Xu Jiayu Holds Off Jacob Pebley in Quick 200 Back Final

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China’s Xu Jiayu held off Cal’s Jacob Pebley to win the 200 back final. Xu had a lead of more than a second with 50 meters to go, but Pebley kicked it into gear on the way home. Still, it wasn’t quite enough as Xu, the Olympic silver medalist in the 100 back, held on.

Xu touched in 1:55.04, while Pebley came in second at 1:55.56. Both times easily eclipsed Pebley’s 1:55.95 from the Arena Pro Swim Series meet in Austin as the top two times in the world this year.

Finishing third was Ryosuke Irie, the Japanese Olympic silver medalist in the event from 2012. Now representing SwimMAC, Irie touched in 1:58.32.

Another previous Olympic medalist in the event, New York Athletic Club’s Arkady Vyatchanin, finished fourth in 1:59.54, just ahead of Great Britain’s Luke Greenbank (1:59.73). Rounding out the field were South Florida’s Nikita Tretyakov (2:01.05), Fast’s Omar Pinzon (2:02.36) and Missouri State’s Paul Le (2:03.40).

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