Just four short years ago relief was the overwhelming emotion for Jazz Carlin<\/strong> as she booked her spot for Rio 2016<\/strong> in her final race at the British Olympic trials at Tollcross, Glasgow.<\/p>\n

Although she had finished first in the 200m and 800m free, neither time had been inside the qualifying mark and it all came down to the 400m.<\/p>\n

The pressure was almost intolerable as she lined up on 16 April 2016 but 4mins 04.33secs later and Carlin had made it, to bring to an end four years which had started with the Welshwoman almost walking away from the sport after glandular fever scuppered her chances of competing at London 2012<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

There were European and Commonwealth titles plus world bronze but throughout those four years Rio had been the beacon at the forefront of her mind.<\/p>\n

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Photo Courtesy: Speedo UK<\/p><\/div>\n
She would go on to win double silver in the 400 and 800 in Brazil but it was at Tollcross that the weight of the world was lifted from her shoulders.<\/p>\n
Carlin posted on social media on Thursday, four years to the day after punching her Rio ticket, and recalled the spectrum of emotions she experienced that week from her fears that she would once again miss out on the Olympics to \u201cone of the most amazing feelings I\u2019ve ever had and will never forget\u201d.<\/p>\n
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It\u2019s 4 years ago today that I qualified for the Rio Olympics and I still remember it like it was yesterday \u2764\ufe0f\ud83d\udc47\ud83c\udffc pic.twitter.com\/V5yu3rfIRU<\/a><\/p>\n
— Jazz Carlin (@JazzCarlin) April 16, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n