Lilly King

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2017 FINA World Championships: Day 7 Finals Live Recap

Full Name:	Lillia King
Nickname(s):	Lilly
Born:	February 10th, 1997
	Evansville, Indiana, USA
Nationality:	United States of America
Status:	Active

Lily King is a competitive USA swimmer who specializes in breaststroke. King was undefeated in the 100 Breast (meters & yards) in every format from 2016 to 2021. She is a 3x Olympian and an Olympic and world champion. The self proclaimed Mcdonalds enthusiast comes from a sporting family. Her father, Mark was a track and cross country runner at Indiana State and her mother Ginny swam for Eastern Kentucky University and Illinois State University. At 17-years-old, King finished sixth at the 2014 US Nationals and earned her first call up for the national team. She continued to climb the breaststroke ranks and burst on to the collegiate scene as a freshman at Indiana University. High School King has been on the USA swimming radar since a freshman at FJ Reitz High School and a member of Newburgh Sea Creatures. She won her first junior national title in the 100-yard breaststroke age 16 at the US Winter Junior Nationals. Her time of 59.67 was a new National Age Group record. 2014 Junior Pan Pacific Championships After finishing 6th at the US nationals, King put on the Team USA uniform for the first time in her career at the Junior Pan Pacs. Her first international medal came in her …

2017 FINA World Championships: Day 7 Finals Live Recap

Caeleb Dressel goes for the finals double tonight in the 50 free and 100 fly.

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2017 FINA World Championships: Day 7 Finals Preview

Day 7 finals will feature the showdown between Joseph Schooling and Caeleb Dressel in the men’s 100 fly.

2017 FINA World Championships: Day 7 Prelims Live Recap

Team USA’s Matt Grevers returns to the pool this morning for the men’s 50 back prelims and will look to set himself up for a shot at another individual medal.

2017 FINA World Championships: Day 7 Prelims Preview

Lilly King and Katie Meili will be back in action on day 7 in the women’s 50 breast.

2017 FINA World Championships: Day 6 Finals Live Recap

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2017 FINA World Championships: Day 6 Finals Preview

Sarah Sjostrom will have a double on day 6, starting off with the 100 free final.

2017 FINA World Championships: Day 5 Finals Live Recap

The USA’s Chase Kalisz has a chance to win the first individual gold of this meet for the American men in tonight’s 200 IM final.

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Caeleb Dressel won the first U.S. 100 free World title in 16 years.

Degrees of Dominance (with Peaty, Ledecky, and Sjostrom)

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2017 FINA World Championships: Day 5 Finals Preview

Nathan Adrian will be going for his first individual world title in the men’s 100 free final.

2017 FINA World Championships: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap

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2017 FINA World Championships: Day 5 Prelims Preview

Newly minted world record holder Sarah Sjostrom will be back in action in the 100 freestyle at day 5 prelims.

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