Education
University of Arizona.
University of Arizona.
He is currently the Canadian short course record-holder in the 100-metre and 200-metre backstroke events, and the 100-metre individual medley. He also held the World Record in the 4 × 100 m medley relay short course in 2009. Tapp held the Pacific-10 Conference record for the 200-yard backstroke from 2009 to 2014, and is a two-time National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I championship runner-up: 200-yard backstroke in 2009 to Tyler Clary, and 100-yard backstroke in 2010 to Eugene Godsoe.
Tapp was born to Canadian parents in Ridgewood, New Jersey, and was raised in Langley, British Columbia.
Tapp was a member of the 2008 Canadian Olympic team in Beijing. He attended the University of Arizona, and swam for the Arizona Wildcats men"s swimming and diving team from 2006 to 2010, and was a member of the Wildcats" National Collegiate Athletic Association Championship team in 2008. He has one brother, Charlie, who is also a Canadian swimmer and was a member of the University of Nevada"s swimming team