{"id":367374,"date":"2019-05-04T10:00:20","date_gmt":"2019-05-04T17:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=367374"},"modified":"2019-05-04T13:34:53","modified_gmt":"2019-05-04T20:34:53","slug":"swimming-world-presents-ncaa-division-i-mini-feature-lilly-king","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-world-presents-ncaa-division-i-mini-feature-lilly-king\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimming World Presents “NCAA Division I Mini-Feature: Lilly King”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lilly’s Legacy<\/span><\/h1>\n

It is tough to perform when everyone expects you to win\u2014especially yourself. That is what Lilly King has done for four years, and her ability to handle that pressure has led to Olympic gold as well as becoming the most dominant collegiate breaststroker in history.<\/p>\n

She expects to win every time she lines up for a breaststroke race. It is the legacy she has built the past four years at Indiana University.<\/p>\n

That legacy ended\u2014at least collegiately\u2014with a historic performance. On the final day of the meet, King completed a four-year sweep of the 200 breast\u2014coming just one day after doing the same thing in the 100 breast.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was worried a little bit because the 200 has not been something that has come easy to her,\u201d said Indiana coach Ray Looze. \u201cThis streak of winning the eight breaststrokes, there is a reason it had never been done before. You are going to have some bad days where you get what you get. She has won some really, really close races.\u201d<\/p>\n

She finished the 200 in 2:02.90, 3-tenths off her American record. She knew the magnitude of the possible accomplishment heading into the race.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is weird because I am not done. It is not my last race ever. I am still going to be swimming for Indiana, but not for the university. I am not feeling too emotional because not much is changing except that I won\u2019t be competing at NCAAs. Before the race, I was thinking, \u2018I better not mess this up.\u2019 All of my best friends were in the stands,\u201d King said. \u201cThe energy has been so different. We have such a large group. I am proud to represent them.\u201d<\/p>\n

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To read more about Lilly King’s final performance at NCAA D1 Champs this year,
\ncheck out the May 2019<\/a><\/span> issue of Swimming World Magazine<\/em>, available now!<\/p>\n

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[PHOTO CREDIT: PETER H. BICK]<\/p>\n

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