Also picking up win number three of the meet, Jay Litherland broke free from the group in the backstroke leg to win the 200 individual medley in 2:00.64. Will Licon was second and Vini Lanza was third.
“I’m pretty happy,” Litherland said. “I definitely did what I want to do. I definitely wanted to be under, but it’s exciting to race these guys… I just had to go for it and it’s always fun racing. ...
Michael Andrew destroyed the field in the men's 200m individial medley at the 2021 TYR Pro Series at Mission Viejo. Andrew’s 1:57.98 swim was the lone performance in the men’s field under the two-minute mark and he remains the only American to swim sub-1:59 this season. Andrew Seliskar (2:00.16) and Jay Litherland (2:00.20) finished second and third respectively.