Lilly King Headed to 200 Breaststroke Finals as Top Seed

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Short course American record holder Lilly King made winning the first semifinal of the 200 breaststroke look easy with a 2:24.03. Micah Lawrence led the second semifinal at the halfway mark and came home strong. She touched in 2:24.66 for the second seed.

Molly Hannis hung just behind Lawrence the whole way. She’ll return in third tomorrow night with a 2:24.91.

In fourth was Bethany Galat with a 2:25.25. With a strong final 50 meters Melanie Margalis finished in 2:26.53.

Sarah Henry is still taking aim at Rio with a 2:26.57 tonight. That time makes her sixth. Annie Lazor will also have a lane in tomorrow night’s finals after touching in 2:26.68. Emma Schoettmer swam a 2:26.75 to earn the final spot.

Emma Reaney (2:26.97) and Emily Escobedo (2:27.03) were ninth and tenth.

2012 Olympian Breeja Larson will not be attending a second Games after finishing 11th in 2:27.43 tonight.

Taylor Vargo (2:27.99), Zoe Bartel (2:28.17), Andee Cottrell (2:28.26), Laura Sogar (2:28.61), and Olivia Anderson (2:31.08) also competed in tonight’s semifinals.

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