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Litherland, a rising sophomore for the Bulldogs, claimed the gold with a time of 4:12.43, which is the fourth-fastest time in the world this year and established his personal best. Josh Prenot of the United States was second in 4:13.15 and Japan’s Keita Sunama placed third in 4:13.98.
[su_spacer size=”40″] Litherland trailed Sunama by three seconds after 300 meters, but he posted a 56.42 freestyle split coming home to win the race.
[su_spacer size=”40″] Shannon Vreeland, who completed her eligibility at Georgia in 2014, came in third as a member of the women’s 4×100-meter medley relay on Friday. Italy won in 4:00.50, followed by Japan in 4:00.60 and the United States in 4:00.75.
[su_spacer size=”40″] On Thursday, Vreeland won the women’s 200-meter freestyle in 1:58.38. She finished ahead of China’s Shijia Wang (1:58.89) and Italy’s Martina De Memme (1:59.14). Vreeland earned two individual golds, two relay golds and one relay bronze during the Games.
[su_spacer size=”40″] “It just feels really awesome every time I get to see the U.S. flag raised, and I was part of doing that – whether it was a relay or individually,” Vreeland said. “It’s a really special moment.”
[su_spacer size=”40″] In other swimming news, the Pan Am Games will take place July 14-18 in Toronto. Current Georgia swimmers Gunnar Bentz, Brittany MacLean, Olivia Smoliga, Kylie Stewart, Ty Stewart and Chantal Van Landeghem and former swimmers Andrew Gemmell, Allison Schmitt and Amanda Weir are scheduled to compete.
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