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Canadian swimmer (born 2004)
Tristan Jankovics
Personal information
National teamCanada
Born (2004-05-10) May 10, 2004 (age 20)
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight90.5 kg (200 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesMedley
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Canada

Tristan Jankovics (born May 10, 2004) is a Canadian competitive swimmer, primarily competing in the medley events. Jankovics was born in Guelph and grew up in Puslinch.

Career

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. At the conclusion of the 2024 Canadian Swim trials, Jankovics was named to Canada's 2024 Olympics team.

2024 World Championships Budapest

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.

Swim style results
  • Butterfly 55.15
  • Backstroke 1:01.19
  • Breaststroke 1:09.15
  • Freestyle 56.52

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.

Personal life

Jankovics attends Ohio State University.

References

  1. "Tristan Jankovics". wwww.olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  2. Massey, Rob (8 February 2024). "Puslinch swimmer seeks spot at the Summer Olympics in Paris". Guelph Today. Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  3. Pare, Mark (15 May 2024). "Puslinch swimmer qualifies for Paris Olympics". Guelph Today. Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  4. Nichols, Paula (19 May 2024). "Team Canada welcomes 29 swimmers for Paris 2024". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  5. 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.
  6. Quigley, Joseph (22 May 2024). "'Dream that came true': Newmarket swimmer qualifies for Olympics". Newmarket Today. Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  7. ^ Qualification data on SwimSwam
  8. Data from the finals at SwimSwam
  9. Kelaher, Tyler (12 July 2024). "Guelph swimmer sets sights on Summer Olympics in Paris". CTV News. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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