{"id":484611,"date":"2021-08-05T05:16:44","date_gmt":"2021-08-05T12:16:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=484611"},"modified":"2021-08-05T05:16:44","modified_gmt":"2021-08-05T12:16:44","slug":"in-weathering-disappointment-lilly-king-leads-by-example-for-team-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/in-weathering-disappointment-lilly-king-leads-by-example-for-team-usa\/","title":{"rendered":"In Weathering Disappointment, Lilly King Leads by Example for Team USA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>In Weathering Disappointment, Lilly King Leads by Example for Team USA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lilly King<\/strong> wasn\u2019t happy when it came time to accept the medals for the women\u2019s 100 breaststroke at the Tokyo Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>The reigning Olympic champion and world-record holder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/olympics-lydia-jacoby-pulls-stunner-to-win-100-breast-lilly-king-third\/\">slid to the bronze-medal position in the race<\/a>, behind 17-year-old <strong>Lydia Jacoby<\/strong> and South Africa\u2019s <strong>Tatjana Schoenmaker<\/strong>. After not losing a race in the 100 for five years, King found herself on the third step of the podium at the pinnacle of racing.<\/p>\n<p>What King, whose style of brash vocal leadership has brought her in for criticism from time to time, did next is exactly what you\u2019d want from a veteran leader.<\/p>\n<p>King suppressed her personal disappointment, not letting it overshadow her teammate. She then bounced back <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/olympics-tatjana-schoenmaker-supplies-first-individual-world-record-in-200-breast\/\">to garner silver in the 200 breast<\/a>, plus a silver from prelims in the women\u2019s 400 medley relay. She leaves Tokyo with three medals, one more than Rio, though the 2016 result was double gold. And on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/tokyo-olympics-analysis-u-s-women-lots-of-medals-youth-and-potential-for-future-brilliance\/\">a young women\u2019s team with a blindingly bright future<\/a>, King\u2019s leadership is magnified.<\/p>\n<p>King\u2019s reaction to the 100 breast was perfect for her and perfect for the moment. Of course she wasn\u2019t happy with bronze in that situation; you wouldn\u2019t want someone of King\u2019s pedigree to be satisfied in that instance. That competitive fire not to settle is why King is such a tenacious competitor.<\/p>\n<p>How she handled it, though, was beyond gracious.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_483209\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-483209\" data-attachment-id=\"483209\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/in-weathering-disappointment-lilly-king-leads-by-example-for-team-usa\/olympics-swimming-july-27-57\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/xxx-womens-100-breaststroke-medals-1-scaled-e1627357921931.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1100,771\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-9M2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Jul 27, 2021; Tokyo, Japan; Lydia Jacoby (USA) and Lilly King (USA) show off their medals during the medals ceremony for the women&#039;s 100m breaststroke during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Tokyo Aquatics Centre. Mandatory Credit: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1627356394&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;USA TODAY Sports&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;371&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;6400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Olympics: Swimming-July 27&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Olympics: Swimming-July 27\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;8-4-21&lt;br \/&gt;\nJul 27, 2021; Tokyo, Japan; Lydia Jacoby (USA) and Lilly King (USA) show off their medals during the medals ceremony for the women&#8217;s 100m breaststroke during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Tokyo Aquatics Centre. Mandatory Credit: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports 2021 Olympics&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Rob Schumacher\/USA Today Sports&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/xxx-womens-100-breaststroke-medals-1-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/xxx-womens-100-breaststroke-medals-1-1024x717.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-483209\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/xxx-womens-100-breaststroke-medals-1-scaled-e1627357921931.jpg\" alt=\"Jul 27, 2021; Tokyo, Japan; Lydia Jacoby (USA) and Lilly King (USA) show off their medals during the medals ceremony for the women's 100m breaststroke during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Tokyo Aquatics Centre. Mandatory Credit: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports\" width=\"450\" height=\"315\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-483209\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lydia Jacoby, left, and Lilly King with their medals from the women&#8217;s 100 breast; Photo Courtesy: Rob Schumacher\/USA Today Sports<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cObviously I was very excited for Lydia for that 100 but very disappointed for myself, but didn\u2019t want to show her that because she needed to be able to celebrate that moment and have her moment,\u201d King said after the 200. \u201cI was kind of stuck after that 100 almost in shock, and at one point I was like, I just want to make the semifinal of the 2-breast.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>King also managed, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/lilly-king-says-russians-should-not-have-been-in-tokyo\/\">with a microphone in front of her<\/a>, to make news. After her silver in the 200 breast, with training partner and friend <strong>Annie Lazor<\/strong> in bronze, King opined on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/olympics\/2021\/07\/30\/usa-swimmer-lilly-king-america-should-not-downplay-other-medals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">value of medals of the non-gold variety<\/a>. Her soundbite required reaction from swimmers and athletes across Tokyo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat we don\u2019t celebrate silver and bronze is (BS),\u201d King said. \u201cWhat is that about? You have to bring a medal for your country. Maybe we have extremely high standards. That doesn\u2019t excuse the fact that we haven\u2019t been celebrating silver and bronze as much as gold. But I might be more happy with this medal that with any of my previous medals, including the two golds in Rio.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe really should celebrate those medals, because it is one of the best moments in an athlete\u2019s career. Why would we not celebrate that?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a Games where athlete empowerment is central, King\u2019s point strikes to the heart of it. It\u2019s about control of the narrative, about getting to choose the verb \u201cearning\u201d or \u201cwinning\u201d instead of \u201csettling\u201d for a medal. It\u2019s an acknowledgement of the nuances of a nine-day meet after a five-year wait, that King could be thrilled about silver in the 200, an event in which she isn\u2019t a dominant force, and be bummed about bronze in the 100.<\/p>\n<p>King\u2019s comments got plenty of support from teammates. It played into discussions over <strong>Katie Ledecky\u2019s<\/strong> meet, the distance star scoffing at the notion that silver in a phenomenal duel with <strong>Ariarne Titmus<\/strong> in the 400 free was a downer. With the withdrawal of <strong>Simone Biles<\/strong> from gymnastics competition, and the realization of how heavily the gold-or-bust pressure weighed on her, King\u2019s perspective is even more valuable. The prospect of gold and gold alone mattering sets an unrealistic standard to meet. (Through the lens of swimming, where both American qualifiers are generally medal threats, gold or bust automatically makes one a failure. Who would sign up for that?)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think gold is always the goal,\u201d said a teary <strong>Abbey Weitzeil<\/strong> after silver in the 400 free relay and eighth in the 50 free on a busy final day. \u201cWe have high standards on Team USA and for ourselves. It hits you at the wall when you don\u2019t see the gold next to your team. But even now, a few minutes after, taking the perspective of, like Lydia said, we\u2019re racing the best in the world and we\u2019re so close to getting gold.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re just so proud of ourselves. You\u2019ve got to walk away proud.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>U.S. women\u2019s head coach <strong>Greg Meehan<\/strong> seemed to both support King\u2019s assertion while hitting back at her premise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe celebrate any medal that\u2019s earned,\u201d he said. \u201cThere is no disappointment and no shame with walking away from any event as an Olympic bronze medalist or an Olympic silver medalist. Of course you want to finish with a gold medal, but this meet is hard enough. And I think if the expectation is \u2018gold or disappointment,\u2019 that\u2019s no way to go. You go in, you attack each race as best you can and those performances got us to 30 medals, and that\u2019s pretty darn good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps that gold-or-bust mentality is overstated. Perhaps it just took Lilly King speaking up to put the notion out there and dispel it once and for all.<\/p>\n<p>But for King, who already leads by example plenty, to step into the line of fire and express what she was feeling, something that many other athletes also likely felt, and bring it into the light is the epitome of her leadership.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Weathering Disappointment, Lilly King Leads by Example for Team USA Lilly King wasn\u2019t happy when it came time to accept the medals for the women\u2019s 100 breaststroke at 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