Jay Litherland

He was a World University Games gold medalist at the 2015 Summer Universiade and a bronze medalist at the FINA World Junior Swimming Championships. Litherland competed for the University of Georgia in American collegiate swimming under Head Coach Jack Bauerle. Litherland and his brothers, Mick and Kevin, were born in Amagasaki, Japan on August 24, 1995, as triplets. His father, Andrew Litherland, is a chef from New Zealand, and his mother, Chizuko, is from Japan. He grew up speaking Japanese at home. The family settled in Johns Creek, Georgia, and Litherland was named an All-American in swimming while he was a student at Chattahoochee High School. At Chattahoochee High, Jay was coached by Ron Loula, and won Georgia State titles in both the 100 breaststroke and backstroke.