Jake Tapp

{{short description|Canadian swimmer}}

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| fullname = John Bernard Tapp

| nicknames = "Jake"

| national_team = {{CAN}}

| strokes = Backstroke, freestyle, medley

| club = Langley Olympians Swim Club

| collegeteam = University of Arizona

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|8|6|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Ridgewood, New Jersey

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| height = {{convert|1.93|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|91|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

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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.{{cite web |url=http://rankings.swimming.ca/index.php?page=rankingDetail&clubId=62&season=-1&course=SCM&agegroup=X_X&stroke=0&gender=1&language=en |title=Rankings Swimming Canada |publisher=Rankings.swimming.ca |date=July 3, 2012 |accessdate=July 19, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130115175946/http://rankings.swimming.ca/index.php?page=rankingDetail&clubId=62&season=-1&course=SCM&agegroup=X_X&stroke=0&gender=1&language=en |archivedate=January 15, 2013 }} He also held the World Record in the 4 × 100 m medley relay short course in 2009.{{cite web|author=CBC Sports |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/canadian-swimmers-set-more-world-records-1.822775 |title=Canadian swimmers set more world records |publisher=Cbc.ca |date=August 9, 2009 |access-date=July 19, 2012}}

Tapp was a member of the 2008 Canadian Olympic team in Beijing.{{cite web|url=http://olympic.ca/team-canada/jake-tapp |title=Jake Tapp |publisher=Olympic.ca |date= 18 September 2011|accessdate=July 19, 2012}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.swimming.ca/SwimmerBioArticle.aspx?status=1&bioid=121 |title=Swimming Canada |publisher=Swimming.ca |date=August 6, 1988 |accessdate=July 19, 2012}}

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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.arizonawildcats.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=30700&ATCLID=208210464 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-08-06 |archive-date=2014-03-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330053711/http://www.arizonawildcats.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=30700&ATCLID=208210464 |url-status=dead }} Tapp held the Pacific-10 Conference record for the 200-yard backstroke from 2009 to 2014,{{cite web |url=http://www.arizonawildcats.com/pdf9/2656744.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-03-30 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330053527/http://www.arizonawildcats.com/pdf9/2656744.pdf |archivedate=2014-03-30 }} and is a two-time NCAA Division I championship runner-up: 200-yard backstroke in 2009{{cite web|url=http://www.collegeswimming.com/results/11008/ |title=2009 NCAA Division I Men's Championships |publisher=Collegeswimming.com |date= |accessdate=July 19, 2012}} to Tyler Clary, and 100-yard backstroke in 2010 to Eugene Godsoe.{{cite web|url=http://www.collegeswimming.com/results/13334/ |title=2010 NCAA Division I Men's Championships |publisher=Collegeswimming.com |date=March 26, 2010 |accessdate=July 19, 2012}}

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.{{cite web |url=http://www.unlvrebels.com/sports/c-swim/mtt/tapp_charlie00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140630212856/http://www.unlvrebels.com/sports/c-swim/mtt/tapp_charlie00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 30, 2014 |title=Charlie Tapp Profile - UNLV Official Athletic Site |publisher=Unlvrebels.com |date= |accessdate=July 19, 2012 }}