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At Junior Pan Pac Champs, Michael Taylor Celebrates American Backstroke Tradition
- Updated: August 27, 2016
The United States’ backstroke tradition was maintained at the Olympic Games in Rio by Ryan Murphy, and Michael Taylor kept the American roll going at the Junior Pan Pacific Championships. Backing up his earlier victory in the 100 backstroke, Taylor cruised to the gold medal in the 200 back on Friday night in Maui, clocking 1:57.39.
Taylor registered a two-plus-second triumph, fellow Team USA member Austin Katz taking the silver medal in 1:59.91. Taylor bolted to a comfortable lead early and was just off Jack Conger’s meet record of 1:57.20, although Conger has shifted his attention away from the backstroke on the way to an Olympic-team berth.
China’s Li Bingjie pulled off a Ledeckyesque performance by winning the 400 …
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