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The two-time Olympic gold medalist Lilly King solidified her place for the third Olympics of her career after she emerged victorious in the Women's 100m Backstroke finals at the U.S Olympic Swimming Trials. This victory was even more special for the 27-year-old as it came in front of her home crowd in Indiana.
King, the world record holder in the Women's 100m Backstroke event, was one of the favorites for the Olympic berth. The Indiana native registered a time of 1:05.43s to finish atop the podium at the trials.
Even though it was far from her world record timing set in 2017 (1:04.13), it was enough to see her through to the quadrennial event. The second swimmer to qualify for the 100m Breaststroke event was the University of Virginia swimmer Emma Weber (1:06.10). She beat the two-time Olympic gold medalist Lydia Jacoby by a fine margin of 0.27 seconds to clinch the second position in the finals of the tournament.
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Fans online were overjoyed after King qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics. A sports-related page wrote on Instagram:
"Lily King is the queen of breaststroke"
Another fan wrote:
"YOU'RE ON FIRE GIRL"
"Best of luck champion I know you will bring gold," wrote another fan.
Here are a few other reactions from fans online:
"Let's go! So happy for you" stated a fan.
"Go Lily so proud of you," wrote another.
"Happy but sad for the other women we will not get to know," another fan wrote.
Lilly King opens up about the Paris event being her last Olympic tournament
The 11-time World Championships gold medalist Lilly King recently announced that the Paris Games would be her last Olympic event and that she will not be contesting at the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028.
King opened up about this decision in an interview with Swim Swam and was quoted as saying:
"I will be watching in Los Angeles, and I’m good with that decision. I will not be done after this summer, but I will not be going another four years. I’ll be cheering on the team.”
Lilly King has participated in two Olympics so far in her career and recently qualified for her third Olympics in the 100m Breaststroke event. The 27-year-old is also a favorite in the 200m Breaststroke event and will enter the trials as the second-seeded swimmer.
