Jan Albert Venter (also ''Jasper Venter'', born 23 April 1988 in

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) 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

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. He also helped his team to claim the title in the same relay distance at the 2011 All-Africa Games in

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, 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

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, by placing third in the same distance from the national championships (1:50.60). Teaming with

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, 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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1988 births Living people People from Mossel Bay Local Municipality White South African people South African male swimmers Olympic swimmers of South Africa Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics South African male freestyle swimmers Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for South Africa Swimmers at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming African Games gold medalists for South Africa African Games bronze medalists for South Africa African Games medalists in swimming Competitors at the 2011 All-Africa Games 21st-century South African people 20th-century South African people {{SouthAfrica-swimming-bio-stub