Swimcloud - Thomas Jansen

2022-23 (Graduate)

Frank Serrao Senior Scholar-Athlete of the Year

Second Team All-America

CSC Academic All-Region

All-SCIAC

Finished ninth in the 1650 free at the NCAA Championships (Mar. 18) as he reset the school record 15:35.59 ... Swam the 500 free at the NCAA Championships (Mar. 15) as he swam the third fastest time in program history at 4:31.97.

2021-22 (Senior)

Came in second in the 1000 Free (10:11.52) at the Redlands vs. La Verne vs. Biola (Nov. 6) tri-meet ... Jansen swam a season best 500 Free (4:58.59 | 2nd) at the Redlands vs. Pomona-Pitzer (Nov. 13) meet ... At the Logger Invitational (Dec. 3-5) Jansen won the 1650 Free (16:09.37), took third in the 500 Free (4:40.85), and came in seventh in the 200 Free (1:48.30) while swimming a career best time during the prelims (1:45.48) ... Recorded a pair of runner-up finishes in the 500 Free (4:54.47) and 1000 Free (10:03.04) at the Caltech vs. Occidental vs. Redlands (Jan. 22) tri-meet ... Won the 1650 Free (16:57.32) during the Redlands vs. Chapman (Jan. 29) dual ... Jansen came in third in the 500 Free (4:51.82) at the Redlands vs. Cal Lutheran vs. Whittier (Feb. 5) meet ... Ended his career with five career best times: 200 Free (1:43.91 | 20th), 500 Free prelims (4:33.36), 1000 Free (9:29.06), 1650 Free (15:47.78 | 4th), and 50 Back (25.67) and set a season best in the 100 Back (56.35) and came in seventh in the 500 Free finals (4:33.54). 

2020-21 (Junior | COVID-19 season)

Came in fourth in the 500 Free (5:06.37) and third in the 1000 Free (10:28.89) at the Cal Lutheran vs. Redlands (Mar. 13) meet ... Took third in the 1650 Free (17:07.99) at the Redlands vs. Concodia (Mar. 26) meet ... Ended the season with a pair of season bests in the 500 Free (4:43.26 | 2nd) and a win in the 1000 Free (9:44.72) at the Redlands vs. Cal Lutheran vs. Chapman (Apr. 10) meet. 

2019-20 (Sophomore)

• Member of the team that earned a 5-3 dual-meet record and a fourth-place showing at the SCIAC Championships
• Ranks third all-time at Redlands in the 500 Free with a time of 4:35.98 during the SCIAC Championships
• Also sits fourth in school history in the 1650 Free with a time of 16:06.37, which came during the SCIAC Championships as an NCAA "B" time
• Recorded a career-best time of 4:17.35 in the 400 IM during the consolation final of the SCIAC Championships

2018-19 (First-Year)

• Contributed to the team's 5-3 dual-meet showing and third-place effort at the SCIAC Championships
• Owns the third-fastest time in Redlands history in the 1000 Free, which came in 9:44.68 during the SCIAC Championships
• Recorded a season-best time of 16:17.58 in the 1650 Free to finish eighth at the SCIAC Championships
• Swam a career-best time of 1:47.19 in the 200 Free at the SCIAC Championships

Lifetime Best Times (Through senior season)

• 200 Free: 1:42.03 -- 2-15-2023
• 500 Free: 4:31.97 -- 3-15-2023 (3rd in program history)
• 1000 Free: 9:24.19 -- 3-18-2023 (1st in program history)
• 1650 Free: 15:35.59 -- 3-18-2023 (1st in program history)

Accomplishmets

• Dean's List (Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022)
• Member of the CSCAA Scholar All-America team (2018-19, 2019-20)
• SCIAC All-Academic Swim & Dive Team (2018-19, 2019-20)
• Redlands Scholar-Athlete (2019-20)
• All-SCIAC (2023)
• Frank Serrao Senior Scholar-Athlete (2023)
• Second Team All-America (2023)
• CSC Academic All-Region (2023)

Quick Facts

• Postgraduate Plans: I plan to either get certified and begin work in human resource management or go back to graduate school and become a Licensed Practitioner Clinical Counselor.
• Favorite Professional Athlete: Nathan Adrian
• Favorite Music Band/Artist: Mac Miller
• Favorite Food: Fried chicken
• Favorite Inspirational Quote: "If you fail to prepare, you're prepared to fail." - Mark Spitz
• Why I Chose to Become a Bulldog: Because I love the sport of swimming.