<h1>2016 Rio Olympics : Jazz Carlin claims silver in 400m freestyle</h1>

Great Britain's Jazz Carlin took silver within the women's 400m race at metropolis 2016, because the USA's Katie Ledecky won in an exceedingly world-record time. The 25-year-old Welsh swimmer control off yankee Leah Smith within the final fifty metres to win Team GB's second accolade of the night moments when Adam humate won 100m breaststroke gold. "I cannot believe it. i am on the sting of tears," Carlin told the BBC. Ledecky dominated to complete in an exceedingly time of 3 minutes fifty six.46 seconds. Carlin touched point 4:01.23 and Smith took bronze in 4:01.92. Day-by-day guide to what is on Latest accolade table The British silver medallist added: "It's a fantastic feeling and it's undoubtedly not unsuccessful in nevertheless. "I'm therefore grateful for everyone's support back home and anyone WHO got up to observe within the ridiculous hours of the morning - i am simply over the moon. "I wished to return here and provides it fully everything and don't have any regrets. typically you swim and assume I might have a touch left, however I wished to induce myself into the race instead of continuously having to catch up then fully select it. "I might see Katie was a touch ahead and having a good swim therefore I simply tried to hold on. i am surprised to return away with silver. "I was within the pool area looking at Adam and that i had goosebumps on the block. to examine somebody who's your team-mate succeed a replacement record and become Olympic champion right before you swim undoubtedly got Maine pumped up up." Carlin passed over on choice at London 2012 however bounced back 2 years later at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, wherever she won gold within the 800m race and silver within the 400m event. She said: "Four years past i used to be Saturday within the stand cheering Team GB on however currently i am truly a part of the team and to return away with a laurel wreath is totally wonderful." Winner Ledecky, WHO won 800m race gold at London 2012, said: "I'm pumped up. Swimming 3:56 feels specific. i have been therefore shut before. It's pure happiness. "I felt sensible throughout. I had tons left at the top. I simply had a lot of pop on the last lap."