S1 - Episode 3 - Jazz Carlin
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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/
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