Tessa Cieplucha

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| name = Tessa Cieplucha

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| nicknames = Tess

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1998|9|24}}

| birth_place = Oakville, Ontario, Canada

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| height = 175 cm

| weight =70 kg

| strokes = Individual medley

| club = Oakville Aquatics, Markham Aquatic Club

| coach = Matt Kredich

| collegeteam = University of Tennessee{{cite web |title=Tessa Cieplucha profile |url=https://olympic.ca/team-canada/tessa-cieplucha/ |website=Canadian Olympic Committee |accessdate=2019-08-09}}

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Tessa “Tess” Cieplucha (born 24 September 1998) is a Canadian swimmer who primarily competes in the individual medley.{{Cite web|title=Tessa Cieplucha|url=https://olympic.ca/team-canada/tessa-cieplucha/|access-date=2021-06-27|website=Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website|language=en-US}} She is the former champion in the women’s 400m Individual Medley winning Gold at both 2021 Fina World Swimming Championships (25m) in Abu Dhabi, UAE, and 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.

Cieplucha is currently a [https://www.swimming.ca/en/swimmer/tessa-cieplucha/ Senior National Team member] for Swimming Canada. She made her national team debut with Canada at the 2014 FINA World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships and swam the 1,500m freestyle. The following year at the 2015 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships where she finished 15th. She represented Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games.{{Cite web|date=2021-06-23|title=Canadian Olympic Trials: Tessa Cieplucha to Join Sydney Pickrem in 400 IM|url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/canadian-olympic-trials-tessa-cieplucha-to-join-sydney-pickrem-in-400-im-in-tokyo/|access-date=2021-06-27|website=Swimming World News|language=en-US}}

She currently represents the Toronto Titans part of the International Swimming League.{{Cite web|title=Roster – Toronto Titans|url=https://torontotitans.club/roster|access-date=2021-06-29|language=en-US}}

Career

= College =

Cieplucha attended the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where she competed for the Tennessee Volunteers Swimming and Diving team from 2016 - 2020, coached under Director of Swimming and Diving, [https://utsports.com/sports/swimming-and-diving/roster/coaches/matt-kredich/1938 Matt Kredich]. In her final year Cieplucha was the 2020 SEC Champion in the 400y Individual Medley. She was part of the first place 800y Freestyle relay team, as well as placing fourth in both the 200y Individual Medley and 200y Butterfly events.{{Cite web|title=Tess Cieplucha - Swimming & Diving|url=https://utsports.com/sports/swimming-and-diving/roster/tess-cieplucha/10391|access-date=2021-06-29|website=University of Tennessee Athletics|language=en}}

Cieplucha was part of the first ever University of Tennessee Lady Vols Swimming and Diving SEC Championship Team (2020).{{Cite web|title=Lady Vols Win First SEC Title in Program History|url=https://utsports.com/news/2020/2/22/swimming-diving-lady-vols-win-first-sec-title-in-program-history.aspx|access-date=2021-06-29|website=University of Tennessee Athletics|language=en}}

= Pan American Games =

At the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, Cieplucha was the champion in the 400m Individual Medley, and a finalist in 200m Breaststroke, placing 7th.{{Cite web|date=2019-08-10|title=2019 Pan American Games: Tess Cieplucha Cinches Women's 400 IM Victory With Ease|url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/2019-pan-american-games-tess-cieplucha-cinches-womens-400-im-victory-with-ease/|access-date=2021-06-29|website=Swimming World News|language=en-US}}

= Olympic Games =

Cieplucha made her Olympic debut at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan swimming the 400m Individual Medley. She finished in 14th place overall.[https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/swimming/results-summary-women-s-400m-individual-medley-heat.htm]

= Fina World Swimming Championships =

Cieplucha became a World Champion at the 2021 Fina World Swimming Championships (25m) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Cieplucha won Gold in the 400m Individual Medley event. She earned a second gold medal swimming in the prelim portion of the 4 x 200m Freestyle relay that won Gold at finals. Cieplucha was also a finalist in the 200 Breaststroke event placing 6th overall.[https://www.fina.org/competitions/2/15th-fina-world-swimming-championships-25m-2021/results?event=a1a340c6-4a70-4e9a-be58-9bfd392d4190&unit=finals]

= International Swimming League =

In 2020 Cieplucha was a member of the International Swimming League, season 2, representing the Toronto Titans, an expansion team that finished seventh overall. The second season was a condensed six-week bubble held in Budapest, Hungary due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Cieplucha swam the 200m and 400m individual medley, 200m butterfly, and 400m freestyle events. Cieplucha had two wins in the 400m individual medley.{{Cite web|title=RESULTS|url=https://isl.global/results-2020/|access-date=2021-06-29|website=International Swimming League|language=en-US}}

Personal

Cieplucha is a graduate of University of Tennessee, Knoxville (2021) earning her degree, a double major in Geology & Environmental Sciences, and Geography.{{Cite web|title=81 Tennessee Student-Athletes Set to Graduate|url=https://utsports.com/news/2021/5/4/81-tennessee-student-athletes-set-to-graduate.aspx|access-date=2021-07-02|website=University of Tennessee Athletics|language=en}}