The 2019 Toyota U.S. Open was held from December 4 to 7, 2019, in Atlanta, Georgia. On Saturday, December 7, South African swimmer Christopher Reid triumphed in the men’s 200 meter backstroke final, where he won first place with a time of 1:57.04, besting Jacob Pebley who clocked 1:57.73 for second place, and Clark Beach, who finished in third, with a time of 1:59.42.
On the previous day, Reid also claimed second place in the men’s 100 meter backstroke final with a time of 54.27 seconds, right behind Canadian swimmer Markus Thormeyer (53.94 seconds).
This past fall, Reid was a part of the inaugural International Swimming League (ISL), where he competed for the New York Breakers.
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Read More: Digital Journal’s Markos Papadatos chatted with Christopher Reid back in August of 2019.
