Daniel Jervis

Daniel Owen Jervis (born 9 June 1996) is a British swimmer, from Resolven, Neath in South Wales.[2][3] [4]

Daniel Jervis
Personal information
Full nameDaniel Owen Jervis
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Born (1996-06-09) 9 June 1996
Resolven, Neath, Wales
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight74 kg (163 lb)[1]
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Wales
Commonwealth Games
2018 Gold Coast1500 m freestyle
2014 Glasgow1500 m freestyle

Career

Jervis competed in the men's 1500 metre freestyle event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships.[5][6] At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, competing for Wales, he won the silver medal in the men's 1500 metre freestyle event.[7]

In 2023 he won the two gold medals at the 2023 British Swimming Championships in the 800 metres freestyle and the 1500 metres freestyle. It was the third time he had won the 800 metres event and the fifth consecutive time that he had won the 1500 metres event.[8]

After winning the 1500 metres freestyle for the sixth time, at the 2024 Aquatics GB Swimming Championships, Jervis sealed his place at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[9]

Personal life

In 2022, Jervis came out as gay.[10] He is a devout Christian.[11]

References
  1. https://www.eurosport.com/swimming/daniel-jervis_prs448466/person.shtml
  2. "Second Commonwealths and still painting". BBC Sport.
  3. "DANIEL JERVIS Goes for Gold….Again – Resolven District News".
  4. https://www.sport.wales/performance-sport/olympics-welsh-athletes-at-tokyo-2020/daniel-jervis-swimming/
  5. "Heats results". FINA. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  6. "2017 World Aquatics Championships > Search via Athletes". Budapest 2017. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  7. "Daniel Jervis wins silver medal in 1500m freestyle". ITV News. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  8. "British Swimming Championships 2023". British Swimming. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  9. "Speedo Aquatics GB Swimming Championships 2024". Swimming.org. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  10. "Swimmer Dan Jervis comes out as gay ahead of Commonwealth Games". BT.com.
  11. "Dan Jervis: 'I want to be that role model for someone' - swimmer opens up on being gay". BBC Sport.
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