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]
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January 01, 1970
jake, tapp, john, bernard, tapp, born, august, 1988, canadian, former, competitive, swimmer, 2008, olympian, personal, informationfull, namejohn, bernard, tappnickname, jake, national, team, canadaborn, 1988, august, 1988, ridgewood, jerseyheight1, weight91, s. John Bernard Tapp born August 6 1988 is a Canadian former competitive swimmer and a 2008 Olympian Jake TappPersonal informationFull nameJohn Bernard TappNickname Jake National team CanadaBorn 1988 08 06 August 6 1988 age 35 Ridgewood New JerseyHeight1 93 m 6 ft 4 in Weight91 kg 201 lb SportSportSwimmingStrokesBackstroke freestyle medleyClubLangley Olympians Swim ClubCollege 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 editWorld record progression 4 100 metres medley relayReferences edit Rankings Swimming Canada Rankings swimming ca July 3 2012 Archived from the original on January 15 2013 Retrieved July 19 2012 CBC Sports August 9 2009 Canadian swimmers set more world records Cbc ca Retrieved July 19 2012 Jake Tapp Olympic ca Retrieved July 19 2012 Swimming Canada Swimming ca August 6 1988 Retrieved July 19 2012 Archived copy Archived from the original on 2014 03 30 Retrieved 2013 08 06 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2014 03 30 Retrieved 2014 03 30 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link 2009 NCAA Division I Men s Championships Collegeswimming com Retrieved July 19 2012 2010 NCAA Division I Men s Championships Collegeswimming com March 26 2010 Retrieved July 19 2012 Charlie Tapp Profile UNLV Official Athletic Site Unlvrebels com Retrieved July 19 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jake Tapp amp oldid 1220371448, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
