Jazz Carlin Snares 2nd in World in 400 Free in Britain

Photo Courtesy: Jazz Carlin

Jazz Carlin blasted her way to second in the world in the women’s 400-meter free during day two of the British Swimming Championships today. Carlin was predicted to win multiple medals at the 2013 world championships after superb swims at that year’s British nationals. Carlin didn’t win any medals in Barcelona, but regrouped in 2014 to win at the Commonwealth Games. She kicked off her 2015 campaign with a strong swim in the 400 free to put her second in the world.

Carlin clocked a sizzling time of 4:03.51 in the 400-meter free. Only Katie Ledecky has been faster with a 4:00.47 from the Austin stop of the Arena Pro Swim Series. Jessica Thielmann placed second tonight in 4:09.73 with Hannah Miley taking third in 4:10.89.

Roberto Pavoni and Dan Wallace both had lifetime bests just outside the British qualifying time in the men’s 200 IM going into tonight’s final. Under quirky policy rules, both would have to swim faster than 1:55.79 in order to qualify for worlds. Or, the winner would have to beat 1:57.83 to be the sole representative. Wallace took out the race fast with a 25.54 after butterfly but Pavoni fought back to gain the lead after backstroke. Wallace snatched the lead back by two tenths on breaststroke and it was a battle royale to the finish. Making the world championship team by four hundredths of a second was Pavoni with a 1:57.79, a personal best by about four tenths. It’s third in the world behind the swift swims at the Japan Open by Kosuke Hagino and Daiya Seto. Wallace also swam a personal best with a 1:58.45 to put himself seventh in the global rankings. Pavoni has six more tenths to drop in order to break James Goddard’s national record of 1:57.12.

Sophie Taylor was disqualified in the women’s 200 breast final after barely touching out Molly Renshaw. Renshaw will take the win with a 2:25.75, but it will not get the Commonwealth Games bronze medalist to the world championships if British Swimming holds firm with its qualifying procedure. Taylor missed the British standard of 2:23.05 but was well under the FINA “A” cut of 2:28.12 to rank 16th in the world. Renshaw put up a 2:26.06 in prelims, and that time will stand 17th in the world.

Cameron Brodie won the men’s 200-meter fly in 1:57.71 with Jay Lelliott taking second in 1:58.04. Lewis Smith wound up third in 1:59.26.

Calum Jarvis won the men’s 100-meter free in 48.79 with Ben Proud taking second in 48.83. Robert Renwick snared third in 49.12. Neither will get to swim the event at the world championships, as the British qualifying standard is set at 48.13. Great Britain might not field a men’s 400 free relay at worlds, either, as the combined time of the top four finishers was well off the 3:12.63 needed to qualify.

2015 British Swimming Championships, Day Two – Results

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