2020-21 Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Janis Silins
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Weight:
- null
- Hometown:
- Valmiera, Latvia
Honors & Records
2022 Big 12 Bronze Medalist (100 breaststroke)
2021 Big 12 Silver Medalist (100 breaststroke)
2021 Big 12 Silver Medalist (200 breaststroke)
2020 Big 12 Silver Medalist (100 breaststroke)
2020 Big 12 Silver Medalist (200 breaststroke)
School record holder (100 breaststroke – 52.11)
School record holder (200 breaststroke – 1:54.05)
School record holder (200 medley relay – 1:26.03)
School record holder (400 medley relay – 3:09.44)
Junior (2021-22)
Qualified for the Men’s NCAA Championships and competed in both the 100 and 200 breaststroke … Earned a bronze medal at the Big 12 Championships in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 52.73 and finished fourth in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 1:56.72 (Feb. 23-26) … Finished second in both the 100 and 200 breaststroke at the Art Adamson Invitational (Nov. 17-19) … Won the 100 breaststroke in the season opener against UIW (Sept. 24) … Notched his first NCAA B cut of the season at the USC Invitational (Oct. 15-16).
Sophomore (2020-21)
Garnered two individual silver medals at the Big 12 Championships, breaking both the 100 (52.56) and 200 (1:54.54) breast school records in the process. Achieved an NCAA B cut in every 100 breast that he swam this year, notching eight straight B cuts in the 100 breast and five in the 200 breast. Was also a member of TCU’s 200 (1:26.03) and 400 (3:09.44) medley relays, both of which broke school records. Closed out the season ranked 40th in both the 100 and 200 breast.
Season Records:
- 50 Breast: 24.68
- 100 Breast: 52.56
- 200 Breast: 1:54:54
- 200 IM: 1:49:50
at Big 12 Championships (Feb. 24-27)
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Notched his second silver medal in as many days. The sophomore swam a 1:54.54, breaking his own school record while picking up his fourth and fifth NCAA B cut in the event between prelims and finals. The sophomore has earned silver medals in both the 100 and 200 breast in back-to-back years. Silins collected back-to-back Big 12 silvers in the 100 breast. He broke his own school record in the process, going 52.56. It marked his seventh NCAA B cut of the season.
at Texas Hall of Fame Invitational (Dec. 2-5)
- Broke TCU's 100 breast school record on Friday night at the Lee & Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center, swimming a 52.71.
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Notched his second and third NCAA B cuts of the season in the 200 breast between prelims and finals. The sophomore won his heat with a 1:55.84 and then placed second in finals with a 1:54.98. Silins had the fastest split in the final 50 of the race (30.19).
at No. 18 Florida State (Nov. 14)
- Notched his fourth straight NCAA B cut in the 100 breast. The sophomore took the event with a season-best time of 53.97, which sits at No. 14 in the nation, and tied the Morcom Aquatics Center pool record. He now shares it with Laurent Bams (1/12/18) of Alabama. Silins is undefeated (4-0) in the event this season.
- In the 200 breast, Silins earned his first NCAA B cut of the season (1:57.53).
at No. 7 Texas A&M (Nov. 7)
- Earned his third NCAA B cut of the season in the 100 breast after a first-place finish of 54.22
- The sophomore remains undefeated in the 100 breast this season.
at SMU (Oct. 23)
- Earned an NCAA B cut in the 100 breast after a first-place finish of 54.25
at No. 17 MIZZOU (Oct. 16)
- Earned an NCAA B cut in the 100 breast after a first-place finish of 54.10
Freshman (2019-20)
Collected two silver medals at the Big 12 Championship in the 100 and 200 breast. Notched NCAA B cuts in the 100 and 200 breast. Placed third in the 100 yard IM (54.97) and first in the 50 yard breaststroke (26.39), was part of the 400 yard freestyle relay and finished third (3:18.16) and first in the 200 yard medley relay (1:37.02) at the TCU vs. UTPB Dual Meet in Fort Worth (Sep. 20) ... Finished sixth in the 100 yard breaststroke (57.25), fifth in the 200 yard breaststroke (2:07.04), and eighth in the 200 yard IM (1:58.48), was part of the 400 yard medley relay and finished second (3:20.29) and fourth in the 200 yard medley relay (1:32.78) in the TYR Fall Classic at FIU (Oct.4-5) ... Won the 100 yard breaststroke (56.87) and placed sixth in the 200 yard IM (1:56.83) in the Pepperdine Malibu Invite in Malibu (Oct.11-12) ... Placed second in the 100 yard breaststroke (57.09), third in the 200 yard breaststroke, and fourth in the 200 yard IM, was part of the 200 yard medley relay and placed first (1:31.89) at the vs. SMU meet in Fort Worth (Oct. 25) ... Won the 100 yard breaststroke (55.56) and in the 200 yard breaststroke (2:02.45), contributed to the first place finish in the 200 yard medley relay (1:32.33) at the vs. UIW meet in Fort Worth (Nov.8).
HIGH SCHOOL
National selection for the 2015 EYOF games ... National selection in the 2017 and 2018 European Junior Championships ... National selection in the 3rd Youth Olympic Games ... 2018 Club Rising Star Award ... six time Latvian Champion ... three time Latvian Junior record holder ... Latvian record holder in the 4x200 freestyle relay ... 2017 and 2018 Athlete of the Year.
