2017-18 Swimming & Diving Roster
Roster
Pintar, Tjasa
Distance Freestyle
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Freestyle
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Breaststroke
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Fly/Free
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Freestyle
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Back/Free
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IM/Back/Free
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Freestyle/Backstroke
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Freestyle
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Freestyle
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Diving
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IM/Freestyle
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Breaststroke
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Freestyle/Backstroke
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Butterfly/Freestyle
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Freestyle
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Freestyle
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Free/Back/IM
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Breaststroke
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Backstroke
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Breaststroke
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IM/Free/Back
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Free/Back
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Diving
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Distance Freestyle
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Distance Freestyle
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Back/Breast/IM
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Breast/Fly/IM
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Freestyle/Butterfly
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Butterfly/Breaststroke
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Breast/IM
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Backstroke
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Freestyle
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Fly/IM
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IM/Butterfly/Back
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Diving
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Butterfly
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Butterfly
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Freestyle
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Backstroke
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Freestyle
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Backstroke
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Diving
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Free/IM/Breast
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Breaststroke/IM
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Breaststroke/Freestyle
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Sprint Freestyle
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Freestyle/Backstroke
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Distance Freestyle
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Diving
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Diving
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Diving
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Freestyle
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Diving
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Free/Fly
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IM/Back/Breast
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Breaststroke
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Diving
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Breast/IM
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Free/Back/Fly
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Freestyle
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Breaststroke
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IM/Breast
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Diving
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Tjasa Pintar
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Ljubljana, Slovenia
- High School:
- Gimnazija Jesenice
Bio
TOP-10 TIMES IN UT HISTORY
- Individual
- 100 Free: 47.82 // 4th
- 200 Free: 1:44.40 // 7th
- 100 Breast: 1:00.00 // 9th
- 200 IM: 1:57.46 // 10th
- Relay
- 400 Free Relay: 3:11.27 // 1st
- 400 Medley Relay: 3:26.88 // 1st
- 400 Free Relay: 3:11.38 // 2nd
- 800 Free Relay: 6:53.27 // 2nd
- 800 Free Relay: 6:56.81 // 3rd
- 800 Free Relay: 6:57.79 // 4th
- 200 Medley Relay: 1:35.21 // 4th
- 400 Free Relay: 3:12.66 // 6th
- 800 Free Relay: 7:01.54 // 6th
- 400 Medley Relay: 3:29.81 // 7th
- 800 Free Relay: 7:02.40 // 8th
- 200 Free Relay: 1:27.39 // 8th
- 400 Free Relay: 3:12.99 // 8th
- 400 Free Relay: 3:13.10 // 9th
- 400 Medley Relay: 3:30.18 // 10th
- 400 Free Relay: 3:13.14 // 10th
For the second time in her career, former Lady Vol All-American Tjasa Pintar will represent Slovenia at the Olympic Games. Pintar earned a spot on the national roster as a member of the 4x100 free relay. Her first appearance in the Summer Games came in 2016, when she was the fastest swimmer on the Slovenian 4x200 free relay that finished 15th overall. During her time at Tennessee, Pintar garnered All-American honors 10 times and was a three-time SEC Champion as a member of multiple Lady Vol relays. In total, she helped bring home seven total conference medals, and she was a member of both UT squads that won SEC Championships.
Graduated with her master's degree in Kinesiology in May 2023.
CAREER HONORS
ALL-AMERICA CERTIFICATES (10)2022: 2
2021: 4
2020: 4
SEC MEDAL COUNT (7)
Gold: 3
2022: 800 free relay
2020: 800 free relay
2018: 200 medley relay
Silver: 2
2022: 200 free relay, 400 medley relay
2021: 400 medley relay
Bronze: 1
2021: 400 free relay
CAREER AWARDS
2024 Paris Olympian (Slovenia)
2021 All-SEC (Second Team)
2020 All-SEC (First Team)
2018 All-SEC (First Team)
2016 Olympian (Slovenia National Team)
CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team (2019, 2020, 2021)
SEC Academic Honor Roll (2019, 2020, 2021)
2021-22 - GRADUATE
NCAA MEET RECAP- Earned All-America Recognition in the 400 free relay and 800 free relay.
- Posted a top-10 time in program history in the 400 free relay (3:13.14).
- Anchored the 800 free relay touching the wall in 6:57.79, while posting the eighth-fastest time in program history.
- Posted a season-best time in the 100 free with a time of 48.32 placing 23rd.
- Competed in the 200 free (1:46.57) finishing 42nd overall.
- Touched the wall in 22.74 in the 50 free.
SEC MEET RECAP
- Member of the Lady Vols' SEC Championship team.
- Won gold in the 800 free relay (6:56.81) and silver in the 200 free relay (1:27.39) and the 400 medley relay (3:26.88)
- Qualified for A finals in the 100 free (48.41) and the 200 free (1:45.80). Advanced to the B final in the 100 breast (1:00.49).
- Posted the fastest time in program history in the 400 medley relay (3:26.88) and the second-fastest time in Lady Vol history in the 400 free relay (3:11.38). Her 800 free relay squad recorded the third-fastest time in the record books with a time of 6:56.81 and the 200 free relay team ranks eighth of all time with a mark of 1:27.39.
DUAL MEET RECAP
- Top times from regular season: 50 free (23.14), 100 free (48.37), 200 free (1:45.77), 100 breast (1:01.20), 200 breast (2:18.55), 100 fly (56.85), 200 IM (2:03.63).
- Swept first in 100 free with a mark of 48.37 recording a season best against Carson-Newman (1/29/22).
- Placed second in the 200 free (1:45.77) finishing with a season best versus Carson-Newman at home (1/29/22).
- Finished third in 100 breast at Duke and Queens (1/8/22), hitting the wall in 1:03.06.
- Recorded three season best time at the Tennesee Invitational (11/18-20/21): 50 free (23.14), 100 breast (1:01.20) and 200 IM (2:03.63).
- Took first in 100 breast with a time of 1:04.55 in UT's season opener at UNC Wilmington (10/1/21).
- Swam in eight dual-meet/invites during the 2021-2022 regular season.
2020-21 - SENIOR
NCAA MEET RECAP
- Competed in the 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle and 200 individual medley and was a member of the relay teams for the 400 freestyle, 800 freestyle and 400 medley.
- The 400 freestyle relay finished fifth overall with a time of 3:12.66, which ranked fifth in the UT record books.
- A part of the Lady Vols' 400 medley relay that finished fifth at NCAAs with a time of 3:29.81, which ranked fifth in program history.
- The 800 freestyle relay team's time of 7:04.08 was the 10th-fastest time in Lady Vol history.
- Placed 15th nationally in the 100 freestyle, touching the wall in 48.61.
- Earned a second silver medal at the 2021 SEC Swimming and Diving Championships with the 400 medley relay squad (3:30.18), a mark that ranked seventh in program history.
- Won a bronze medal in the 400 freestyle relay (3:13.10), which ranked seventh in Lady Vol history.
- Placed fifth in the 800 freestyle relay with a time of 7:02.41, marking the sixth-best time in the program record books.
- Narrowly missed winning a medal in the 100 freestyle (fourth) and 200 freestyle (sixth); finished first and second, respectively, in those events during prelims.
- Also advanced to the finals in the 200 IM.
- Posted NCAA B Cut times in the 100 free, 200 free and 200 IM during prelims.
- Her time of 47.82 in the 100 freestyle prelims was the fourth-faster time in Lady Vol history.
- Recorded a mark of 1:44.40 in the 200 freestyle prelims, which ranked fifth in the UT record books.
- Competed in five meets during the regular season.
- Top times from regular season: 100 freestyle (48.84), 200 freestyle (1:45.60) and 200 individual medley (1:57.46).
- Recorded the eight-fastest mark by a Lady Vol in the 200 IM during the double dual against Alabama and Virginia (11/19/20) with a time of 1:57.46.
2019-20 - JUNIOR
SEC MEET RECAP
- Won a gold medal as a part of the 800 free relay (6:53.27)
- Finished sixth in the 100 freestyle (47.90)
- Placed seventh in the 200 free (1:45.30) and 100 breaststroke (1:00.78)
DUAL MEET RECAP
- Competed in every meet during the regular season, swimming in the freestyle, breaststroke and IM events
- Top regular season times: 50 freestyle (22.84), 100 free (48.72), 200 free (1:45.23), 100 breaststroke (1:00.86), 200 breast (2:18.55), and 200 individual medley (1:59.56)
2018-19 - SOPHOMORE
SEC MEET RECAP
- Finished 13th in the 100 breast (1:00.63), also competed in the 50 free, 100 free, and 400 free relay
DUAL MEET RECAP
- Competed in six regular season meets, and logged an NCAA B Cut time in the 100 breaststroke (1:01.58)
- Top regular season times: 50 freestyle (23.02), 100 free (50.14), 200 free (1:48.04), 200 breast (2:19.24), and 200 individual medley (2:01.47)
2017-18 - FRESHMAN
NCAA MEET RECAP
- Qualified for NCAAs individually, placing 31st in the 100 breast (1:00.51), 43rd in the 100 free (49.47) and 58th in the 200 IM (2:00.48)
SEC MEET RECAP
- Performed the breaststroke leg of the winning 200 yard medley relay, her first career SEC medal
- Reached her first championship final, taking eighth in the 100 breast (1:00.50)
- Placed 29th in the 200 IM (1:59.67) and 25th in the 200 breast (2:14.07)
DUAL MEET RECAP
- Competed in nine regular-season meets in her first season with the Lady Vols, earning four victories with three coming in the 100 breaststroke in January
- Top times included: 1:47.32 in the 200 free (European Short Course), 1:00.40 in the 100 breast (Tennessee Invitational), 2:14.22 in the 200 breast (Tennessee Invitational) and 2:00.88 in the 200 IM (Tennessee Invitational)
PRIOR TO TENNESSEE
- Member of the 2016 Slovenian Olympic Team, racing on the 4x200 free relay team
- European Championships semifinals and finalist
- Slovenian National Champion
- Member of PK Gorenjska banka Radovljica
PERSONAL
- Birthday: February 15, 1997
- Daughter of Andrej and Marjana Pintar
- Has one sibling, Martina Pintar
- Major: Kinesiology
- Recipient of the Sam & Flora Grigsby Athletic Scholarship Endowment
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