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Wales star Jazz Carlin: 'My tactics worked in 800m freestyle victory'

Welsh swimmer Jazz Carlin believes that her tactics earned her a gold Commonwealth medal in tonight's 800m freestyle final.

Team Wales swimmer Jazz Carlin believes that her tactics won her the gold medal in tonight's 800m freestyle final at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

The 23-year-old stormed down the final 50m to clinch gold in 8:18.11.

"It was always going to be a really tough race," Carlin told reporters. "Obviously there was a lot of strong girls in that pool, so I had to make sure that I tactically did it well.

"Being an 800m there's 16 laps to put in some tactics so I just had to make sure I timed it right. I always knew I had a strong back end, so I used my strengths to the best of my ability."

Wales are two medals shy of their target of six, with one day remaining in the pool.

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Wales's Jazz Carlin moments after setting a new Games record in the 800m freestyle on July 27, 2014
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