Jake Taylor posts fastest time in the country

AUSTIN, Texas – BYU junior captain Jake Taylor recorded the fastest 100-yard backstroke time in the country Friday during the preliminaries at the Texas Invitational in Austin, Texas.

Taylor touched the wall in 46.06, just ahead of Ralf Tribuntsov (46.40) from USC and Jack Conger (47.00) from Texas. David Nolan from Stanford previously held the fastest time at 46.22.

Taylor will compete in the finals tonight beginning at 5 p.m. MST. You can watch the meet on the Longhorn Network or on WatchESPN and the WatchESPN app.