Jay Litherland

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Full American Roster For The 2017 World Championships

Full Name:	Jay Litherland
Born:	August 24th, 1995
	Alpharetta, Ga.
Nationality:	U.S.
Status:	Active

Jay Litherland is an American IM swimmer. Litherland is a 2-time Olympian for the US and Olympic and World silver medalist in the 400 IM, finishing second to training partner Chase Kalisz. He competed collegiately for UGA where he scored at NCAAs all 4 seasons. Litherland is a versatile swimmer originally from Alpharetta, Ga. Litherland has been a member of USA Swimming's National Team as well as the National Junior Team. He's currently in his Junior season at the University of Georgia where he's majoring in Business. He's one of three Litherland swimmers on the Georgia team, as Jay, Mick and Kevin are triplets. Litherland has triple citizenship in the U.S., Japan and New Zealand - he can also speak Japanese. He started swimming at the age of 8, and he says that swimming was the only sport he was good at, although recently as a college student he also enjoys skateboarding in his down time. He's primarily an IM swimmer, was named to the National Junior Team for his performance in the 200 IM and even got his first NCAA 'A' cut in the 400 IM in his first season as a Bulldog. Born Aug. 24, 1995 to parents, Andrew and Chizuko …

Full American Roster For The 2017 World Championships

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2017 U.S. Worlds Trials: Day 5 Final World Champs Rosters

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2017 U.S. World Trials: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

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2017 U.S. World Trials: Day 4 Finals Preview

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2017 U.S. Worlds Trials: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

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Jay Litherland dedicates 400 IM to Dynamo family (Video)

Jay Litherland pays tribute to the late Jason Turcotte and everything Dynamo has given him and his brothers through his best efforts in the pool

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2017 U.S. World Trials: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

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2017 U.S. Worlds Trials: Day 3 Roster Update

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Josh Prenot and Michael Weiss Absent from 400 IM Prelims

In the last heat of the men’s 400 IM today in Worlds Trials prelims, Josh Prenot of Cal and Michael Weiss of Wisconsin Aquatics did not show up to race.

2017 U.S. World Trials: Day 2 Finals Preview

Check out a preview for tonight’s finals in Indianapolis.