Jake Taylor (center) of BYU ponders before one of his Monday heats in the 100 backstroke and has now advanced to Tuesday night's finals as one of eight swimmers in the 100 backstroke at the U.S. Olympic Trials.
Jake Taylor of BYU swim and dive advanced to the Tuesday night finals in the 100 backstroke at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials.
The All-American Taylor from Honeyville, Utah, joins Ryan Murphy in the eight-man finals along with David Plummer, previous Olympic gold medalist Matthew Grevers, Jacob Pebley, Michael Taylor, Sean Lehane and John Shebat at the CenturyLink Center.