Jan Venter, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Jan Venter

Olympic swimmer

Date of Birth: 23-Apr-1988

Place of Birth: Hartenbos, Western Cape, South Africa

Profession: swimmer

Nationality: South Africa

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Jan Venter

  • Jan Albert Venter (also Jasper Venter, born 23 April 1988 in Hartenbos, Western Cape) is a South African swimmer, who specialized in freestyle events.
  • Venter won a bronze medal, as a member of the South African team, in the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India.
  • He also helped his team to claim the title in the same relay distance at the 2011 All-Africa Games in Maputo, Mozambique, posting a meet record time of 7:33.63.Venter qualified as a member of the South African team for the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by placing third in the same distance from the national championships (1:50.60).
  • Teaming with Sebastien Rousseau, Darian Townsend, and Jean Basson, Venter swam the third leg with a split of 1:49.56, but the South Africans rounded out the final field to last place in 7:13.02.
  • Previously, they set an African standard of 7:10.91 from the preliminary heats.At the 2009 FINA World Championships in Rome, Italy, Venter helped out his South African team (Basson, Rousseau, and Townsend) to dip under a 7:10 barrier, and broke a new record of 7:08.01 in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay.

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