Laundry treating appliance having a liquid distribution assembly

A laundry treating appliance, comprising:

• a tub defining a liquid chamber;
• a tub manifold portion positioned adjacent a portion of the tub;
• a drum located within the liquid chamber, the drum rotatable about a rotational axis, and at least partially defining a treating chamber;
• a drum manifold portion positioned adjacent a portion of the drum and confronting the tub manifold portion;
• and
• a sealing interface formed between the tub manifold portion and the drum manifold portion and at least partially defined by at least one of the tub manifold portion and the drum manifold portion, the sealing interface comprising:
• one of the tub manifold portion and the drum manifold portion comprising a sealing element, and
• the other of the tub manifold portion and the drum manifold portion comprising a sealing surface, the sealing element configured to bear against the sealing surface at least when a flow of liquid is flowing through the sealing interface.