Name: Lilly King
Sport: Swimming
Event(s): 100-meter Breaststroke, 200-meter Breaststroke
Height: 5-9
DOB: 2/10/1997
Birthplace: Evansville, Ind.
Hometown: Evansville, Ind.
High School: F.J. Reitz High School (Evansville, Ind.) ‘15
College: Indiana University ’19, Physical Education
Team/Club: Indiana Swim Club
Coach(es): Ray Looze
Olympic Experience
  • Two-time Olympian (2016, 2020); four-time Olympic medalist (2 golds, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
  • Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, silver (200-meter breaststroke); bronze (100-meter breaststroke)
  • Olympic Games Rio 2016, gold (4x100 medley, 100 breaststroke); 12th (200 breaststroke)
World Championship Experience
  • Most recent: 2019 – gold (50 breaststroke, 100 breaststroke, 400 medley relay), silver (400 mixed medley relay)
  • Years of participation: Long Course – 2017, 2019; Short Course – 2016
  • Medals: 13 (11 golds, 2 silvers)
  • Gold – 2019 (50 breaststroke, 100 breaststroke, 400 medley relay); 2017 (50 breaststroke, 100 breaststroke, 400 medley relay, 400 mixed medley relay); 2016 (50 breaststroke, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay, 200 mixed medley relay)
  • Silver – 2019 (400 mixed medley relay); 2016 (100 breaststroke)
Personal: Daughter of Mark and Virginia King...Has one younger brother, Alex...Began swimming at age 7...Aspires to be a teacher or coach...Enjoys cooking and her favorite meal to make is biscuits and gravy...Her pre-race ritual includes eating a McDonald's double cheeseburger and drinking a Coke...Her favorite books and movies are Harry Potter...The X Files is her favorite TV show...She loves dogs...Hobbies include traveling, and playing with her cat Minnie.
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