Jake Tapp

Jake Tapp (born John Bernard Tapp; August 6, 1988) is a Canadian swimmer and a 2008 Olympian.

He is currently the Canadian short course record holder in the 100 meter and 200 meter backstrokes, and the 100 meter individual medley.[1] He also held the World Record in the 4×100 m medley relay short course in 2009.[2]

Tapp was a member of the 2008 Canadian Olympic team in Beijing.[3] He tied at the Canadian Olympic Swimming Trials in Montreal in the final of the 100 backstroke, and had to win a swim-off to qualify for the Olympic team.[4]

He competed for University of Arizona Men's Swimming from 2006-2010 and was a member of the NCAA Championship team in 2008.[5] Tapp held the Pac-10 (Pac-12) record for the 200 Yard Backstroke from 2009 to 2014 [6] and is a 2-time NCAA Division 1 Championship runner-up; 200 Backstroke in 2009[7] to Tyler Clary and 100 Backstroke in 2010 to Eugene Godsoe.[8]

Tapp was born in Ridgewood, NJ, USA to Canadian parents and was raised in Langley, BC. He has one brother, Charles Tapp (born March 6, 1990), who is also a Canadian swimmer and was a member of the UNLV’s Swimming team.[9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Rankings Swimming Canada". Rankings.swimming.ca. 2012-07-03. Retrieved 2012-07-19.
  2. ↑ CBC Sports (2009-08-09). "Canadian swimmers set more world records". Cbc.ca. Retrieved 2012-07-19.
  3. ↑ "Jake Tapp". Olympic.ca. Retrieved 2012-07-19.
  4. ↑ "Swimming Canada". Swimming.ca. 1988-08-06. Retrieved 2012-07-19.
  5. ↑ http://www.arizonawildcats.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=30700&ATCLID=208210464
  6. ↑ http://www.arizonawildcats.com/pdf9/2656744.pdf
  7. ↑ "2009 NCAA Division I Men's Championships". Collegeswimming.com. Retrieved 2012-07-19.
  8. ↑ "2010 NCAA Division I Men's Championships". Collegeswimming.com. 2010-03-26. Retrieved 2012-07-19.
  9. ↑ "Charlie Tapp Profile - UNLV Official Athletic Site". Unlvrebels.com. Retrieved 2012-07-19.