Tessa “Tess” Cieplucha (born 24 September 1998) is a Canadian

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who primarily competes in the individual medley. She is the former champion in the women’s 400m Individual Medley winning Gold at both

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, UAE, and

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in Lima, Peru. Cieplucha is currently
Senior National Team member
for

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. She made her national team debut with Canada at the 2014 FINA World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships and swam the 1,500m freestyle. The following year at the

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where she finished 15th. She represented Canada at the

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. She currently represents the

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part of the International Swimming League.

Career

College

Cieplucha attended the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where she competed for the Tennessee Volunteers Swimming and Diving team from 2016 - 2020, coached under Director of Swimming and Diving
Matt Kredich
In her final year Cieplucha was the 2020 SEC Champion in the 400y Individual Medley. She was part of the first place 800y Freestyle relay team, as well as placing fourth in both the 200y Individual Medley and 200y Butterfly events. Cieplucha was part of the first ever University of Tennessee Lady Vols Swimming and Diving SEC Championship Team (2020).

Pan American Games

At the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, Cieplucha was the champion in the 400m Individual Medley, and a finalist in 200m Breaststroke, placing 7th.

Olympic Games

Cieplucha made her Olympic debut at the

in Tokyo, Japan swimming the 400m Individual Medley. She finished in 14th place overal

Fina World Swimming Championships

Cieplucha became a World Champion at the

, United Arab Emirates. Cieplucha won Gold in the 400m Individual Medley event. She earned a second gold medal swimming in the prelim portion of the 4 x 200m Freestyle relay that won Gold at finals. Cieplucha was also a finalist in the 200 Breaststroke event placing 6th overal

International Swimming League

In 2020 Cieplucha was a member of the International Swimming League, season 2, representing the

, an expansion team that finished seventh overall. The second season was a condensed six-week bubble held in Budapest, Budapest, Hungary due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Cieplucha swam the 200m and 400m individual medley, 200m butterfly, and 400m freestyle events. Cieplucha had two wins in the 400m individual medley.

Personal

Cieplucha is a graduate of University of Tennessee, Knoxville (2021) earning her degree, a double major in Geology & Environmental Sciences, and Geography.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cieplucha, Tessa 1998 births Living people Tennessee Volunteers women's swimmers Canadian female medley swimmers Sportspeople from Oakville, Ontario Swimmers at the 2019 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in swimming Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada Canadian female freestyle swimmers Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for Canada Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) Swimmers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Canada