Olympic medallist and Commonwealth Gold winner Jazz Carlin named as Team Wales flag bearer

Jazz Carlin of the Wales Swimming Commonwealth team. Credit: PA

Double Olympic medallist and Commonwealth Gold winner Jazz Carlin has been chosen as the 2018 Team Wales flag bearer for the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games opening ceremony tomorrow.

The swimmer will lead 200 Welsh athletes at the ceremony in Carrara Stadium.

It will be Carlin's fourth Commonwealth Games.

In 2010, she won silver in the 200m freestyle and bronze in the 400m freestyle.

Four years ago in Glasgow, she became Wales’ first woman to win a gold in the pool since 1974.

And In 2016 she became a double Olympic medallist, winning two silvers in the 400m and 800m freestyle events in Rio.

This year, Carlin will be competing in the women’s 200m freestyle, 400m freestyle, 800m freestyle and 4x200m relay.

The Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games begin on 4th April and close on 15th.