Lillia Camille King was born on February 10,1997 and is an American swimmer who specializes in breaststroke.
26 Facts About Lilly King
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Lilly King currently represents the Cali Condors, a team that is part of the International Swimming League.
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At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Lilly King won a silver medal in the 4x100 meter medley relay for her efforts in the prelims, the silver medal in the 200-meter breaststroke, and the bronze medal in the 100-meter breaststroke.
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Lilly King is the current world record holder in the long course 100-meter breaststroke.
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Lilly King was born and raised in Evansville, Indiana, the daughter of Mark and Ginny Lilly King.
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Lilly King's younger brother Alex is a walk-on swimmer at the University of Michigan.
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Lilly King attended FJ Reitz High School, where the school's swim team shared Lloyd Pool with five other teams.
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The lanes at Lloyd Pool were often overcrowded, preventing Lilly King from receiving the necessary workout she required to perform at her best competitive level, so to help compensate, Lilly King added several morning practices a week with the local masters team and joined a competitive swim team called the Newburgh Sea Creatures.
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Lilly King attended Indiana University Bloomington, where she competed for the Indiana Hoosiers swimming and diving team.
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Lilly King continued her elite success by claiming the 100 yard breaststroke and 200 yard breaststroke titles throughout her collegiate career and was only the 2nd woman ever to sweep the two events for all four years.
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At the 2016 US Olympic trials in Omaha, Lilly King won both the 100 meter breaststroke and the 200 meter breaststroke, qualifying for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
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Lilly King finished 7th in her semifinal with a time of 2:24.59.
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At the 2017 US Nationals, the qualification meet for the World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Lilly King swept the breaststroke events.
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Lilly King won the 50-meter breaststroke with a time of 29.66, the 100-meter breaststroke with 1:04.95, and the 200-meter breaststroke with 2:21.83.
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At the 2018 US Nationals, the qualification meet for the World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, Lilly King won two of three breaststroke events.
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Lilly King dominated the 50-meter breaststroke with a time of 29.82 and the 100-meter breaststroke in 1:05.36.
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Lilly King competed in a total of three events at the 2018 Pan Pacific Championships held in Tokyo, Japan, in August 2018.
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Lilly King won gold in the 100-meter breaststroke with a time of 1:05.44.
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Lilly King won the 50-meter breaststroke easily with a 29.84.
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Lilly King was the only female swimmer to swim the breaststroke leg of the mixed relay out of all eight relays in the final.
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Lastly, Lilly King was a part of the world record-breaking 4x100-meter medley relay with Regan Smith, Kelsi Dahlia, and Simone Manuel in a time of 3:50.40.
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Lilly King was the only swimmer in the league to go undefeated in multiple matches, winning all 16 events she participated in throughout the season.
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Lilly King's time was the fastest among women globally in the long course 100-meter breaststroke for the year up to that point in 2021.
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The finals relay placed second, and Lilly King won a silver medal for her efforts along with the other swimmers on the prelims relay and the finals relay.
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Team Cali Condors selected Lilly King to compete for them as part of the 2021 International Swimming League.
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The second day of final match competition, Lilly King won the 100 meter breaststroke with a time of 1:03.75 and earned 10 points for her team.