Lilly King

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Righting the [Sportsman]ship: What Sets Swimming Apart

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 …

Righting the [Sportsman]ship: What Sets Swimming Apart

If swimming had its own State of the Union Address, how would we rate the level of sportsmanship post-Rio 2016?

Lilly King Takes Big Ten Women’s Swimmer of the Week Honors

The Big Ten has released their latest weekly honors, with Indiana’s Lilly King taking Big Ten Swimmer of the Week after winning…

Indiana Men, Texas Women Win Again In SCY Tri-Meet With Florida

Day 2 of the tri-meet between Texas, Indiana, and Florida was contested in short course yards, with the Indiana Men and Texas women picking up 2 wins each again.

Indiana Men, Texas Women Win Long Course Tri-Meet With Florida

A pair of freestyle battles between Olympic gold medalists Townley Haas (Texas) and Blake Pieroni (Indiana) highlighted the men’s meet.

Tickets on Sale Now for USA College Challenge, Presented by Arena

Two-day meet will be televised by the Big Ten Network.

Golden Goggles Early Voting Update: Phelps, Ledecky Lead 2 Each

With the 2016 Golden Goggles approaching, SwimSwam has put together an analysis of the voting up to this point.

The Official SwimSwam Ballot For The 2016 Golden Goggle Awards

SwimSwam’s take on the 2016 Golden Goggle Awards nominees.

Michael Phelps Nominated For 5 Golden Goggle Awards

Michael Phelps leads all athletes with 5 Golden Goggles nominations, per the official ballot released by USA Swimming today.

Indiana Pulls in Colorado’s Bailey Kovac for 2017-18

Bailey Kovac of Fort Collins Area Swim Team and Fossil Ridge High School has announced her intention to swim for Indiana University in 2017-18.

President Obama to Honor Team USA Olympians at the White House

The President and First Lady are set to welcome members of the 2016 USA Olympic and Paralympic teams on Thursday, September 29th on the White House South Lawn.

College Swimming Previews: #7 Elite Talents Back from Redshirt for IU

2014 NCAA Champion Brooklynn Snodgrass is back for IU after taking a redshirt year during the 2015-16 season.

Indiana University Will Swim Texas, Florida Season-Opening Triangular

The Indiana Hoosiers have posted their 2016-2017 Swimming and Diving Schedule.

Big Ten Vs US National Team Meet To Mirror Duel in the Pool Format

Indiana sophomore Lilly King is both a defending Big Ten-based NCAA Champion, and a U.S. National Team-based Olympic Champion.

USA Swimming Announces 2016-17 National Team Roster

USA Swimming swimming has released the 2016-17 U.S. National Team roster of 53 men and 53 women, headlined by individual Rio Olympic gold medalists Katie Ledecky, Ryan Murphy, Simone Manuel, and Lilly King.

Big Ten All-Stars To Swim US National Team In Televised November Meet

An addition to the college meet lineup will pit the top swimmers in the Big Ten against the USA Swimming National Team in a two-day televised feature meet.