulations to Jazz Carlin whose fantastic year has been recognized by British Swimming who have named her Athlete of the Year for 2014.

Jazz Carlin captured at the 2013 British Gas Swimming Championships.  See more at:   http://www.peverilphoto.com/section665568.html

She became the first Welsh woman in 40 years to win Commonwealth Games gold in the pool at Glasgow 2014 with victory in the 800m freestyle.  She also won 400m and 800m freestyle goldsat the European Championships.   "This year has been amazing, but I am working hard for 2015 and have set my sights on an Olympic spot," she said.
 

She also contributed in February this year to a fantastic world record of 100 swimmers each swimming 100m in aid of SWIM 4 LEUKAEMIA at Ponds Forge Sheffield.  Organised by her boyfriend Lewis Coleman, they smashed the record, completing the course in 1 hour 29 minutes 3 seconds.