Jay Litherland

Jay Litherland, born on 24 August 1995, is an American competition swimmer who specialises in the 400 m individual medley. He won the silver medal in that event at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics in 4:10.28, after placing fifth at the 2016 Games in Rio. He was born in Amagasaki, Japan, one of triplets with his brothers Mick and Kevin, to a New Zealand father and a Japanese mother, and holds citizenship of Japan, New Zealand and the United States. He swam for the University of Georgia, winning nine NCAA All-American honors, took gold at the 2015 Summer Universiade, and won a World Aquatics Championships bronze in 2017 and a silver in the 400 m individual medley in 2019. He has also swum for DC Trident in the International Swimming League.