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Lilly King

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Lilly King is an American former competitive swimmer who specialised in breaststroke and who held the long course world record in the 100 metre breaststroke. She won the Olympic gold medal in that event at the 2016 Summer Olympics and a second gold in the 4x100 metre medley relay at the same Games. At the 2020 Summer Olympics she took silver in the 200 metre breaststroke, bronze in the 100 metre breaststroke and a relay silver, and at the 2024 Summer Olympics she won another medley relay gold. She retired from competitive swimming after the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore.

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1997 1
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is an American former competitive swimmer
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1. Lilly King (Wikipedia)
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    born February 10, 1997
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    is an American former competitive swimmer
  • Competed In: 2016 Summer Olympics, Lead, Olympic results
    At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she won the gold medal in the 100-meter breaststroke competition
  • Competed In: 2020 Summer Olympics, Lead, Olympic results
    At the 2020 Summer Olympics, King won a silver medal in the 4x100 meter medley relay
  • Competed In: 2024 Summer Olympics, Lead, Olympic results
    At the 2024 Summer Olympics, she won a gold medal in the 4x100 meter medley relay
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