Jake Tapp

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

Jake Tapp
Personal information
Full nameJohn Bernard Tapp
Nickname(s)"Jake"
National team Canada
Born (1988-08-06) August 6, 1988
Ridgewood, New Jersey
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight91 kg (201 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke, freestyle, medley
ClubLangley Olympians Swim Club
College teamUniversity of Arizona

He is currently the Canadian short course record-holder in the 100-metre and 200-metre backstroke events, and the 100-metre 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 attended the University of Arizona, and swam for the Arizona Wildcats men's swimming and diving team from 2006 to 2010, and was a member of the Wildcats' NCAA Championship team in 2008.[5] Tapp held the Pacific-10 Conference record for the 200-yard backstroke from 2009 to 2014,[6] and is a two-time NCAA Division I championship runner-up: 200-yard backstroke in 2009[7] to Tyler Clary, and 100-yard backstroke in 2010 to Eugene Godsoe.[8]

Tapp was born to Canadian parents in Ridgewood, New Jersey, and was raised in Langley, British Columbia. He has one brother, Charlie, who is also a Canadian swimmer and was a member of the University of Nevada's swimming team.[9]

See also

References
  1. "Rankings Swimming Canada". Rankings.swimming.ca. July 3, 2012. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
  2. CBC Sports (August 9, 2009). "Canadian swimmers set more world records". Cbc.ca. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
  3. "Jake Tapp". Olympic.ca. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
  4. "Swimming Canada". Swimming.ca. August 6, 1988. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
  5. http://www.arizonawildcats.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=30700&ATCLID=208210464
  6. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-30. Retrieved 2014-03-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "2009 NCAA Division I Men's Championships". Collegeswimming.com. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
  8. "2010 NCAA Division I Men's Championships". Collegeswimming.com. March 26, 2010. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
  9. "Charlie Tapp Profile - UNLV Official Athletic Site". Unlvrebels.com. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
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