Rob Braknis

Robert Braknis is a Canadian former competition swimmer, who competed for his native country at the 1996 [Summer Olympics]. There he finished in 16th position in the Swimming at the [1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke|100-metre backstroke] and in twelfth place with the men's relay team in the Swimming at the 1996 [Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay|4x100-medley relay]. Braknis set the Canadian and Commonwealth record in the 50-metre backstroke in 1994.
Braknis is a graduate of Florida State University where he was a 7-time All-American and the Atlantic Coast Conference Swimmer of the Year in 1995.
He was also a torch-bearer for the 2010 Winter Olympics torch relay.
He is a retired police officer for the Peel Regional Police in Brampton, Ontario.