Jan Venter
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jan Albert Venter |
| Nationality |  South Africa |
| Born | 23 April 1988 Hartenbos, Western Cape, South Africa |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Event | Freestyle |
| Club | TuksSport |
Jan Albert Venter (born April 23, 1988 in Hartenbos, Western Cape) is a South African swimmer, who specialized in freestyle events.[1] Venter represented South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's 4×200 m freestyle relay, along with his fellow swimmers and teammates Sebastien Rousseau, Darian Townsend, and Jean Basson, who missed out of the medal podium in the 200 m freestyle. Venter and his team reached the final of this event, after placing eighth from the preliminary heats, with an African record-breaking time of 7:10.91.[2] He swam on the third leg of the final, with an individual-split time of 1:49.56, finishing again in eighth place to the South African team, for a total time of 7:13.02.[3]
At the 2009 FINA World Championships in Rome, Italy, Venter and his swimming team set another African record-breaking time of 7:08.01 in the heats of the men's 4×200 m freestyle relay.[4]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jan Venter". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ^ "Men's 4×200m Freestyle Relay – Heat 2". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ^ "Men's 4×200m Freestyle Relay – Final". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ^ "SA relay record in Rome". SASCOC. 31 July 2009. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
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