 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.Jahrling carried on after his first Olympics and in 1997 he rowed in a coxless pair with Stuart McRae at two World Rowing Cups in Europe and then at the 1997 World Rowing Championships in Aiguebelette, France where they finished in eighth place.