Lilly King

Quick Facts

Full Name	Lilly King
Occupation	Swimmer
Date Of Birth	Feb 10, 1997(1997-02-10)
Age	27
Birthplace	Evansville
Country	United States
Birth City	Indiana
Horoscope	Aquarius

Lilly King Biography

Lilly King is one of the most popular and richest Swimmer who was born on February 10, 1997 in Evansville, Indiana, United States. American breaststroke swimmer who was a specialist in breaststroke. She won gold medals in 100 meter breaststroke as well as in the 4×100-meter medley at 2016 Olympics. With her 100-meter breaststroke time in 1:04:93, she set an Olympic record.

Both she and She and former Olympic swimmer Jessica Hardy have both won gold medals in the Summer Olympics. , a former Olympic swimmer, have won gold medals at the Summer Olympics.

At the NCAA Women’s Division I Swimming and Diving Championships during her freshman year, she was crowned the NCAA Champion in the 100 yard breaststroke (56.85) and 200 yard breaststroke (2:03.59). The performance established King as one of the best short course yards breaststroke swimmers in history, setting the American, NCAA, NCAA Meet, U.S. Open, Indiana school, Big Ten, and Georgia Tech Pool records in winning the NCAA titles. That same freshman year she was named the Big Ten Swimmer of the Year, earned four All-America honors, First-Team All-Big Ten, and Big Ten Freshman of the Year. 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 to ever to sweep the two events for all four years. As a senior, she won the Honda Sports Award as the nation’s best female swimmer.

In the 100-meter breaststroke heats, King finished 1st with a time of 1:05.78 and qualified for the semifinals. There she again finished first with a time of 1:05.70. The next fastest swimmer was Yuliya Yefimova from Russia, the reigning world champion who had previously served a 16-month doping suspension for failing a 2013 drug test. Yefimova also failed a drug test in 2016, but with no research on how long the drug stayed in a person’s system, she was not banned or given a suspension. As King looked on from the ready room, where swimmers gather before they race, Yefimova won her semifinal and wagged her index finger. After posting the fastest time in the 100 m breaststroke semifinals, King expressed distaste. In a post-race interview with NBC, King said, “You wave your finger No. 1 and you’ve been caught drug cheating? I’m not a fan.” King went on to win the Olympic gold medal in the 100-meter breaststroke, setting an Olympic record of 1:04.93 in the process.

She was the daughter of an Evansville, Indiana athletic family. Her father was an Indiana State track and cross-country runner, and her mother was a swimmer for Eastern Kentucky University as well as Illinois State University. She also swam at Indiana University for her college team.

Lilly King Net Worth

Lilly King is one of the richest Swimmer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Lilly King 's net worth $2 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

At 7 years old, she began swimming. When she was 16, her first junior national title was in the 100-yard breaststroke at U.S. Winter Junior Nationals.

Yulia Efimova was banned from drug use during the 2016 Summer Olympics. She became famous for her wagging finger at her competitor.

Lilly King (born February 10, 1997) is an American swimmer who specializes in breaststroke. She currently represents the Cali Condors which is part of the International Swimming League. At the 2016 Summer Olympics she won the gold medal in the 100 meter breaststroke competition and also won a gold medal in the women’s 4 × 100 m medley relay, in which she swam the breaststroke leg. She is the current world record holder in 100-metre and 50-metre breaststroke (long course).

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Lilly King Dating?

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At the 2018 US Nationals, the qualification meet for the World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, King again swept the breaststroke events. She dominated the 50-meter breaststroke with a time of 29.82 and the 100-meter breaststroke in 1:05.36. King also placed 5th in the 200-meter breaststroke (2:25.31).

Facts & Trivia

Lilly Ranked on the list of most popular Swimmer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Lilly King celebrates birthday on February 10 of every year.

Top Facts about Lilly King

1. Born August 10, 1997 in Evansville, Indiana.
2. Attended Indiana University and swam for the Hoosiers.
3. Won two gold medals at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
4. Set a world record in the women’s 100m breaststroke at Rio.
5. Has won multiple national championships and NCAA titles.
6. Known for her rivalry with Russian swimmer Yulia Efimova.
7. Advocates for clean sport and anti-doping efforts.
8. Named USA Swimming Athlete of the Year in 2017 and 2018.
9. Holds American records in both the 50m and 100m breaststroke events.
10. Currently training for the postponed Tokyo Olympics in July-August 2021.

Why is Lilly King famous?

King has won 13 medals in international competition, 11 gold. … She won the NCAA title in the 100-yard and 200-yard breaststroke four times (2016-19), setting American records along the way. … She won two events at the 2015 IHSAA state meet (200 individual medley, 100 breaststroke).

How much does Lilly King make?

Evansville, Indiana, U.S. Lilly King net worth: Lilly King is an American competitive swimmer who has a net worth of $2 million. Lilly King was born in Evansville, Indiana in February 1997.

Did Lilly King make the Olympics?

King has two gold medals from the 2016 Rio Olympics , her first ever Games. She placed first in the 4×100 medley and 100-meter breaststroke, and she also came in 12th in the 200-meter backstroke. She has won silver in the 200-meter breastroke and bronze in the 100-meter breaststroke at the Tokyo Games.

How old is Lilly King?

25 years (February 10, 1997)

Is Lily King a man?

Lilly King in 2018

Personal information
Full name| Lillia Camille King
Nickname(s)| King
National team| United States