Blake Tierney

Blake Tierney
Personal information
Born (2002-01-10) January 10, 2002
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Home townSaskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Sport
CountryCanada
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
ClubHigh Performance Centre- Vancouver
CoachScott Talbot
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Canada
World Championships (SC)
2024 Budapest 4×100 m mixed medley
Pan American Games
2023 Santiago 4×100 m mixed medley
2023 Santiago 100 m backstroke
2023 Santiago 4×100 m freestyle
2023 Santiago 4×200 m freestyle
2023 Santiago 4×100 m medley

Blake Tierney (born January 10, 2002) is a Canadian competitive swimmer, primarily competing in the backstroke events.[1]

Career

In April 2023, Tierney was named to Canada's 2023 Pan American Games team.[2] At the games, Tierney won five medals, including four in relays.[1] Tierney's only individual medal came in the 100 m backstroke event.[3]

At the 2024 Canadian Swim Trials, Tierney broke the national record in the 200 metres backstroke event, with a timing of 1:56.74.[4] At the conclusion of the trials, Tierney was named to Canada's 2024 Olympics team.[5][6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Blake Tierney". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. April 6, 2023. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  2. ^ "36 Canadian swimmers announced as first Santiago 2023 team named to Team Canada" (Press release). Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  3. ^ Zary, Darren (October 24, 2023). "Saskatoon's Tierney, Wiens win medals at Pan American Games in Santiago". The StarPhoenix. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  4. ^ Lammerding, Jaime (May 20, 2024). "Sports briefs: Saskatchewan athletes headed to Paris Olympics, Paralympics". The StarPhoenix. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  5. ^ Nichols, Paula (May 19, 2024). "Team Canada welcomes 29 swimmers for Paris 2024". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  6. ^ Gillespie, Kerry (May 19, 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 May 19, 2024.
  7. ^ Roblin, Scott (June 26, 2024). "Saskatoon swimmer Blake Tierney breaks Canadian record, heading to first Olympics". Global News. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.