WILTSHIRE'S Olympic silver medallist Jazz Carlin has been named in the Great Britain marathon squad for this summer's European Championships.

Carlin, who won silver in both the 400 and 800m in the pool at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, has switched her attention to competing in open water events as she attempts to tackle the discipline at the Games in Tokyo in 2020.

The University of Bath-based swimmer, who was brought up in Swindon but now lives in Bradford on Avon, will embark on her first major open water test this summer, after securing her place in the Europeans marathon squad, which will compete at Loch Lomond as part of the Glasgow-based European Championships, which will see races over 5k, 10k and 25k.

The 27 year old, who has recently returned to training after illness, will join Jack Burnell, silver medallist at the last Europeans competition in 2016, who has already picked up medals in the Seychelles and Setubal, Portugal on this year’s 10k circuit.

The eight-strong team will be taking to the open water in the largest inland stretch of water in Great Britain between August 8-12.

Team leader Bernie Dietzig said: “The swimmers we have been able to select for this squad will be really exciting to watch.

“We have the highly experienced open water swimmers with proven experience at performing when it matters, right through to young talent.

“Jazz has worked very hard to transition from the pool to the open water so it will be a great opportunity for her to take on this new challenge.”