| Jake Tapp | |
| Fullname: | John Bernard Tapp |
| Nicknames: | "Jake" |
| Strokes: | Backstroke, freestyle, medley |
| Club: | Langley Olympians Swim Club |
| Collegeteam: | University of Arizona |
| Birth Date: | August 6, 1988 |
| Birth Place: | Ridgewood, New Jersey |
| Height: | 1.93m (06.33feet) |
| Weight: | 91kg (201lb) |
John Bernard Tapp (born August 6, 1988) is a Canadian former competitive swimmer and a 2008 Olympian.
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]