Rob Braknis
Canadian swimmer
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| Full name | Robert Braknis | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Sledgehammer | ||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1973-01-08) January 8, 1973 (age 51) Montreal, Quebec | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (240 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | City of Brampton | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Florida State University | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Robert Braknis (born January 8, 1973) is a Canadian former competition swimmer, who competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics. There he finished in 16th position in the 100-metre backstroke and in twelfth place with the men's relay team in the 4x100-medley relay.[1] Braknis set the Canadian and Commonwealth record in the 50-metre backstroke in 1994.
Braknis is a graduate of Florida State University where he was a 7-time All-American and the Atlantic Coast Conference Swimmer of the Year in 1995.
He was also a torch-bearer for the 2010 Winter Olympics torch relay.
He is a retired police officer for the Peel Regional Police in Brampton, Ontario.
See also
- List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)
References
- ^ "Sports Reference profile". Sports Reference. 2014. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
External links
- Canadian Olympic Committee
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ACC Swimmer of the Year winners
- 1990: John Davis (NC)/Jack Jackson (UVA)
- 1991: David Monasterio (NC)
- 1992: Greg Indrisano (UVA)
- 1993: David Fox (NCST)
- 1994: Peter Wright (UVA)
- 1995: Rob Braknis (FSU)
- 1996: Steve Bonack (NC)
- 1997: Stephen Parry (FSU)
- 1998: Brendon Dedekind (FSU)
- 1999: Brendon Dedekind (FSU)
- 2000: Ed Moses (UVA)
- 2001: Ian Prichard (UVA)
- 2002: Luke Anderson (UVA)
- 2003: Fran Crippen (UVA)
- 2004: Fran Crippen (UVA)
- 2005: Vanja Rogulj (UVA)
- 2006: Cullen Jones (NCST)
- 2007: Pat Mellors (UVA)
- 2008: Matt McLean (UVA)
- 2009: Gal Nevo (GT)
- 2010: Gal Nevo (GT)
- 2011: Matt McLean (UVA)
- 2012: Mateo DeAngulo (FSU)
- 2013: Tom Luchsinger (NC)
- 2014: Pavel Sankovich (FSU)
- 2015: Simonas Bilis (NCST)
- 2016: Simonas Bilis (NCST)
- 2017: Ryan Held (NCST)
- 2018: Andreas Vazaios (NCST)
- 2019: Coleman Stewart (NCST)
- 2020: Coleman Stewart (NCST)
- 2021: Nicolas Albiero (UL)
- 2022: Nicolas Albiero (UL)
- 2023: Youssef Ramadan (VT)
- 1990: Melanie Valerio (UVA)
- 1991: Karen Burgess (UVA)
- 1992: Melissa Douse (NC)
- 1993: Karen Burgess (UVA)
- 1994: Leslie Ramsey (NC)
- 1995: Kari Haag (NC)
- 1996: Kari Haag (NC)
- 1997: Richelle Depold (NC)
- 1998: Richelle Fox (NC)
- 1999: Rebecca Cronk (UVA)
- 2000: Cara Lane (UVA)
- 2001: Cara Lane (UVA)
- 2002: Mirjana Bosevska (UVA)
- 2003: Jessi Perruquet (NC)
- 2004: Emma Dutton (FSU)
- 2005: Brielle White (UVA)
- 2006: Brielle White (UVA)
- 2007: Jessica Botzum (VT)
- 2008: Jessica Botzum (VT)
- 2009: Mei Christensen (UVA)
- 2010: Mei Christensen (UVA)
- 2011: Lauren Perdue (UVA)
- 2012: Stephanie Peacock (NC)
- 2013: Cari Blalock (NC)
- 2014: Emma Reaney (ND)
- 2015: Kelsi Worrell (UL)
- 2016: Kelsi Worrell (UL)
- 2017: Mallory Comerford (UL)
- 2018: Mallory Comerford (UL)
- 2019: Mallory Comerford (UL)
- 2020: Paige Madden (UVA)
- 2021: Paige Madden (UVA)
- 2022: Kate Douglass (UVA)
- 2023: Kate Douglass (UVA)
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