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Two years later, she competed at the Junior Pan Pacific Championships, winning gold in both the 100-meter breaststroke and the 400-meter medley relay. King went on to continue her swimming career at Indiana University beginning in 2015.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>College<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">King\u2019s career truly took off during her time as a Hoosier. She swept NCAA titles in both the 100- and 200-yard breaststroke all four years at Indiana, breaking multiple records along the way. Her dominant performances made her the most decorated female breastroker in NCAA history, with eight individual titles.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Finger Wag<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2016, King qualified for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in the 100-meter breaststroke. In the final, she raced in the lane next to Russian Swimmer Yulia Efimova, who had previously served a suspension for doping. A clip of the 19-year-old King wagging her finger at Efimova before the race quickly went viral.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">King backed up the gesture by winning gold, defeating Efimova in one of the most talked-about moments of the 2016 Games. In a post-race interview with NBC, King said: \u201cYou\u2019re shaking your finger No. 1, and you\u2019ve been caught for drug cheating. I\u2019m just not a fan.\u201d The moment made King a household name throughout the country, and defined her as an athlete willing to speak out against doping.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>2017 World Record<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Throughout her career, King has had no shortage of standout moments, but one may stand above the rest. In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@waterspod\/video\/7515098079108943135\">recent interview<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0with Elizabeth Beisel, King recalled her most memorable moment of setting a world record in the 100-meter breaststroke at the 2017 World Championships in Budapest.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She told Beisel that before she raced, she told her coach: \u201cThere are going to be tears in this pool tonight, and they\u2019re not gonna be mine.\u201d She was right. King touched the wall in 1:04.13, setting a world record that still has yet to be broken.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Olympic Appearances<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">King has made three Olympic appearances &#8211; 2016, 2020 and 2024. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Her breakout came at the 2016 Rio Games, where she won gold in the 100-meter breaststroke and the 400-meter medley relay.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the Tokyo Olympics, King added to her medal haul with a silver in the 200-meter breaststroke and the 400-meter medley relay, along with a bronze in the 100-meter breaststroke.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 2024 Paris Games marked King\u2019s final Olympic appearance. King finished eighth in the 200-meter breaststroke, tied for fourth in the 100-meter breastroke and closed her Olympic career with a gold medal in the 400-meter medley relay. Alongside teammates Torri Huske, Gretchen Walsh and Regan Smith, the team set a world record with a time of 3:49.63. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>King&#8217;s Legacy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/FGu-0mzTNCE\">Youtube video<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, longtime friend and teammate Cody Miller praised King\u2019s outspoken presence. \u201cOur sport desperately needs more people like Lilly,\u201d Miller said. \u201cPeople that ruffle feathers, people that aren\u2019t afraid to say what they\u2019re really thinking, people that make things interesting.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">King addressed this same quality in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/olympics\/story\/2020-03-10\/lilly-king-swimmer-usa-olympics\">2020 interview<\/a> with the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Los Angeles Times<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, saying: \u201cThey want us to be nice and be humble, and in reality, the great athletes aren\u2019t always like that all the time. We\u2019re fierce and competitive and we\u2019re angry when we do poorly. To hide that is a disservice to women in sports.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Finale<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">King\u2019s final meet will take place in Singapore at the World Championships, which begin in July. She qualified in both the 50- and 100-meter breaststroke events. At the U.S. Trials, King won the 50-meter breaststroke in 29.88 and finished second in the 100-meter breaststroke behind Kate Douglass.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the swimming world looks ahead to her final races, all eyes will be on how King closes out her memorable career. Regardless of the outcome, the legacy of the 18-time world champion, 27-time world medalist and world-record holder is already firmly set in the sport&#8217;s history. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Her Spectacular Career Winds Down, a Look at the Excellence of Lilly King It\u2019s official: Lilly King is retiring. 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