Daniel Jervis
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Welsh) |
| Born | 9 June 1996 |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] |
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | freestyle |
| Club | Swansea Aquatics |
| College team | Swansea University |
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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]
Career
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]In 2022, Jervis came out as gay.[12][5][13] He is a devout Christian.[14]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Daniel Jervis at British Swimming
- Daniel Jervis at World AquaticsLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Daniel Jervis at Team GBLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Daniel Jervis at Team Wales (archived)
- Daniel Jervis at OlympediaLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Daniel Jervis at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Daniel Jervis on InstagramLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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- 1996 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Resolven
- Welsh male freestyle swimmers
- British male freestyle swimmers
- Swimmers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Swimmers at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists in swimming
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in swimming
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Wales
- Commonwealth Games swimmers for Wales
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Wales
- Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic swimmers for Great Britain
- LGBTQ swimmers
- Welsh gay sportsmen
- Swimmers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- British male long-distance swimmers
- 21st-century British sportsmen