Age: 18. Sport: Swimming.
The Welshman, who only turned 18 in June, was stunned to win bronze in the 1500m, producing a storming finish in the final few laps to pip Australian Jordan Harrison to the last spot on the podium. It was the fifth fastest swim in the world this year and marks out Jervis as a potential star.
However, the Neath youngster, who combines his swimming with being an apprentice painter and decorator, has his work cut out bridging the gap to Canadian Ryan Cochrane, who won gold in Glasgow, and China’s Sun Yang, the Olympic champion who is still only 22 and is a double world champion and world record-holder.
