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Jazz Carlin earns second Olympic silver

Jazz Carlin claims her second Olympic silver medal in the 800m freestyle final.

Team GB swimmer Jazz Carlin has claimed her second Olympic silver medal in the 800m freestyle final as American teenager Katie Ledecky smashed another world record.

Jazz Carlin poses with her silver medal after the 800m freestyle final at the Rio Olympics on August 12, 2016© BBC

Five days after she took second spot on the podium in the 400m, Carlin posted a time of 8:16.17 to add to her tally in Rio de Janeiro.

Carlin's final score was just 0.2s ahead of Hungarian swimmer Boglarka Kapas, who was forced to settle for bronze.

Ledecky stole all of the headlines, however, with another impressive swim that saw her finish the race half a length ahead of her competitors.

The 19-year-old finished with a time of 8:04.79, beating her own world record - set earlier this year in the Arena Pro Swim Series - by almost two seconds.

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Jazz Carlin of Great Britain competes in the Women's 800m Freestyle heats on day fourteen of the 16th FINA World Championships at the Kazan Arena on August 7, 2015
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