In 1995 Jahrling was selected to the Australian eight and he raced in that boat, stroked by Rob Scott, at the 1995 World Rowing Championships in Tampere, Finland to overall eleventh place. Jahrling, Nick Porzig, Jaime Fernandez, Ben Dodwell and the coxswain Brett Hayman remained in the Australian eight into the 1996 Olympic year and were joined in the crew by the Stewart twins and the New South Wales pair of Walker and Wearne taking over in the stern end. At the 1996 Atlanta Olympics the Australian eight rowed to a sixth place.