S1 - Episode 3 - Jazz Carlin

P3 Podcast

Topic's Discussed:

• Jazz's training during Lockdown, and how it has helped her mental health during these times.
• The importance of rest and recovery and listening to your body.
• Jazz's good and bad experiences with her coaches, and how they helped her in her career.
• Jazz's young career, and how her family helped her develop and eventually go pro.
• The environment of the First Team when Jazz joined.
• The difference between racing solo and racing relay.
• Jazz's love for nerves, and how she uses them to help her race faster.
• Jazz's experience at the commonwealth games.
• How goal driven athletes often don't stop and reflect on their accomplishments.
• The injury that made Jazz miss London 2012.
• How the Commonwealth Games in 2014 helped Jazz get over her lack of confidence after missing London 2012.
• Jazz's experience getting to Rio and what it was like to come back after missing London 2012, and what it was like to walk away after winning two silver medals.
• How the friendships made during her time as an athlete were much more valuable to Jazz than the medals she won.
• The difference in training in open water and training in the pool.
• Jazz's experience with the ‘Olympic blues’.
• Jazz's website ‘Swim With Jazz’ and her desire to help others succeed in swimming.

Related Links:

Jazz Carlin's bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazmin_Carlin
Jazz Carlin's Twitter: https://twitter.com/jazzcarlin?lang=en
Jazz Carlin's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jazzcarlin/?hl=en
"Swim With Jazz": https://www.swimwithjazz.co.uk/about/