Tristan Jankovics
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| National team | Canada | ||||||||
| Born | May 10, 2004 Guelph, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||
| Weight | 90.5 kg (200 lb) | ||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||
| Strokes | Medley | ||||||||
Medal record
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Tristan Jankovics (born May 10, 2004) is a Canadian competitive swimmer, primarily competing in the medley events.[1] Jankovics was born in Guelph and grew up in Puslinch.[2]
Career
[edit]In 2024 at the Canadian trials, Jankovics dropped five seconds from his previous best in the 400 metres individual medley event and went under the Olympic A standard.[3] At the conclusion of the 2024 Canadian Swim trials, Jankovics was named to Canada's 2024 Olympics team.[4][5][6]
2024 World Championships Budapest
[edit]Tristan Jankovic represented Canada at the 2024 World Championships in Budapest, held from December 10 to 15, 2024. Tristan swam in the 400-meter individual medley and set a new Canadian record in the heats, which is now 4:02.01, placing him first in his heat. The record was 21 years old and was set by Brian Jones, and at the time it was a world record. [7]
- Swim style results
- Butterfly 55.15
- Backstroke 1:01.19
- Breaststroke 1:09.15
- Freestyle 56.52 [7]
With this new result, Jankovic qualified for the final in third place overall. In the final, he swam the course in a time of 4:00.57, which was only good enough for sixth place.[8]
Personal life
[edit]Jankovics attends Ohio State University.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Tristan Jankovics". wwww.olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ Massey, Rob (8 February 2024). "Puslinch swimmer seeks spot at the Summer Olympics in Paris". Guelph Today. Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ Pare, Mark (15 May 2024). "Puslinch swimmer qualifies for Paris Olympics". Guelph Today. Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ Nichols, Paula (19 May 2024). "Team Canada welcomes 29 swimmers for Paris 2024". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ Gillespie, Kerry (19 May 2024). "Canada's swim teams are set for Paris. Yes, there will be a whole lot of Summer McIntosh". Toronto Star. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ Quigley, Joseph (22 May 2024). "'Dream that came true': Newmarket swimmer qualifies for Olympics". Newmarket Today. Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ a b Qualification data on SwimSwam
- ^ Data from the finals at SwimSwam
- ^ Kelaher, Tyler (12 July 2024). "Guelph swimmer sets sights on Summer Olympics in Paris". CTV News. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
External links
[edit]- Tristan Jankovics at World Aquatics
- Tristan Jankovics at SwimRankings.net
- Tristan Jankovics at Olympics.com
- Tristan Jankovics at Team Canada
