Top Times:
High School/Club:
Personal:
- 50 Free: 19.94
- 100 Free: 44.03
- 100 Breast: 53.12
- Earned honorable mention All-America honors with the Aggies’ 12th place 200 free relay at the NCAA Championships
- At the SEC Championships, Tjon-A-Joe swam the third leg on the Aggies’ fifth-place 200 free relay. Also saw action in the 50 free, 100 free and 100 breaststroke
- Posted NCAA B cuts of 20.07 in the 50 free and 54.80 in the 100 breaststroke
- Swam on a 200 free relay that posted a time of 1:17.52, which is the third-fastest in school history
High School/Club:
- A 2016 graduate of Westlake Preparatory school in Cooper City, Florida
- Was salutatorian for his graduating class
- Also a member of the student debate team
- Placed first at the 2016 FHSAA State Championships in the 50 free and second in the 100 breast
- Earned first place at both the FHSAA district and regional championships in the 50 free and 100 breast
- Set a Florida state record in the 100 breast (54.64)
- Swam for the South Florida Aquatic Club under head coach Chris Anderson
Personal:
- Raiz Tjon-A-Joe is the son of Carmen and Richard Tjon-A-Jon of Paramribo, Suriname
- Born on July 25th, 1997 in Paramaribo, Suriname
- Has one younger sibling, Chiara
- Intends to major in Biomedical Science
- Says he chose Texas A&M because he “believes that it offers the tools that I need to carry out my academic and athletic goals.”