Jake Tapp

Who is Jake Tapp?

Jake Tapp 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. He also held the World Record in the 4×100 m medley relay short course in 2009.

Tapp was a member of the 2008 Canadian Olympic team in Beijing. 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.

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

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