Calum Jarvis

Calum George Jarvis MBE (born 12 May 1992) is a Welsh competitive swimmer who has represented Great Britain in World Championships and the Olympics, and Wales in the Commonwealth Games. Jarvis competes primarily in freestyle and backstroke events. In 2014, he competed at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow as part of the Welsh team, winning the bronze medal in the 200m freestyle.

Calum Jarvis
MBE
Personal information
National team Great Britain
Born (1992-05-12) 12 May 1992
Ystrad, Rhondda, Wales, United Kingdom
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo4×200 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
2015 Kazan 4×200 m freestyle
2017 Budapest4×200 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
2018 Glasgow4×200 m freestyle
2020 Budapest4×200m mixed freestyle
2020 Budapest4×200 m freestyle
2018 Glasgow4×200m mixed freestyle
Representing  Wales
Commonwealth Games
2014 Glasgow 200 m freestyle

In 2015 at the World Championships, he formed part of the Great Britain gold medal-winning men's 4 x 200-metre freestyle relay team. In doing so, he became the first Welsh world champion in swimming In 2021, Jarvis swam the heat of the men's 4 x 200 metres freestyle relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics for the gold medal-winning Great Britain team, making him an Olympic champion in the event; along with Matt Richards, they became the first Welsh swimming Olympic champions in over 100 years.

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