UGA swimmers land first, second, third place in men’s 400m IM
Chase Kalisz, who completed his college eligibility in March, won the men’s 400-meter individual medley on Thursday after recording a time of 4:06.99— the fastest time in the world this year. Thursday’s win marked Kalisz’s third national title in the event.
ICYMI: Chase Kalisz, Jay Litherland and Gunnar Bentz went 1-2-3 in the 400 IM at the #Phillips66Nats last night. https://t.co/QU8gU9u200 pic.twitter.com/89GvbpJ1g7
— Georgia Swim & Dive (@UGASwimDive) June 30, 2017
In second place was rising senior Jay Litherland from Alpharetta, Ga. with a time of 4:09.31. Litherland’s time on Thursday ranked fourth in the world so this year.
In third place was Gunner Bentz recorded the eighth-fastest time in the world this year with 4:11.66. Bentz is a rising senior at Georgia from Atlanta.
After competing in the 2016 Rio Olympics, Kalisz and Litherland will attend the World Championships in Hungry in July with the United States swim team.
