Jazz Carlin "over the moon" with 800m freestyle bronze

Jazz Carlin has admitted that she is "over the moon" to have won a bronze medal in the 800m freestyle at the World Swimming Championships in Russia.

The 24-year-old secured Great Britain's ninth medal of the meeting, while American Katie Ledecky took almost four seconds off her own world record to claim the gold.

Carlin told BBC Sport: "I'm over the moon. I didn't realise how fast Katie was going but to go 8:07.39 is incredible.

"It's been a tough road. This is my first 800m World Championships final, so to come away with a bronze medal is looking in the right direction for next year."

The third-placed finish gives Carlin her first individual world medal, adding to the bronze that she won as part of the 4x200m freestyle team in Rome in 2009.