Rio Olympics 2016: Jazz Carlin swims to a silver medal with brilliant display in 400m freestyle

JAZZ CARLIN powered to a brilliant silver medal in the 400m freestyle.

Carlin produced a career best performance to finish behind world record holder Katie Ledecky and take Britain's second medal of Rio 2016

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Jazz Carling swam to a brilliant silver medal in the 400m freestyle

The 25-year-old missed out on London 2012 after an injury-plagued season and was desperate to make an impact on the Olympics.

And the Swindon-born swimmer produced when it mattered most to cruise to second place as American star Ledecky romped home in a world record 3min 54.46secs.

The silver came just minutes after Team GB teammate Adam Peaty had shattered his own world record to win gold in the 100m breaststroke.

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