Riley Janes

Riley Janes (born June 30, 1980) is a Canadian former competition swimmer who specialized in freestyle and backstroke events.[1] He is a single-time Olympian (2004), and is part of the bronze-medal Canadian medley relay team at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England.

Riley Janes
Personal information
Full nameRiley Janes
National team Canada
Born (1980-06-30) June 30, 1980
Edmonton, Alberta
Height1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, backstroke
ClubPacificSport National Swim Centre
College teamTexas A&M University
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Canada
Pan Pacific Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Yokohama 4×100 m medley
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Manchester 4×100 m medley

Raised in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Janes started swimming at the age of 6, when he competed for the Saskatoon Goldfins under his personal coach. He has held 14 club and 8 age-group state records in the 100-metre backstroke, before joining with the Canadian national team at age 15. He attended the Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas on an athletic scholarship, and swam for the Texas A&M Aggies swimming team, under head coach Mel Nash. While swimming for the Aggies, he received eleven All-American honors, and set a short-course Canadian record of 23.90 at the 2000 NCAA Swimming Championships.[2][3] In 2002, Janes graduated from the university with a bachelor's degree in marketing.

In 2002, Janes made international headlines at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Yokohama, Japan, and at the Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England, where he earned bronze medals for Canada in the 4×100 m medley relay, along with Mike Brown, Mike Mintenko, and Brent Hayden (3:38.17 in Pan Pacific, and 3:38.91 in Commonwealth).[4][5]

At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Janes competed only in two events as a relay swimmer.[6][7] On the second day of the Games, Janes, along with Mintenko, Hayden, and Yannick Lupien, placed ninth in the 4×100 m freestyle relay with a time of 3:18.35.[8][9] Six days later, in the 4×100 m medley relay, Janes reunited with Mintenko, Hayden, and Brown after winning their bronze medal for Canada from the Pan Pacific Championships two years earlier. Leading off the backstroke leg in heat one, Janes recorded a split of 56.17, but the Canadians missed the top 8 final by half a second (0.05), finishing in fourth place and tenth overall with a final time of 3:39.36.[10][11]

See also

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Riley Janes". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  2. "Texas A&M, Missouri Split". Swimming World Magazine. 20 October 2011. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  3. "Canadian Short Course Championships: Swimmers Continue to Rewrite History". Swimming World Magazine. 13 March 2009. Archived from the original on 10 May 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  4. Thomas, Stephen (29 August 2002). "U.S. Men Have Last Word, Set World Mark in 400m Medley Relay as Pan Pacs End With a Bang". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 25 August 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  5. "Aussies finish with a flourish as Thorpe nabs sixth gold". Daily Times (Pakistan). 6 August 2002. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  6. "Swimming – Men's 4×100m Freestyle Relay Startlist (Heat 2)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  7. "Swimming – Men's 4×100m Medley Relay Startlist (Heat 1)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  8. "Men's 4×100m Freestyle Heat 2". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  9. Thomas, Stephen (15 August 2004). "Men's 400 Freestyle Relay Prelims: South Africans Rock with a New Continental Record 3:13.84, Second Fastest in History; US Qualifies Second". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  10. "Men's 4×100m Medley Relay Heat 1". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  11. Thomas, Stephen (20 August 2004). "Men's 400 Medley Relay, Prelims Day 7: USA Looks Absolutely Unbeatable; Expect a World Record!". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
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