Tristan Jankovics (born May 10, 2004) is a Canadian competitive swimmer, primarily competing in the medley events.[1] Jankovics was born in Guelph and grew up in Puslinch.[2]
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.[3] At the conclusion of the 2024 Canadian Swim trials, Jankovics was named to Canada's 2024 Olympics team.[4][5][6]
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. [7]
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.[8]
