Blake Tierney

Blake Tierney
Personal information
Born	January 10, 2002 (age 24); Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Home town	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Sport
Country	Canada
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke
Club	High Performance Centre- Vancouver
Coach	Scott Talbot
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Canada
World Championships (SC)
Pan Pacific Championships
Pan American Games

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

Career

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

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

References

1 2 "Blake Tierney". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. April 6, 2023. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
↑ "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.
↑ 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.
↑ Lammerding, Jaime (May 20, 2024). "Sports briefs: Saskatchewan athletes headed to Paris Olympics, Paralympics". The StarPhoenix. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
↑ Nichols, Paula (May 19, 2024). "Team Canada welcomes 29 swimmers for Paris 2024". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
↑ 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.
↑ 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.

External links

Blake Tierney at Swimming Canada
Blake Tierney at World Aquatics

Blake Tierney at SwimRankings.net

Blake Tierney at Olympics.com

Blake Tierney at Team Canada

Blake Tierney at Olympedia

Blake Tierney at InterSportStats
Blake Tierney on Instagram

[bio-1] 1 2 "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.