Daniel Jervis

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Daniel Jervis
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Born (1996-06-09) 9 June 1996 (age 29)
Resolven, Neath, Wales
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Weight74 kg (163 lb) [1]
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokesfreestyle
ClubSwansea Aquatics
College teamSwansea University
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast 1500 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Glasgow 1500 m freestyle

Daniel Owen Jervis (born 9 June 1996) is a British swimmer, from Resolven, Neath in South Wales, [2] [3] [4] who competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics and 2024 Summer Olympics. [5]

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Career

Jervis started his international career claiming bronze at the 2014 Commonwealth Games while representing Wales. [6] In 2016, he represented Great Britain at the European Championships in London. [6]

Jervis competed in the men's 1500 metre freestyle event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. [7] [8] At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, competing for Wales, he won the silver medal in the men's 1500 metre freestyle event. [5] [9]

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. [10]

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. [11] [12] At the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, he participated in the men's 1500 metre freestyle competition, where he was eliminated in the heats. [6]

In 2025, Jervis announced his retirement from swimming. [5] [6]

Personal life

In 2022, Jervis came out as gay. [12] [5] [13] He is a devout Christian. [14]

References

  1. 1 2 "Daniel Jervis". Eurosport. Archived from the original on 24 April 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "Daniel Jervis' second Commonwealths and still painting". BBC Sport. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "DANIEL JERVIS Goes for Gold…Again". Resolven District News. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "Daniel Jervis - Swimming". Sport Wales. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Brown, Tom (14 February 2025). "'I wanted to be a role model' - Olympian Jervis retires". BBC. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Byrens, Liz (17 February 2025). "Double Commonwealth medallist Dan Jervis retires after decade-long international career". Swimming World. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  7. ↑ "Heats results". FINA. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  8. ↑ "2017 World Aquatics Championships > Search via Athletes". Budapest 2017. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  9. ↑ "Daniel Jervis wins silver medal in 1500m freestyle". ITV News. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  10. ↑ "British Swimming Championships 2023". British Swimming. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  11. ↑ "Speedo Aquatics GB Swimming Championships 2024". Swimming.org. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  12. 1 2 Holmes, Jon (6 April 2024). "Out gay swimmer Dan Jeris qualifies for Paris 2024 Olympics, with partner watching on". Out Sports. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  13. ↑ Westerby, John (29 June 2022). "Welsh swimmer Dan Jervis comes out as gay ahead of Commonwealth Games". The Times. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  14. ↑ "Dan Jervis: 'I want to be that role model for someone' - swimmer opens up on being gay". BBC Sport. 29 June 2022.
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