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Indiana’s King Wins 100 Breast to Qualify for Rio Olympics
6/28/2016 9:25:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving
OMAHA, Neb. – Indiana University Lilly King punched her ticket to the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics with a dominating win in the women's 100 breaststroke final at the U.S. Swimming Olympic Trials in Omaha, Neb. on Tuesday night.
King's performance was one for the record books, as the IU freshman won with an astounding time of 1:05.20. To put it in to perspective, King's mark was faster than the gold-medal winning time of Lithuania's Ruta Meilutyte (1:05.47) at the 2012 London Olympics.
Her time, which is the fastest since 2013, also ranks her as the third-fastest American all-time and gives King the fastest time in the world this year.
"Lilly King was spectacular tonight winning her first U.S. Olympic Trials race," IU head swimming coach Ray Looze said. "The best part about this evening is how hungry she is for improvement in Rio. Lilly is not afraid of any competition and, in fact, thrives the more demanding the race. It will be fun to see what she can do a month from now at the Olympics. Now it's time to refocus for the 200 breaststroke a day from now."
King becomes the 10th IU swimmer or diver to qualify for this summer's Olympics, joining swimmers Cody Miller (USA), Kennedy Goss (Canada), Ali Khalafalla (Egypt), Anze Tavcar (Slovenia) and incoming-transfer Marwan Elkamash (Egypt) and divers Michael Hixon (USA), Jessica Parratto (USA), Amy Cozad (USA) and James Conner (Australia).
With King qualifying for Rio, Indiana has now had 80 different swimmers or divers qualify for the Olympics. Those 80 athletes have appeared in a total of 110 Olympic Games.
On Monday at the Trials, King reeled off the fourth and ninth-fastest times in the world this year. King went 1:05.94 in the semifinals after touching the wall with a mark of 1:06.45 in the morning prelims.
Simply put, King has had one of most successful years in swimming history. Amongst her accomplishments – NCAA Champion in the 100 and 200 breaststroke, CSCAA National Swimmer of the Year, four-time All-America honoree, unanimous Big Ten Swimmer of the Year, Big Ten Champion in the 100 and 200 breaststroke, Big Ten Rookie of the Year and first team All-Big Ten.
Along with becoming the first Hoosier to be named CSCAA National Swimmer of the Year, the Evansville, Ind., native became the first woman to win both the 100 breast and 200 breast at one NCAA Championships since Rebecca Soni in 2009. King is the 10th woman to win both events in NCAA history.
In her two NCAA-winning swims, King broke the American, NCAA, NCAA Meet, U.S. Open, Indiana school, Big Ten and Georgia Tech Pool records in both the 100 and 200 breast. At the Big Ten Championships, King was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year and first team All-Big Ten after winning four gold and one bronze medals at her first conference championship.
Earlier in prelims, Max Irwin won his heat of the men's 200 butterfly with a personal-best time of 2:01.06 to tie for 32nd place. Stephanie Marchuk placed 99th in the women's 200 freestyle with a mark of 2:05.85, while Bailey Pressey took 99th in the women's 200 IM with a time of 2:22.02.
The 2016 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials will continue on Wednesday morning at 11 a.m. ET at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha. The morning prelims will include the men's 100 freestyle, the women's 200 butterfly and the men's 200 breaststroke.
Wednesday's evening session will begin at 7:45 p.m. ET and will include the finals of the women's 200 freestyle, the men's 200 butterfly and the women's 200 IM. The session will also include the semifinals of the men's 100 freestyle, the women's 200 butterfly and the men's 200 breaststroke.
Wednesday's evening session will be broadcast live on NBC at 8 p.m. ET.
Be sure to keep up with all the latest news on the Indiana men's and women's swimming and diving teams on social media – Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Women's 100 Breaststroke
1. Lilly King – 1:05.20
Women's 200 Freestyle
99. Stephanie Marchuk – 2:05.85
Men's 200 Butterfly
T-32. Max Irwin – 2:01.06
Women's 200 IM
99. Bailey Pressey – 2:22.02
King's performance was one for the record books, as the IU freshman won with an astounding time of 1:05.20. To put it in to perspective, King's mark was faster than the gold-medal winning time of Lithuania's Ruta Meilutyte (1:05.47) at the 2012 London Olympics.
Her time, which is the fastest since 2013, also ranks her as the third-fastest American all-time and gives King the fastest time in the world this year.
"Lilly King was spectacular tonight winning her first U.S. Olympic Trials race," IU head swimming coach Ray Looze said. "The best part about this evening is how hungry she is for improvement in Rio. Lilly is not afraid of any competition and, in fact, thrives the more demanding the race. It will be fun to see what she can do a month from now at the Olympics. Now it's time to refocus for the 200 breaststroke a day from now."
King becomes the 10th IU swimmer or diver to qualify for this summer's Olympics, joining swimmers Cody Miller (USA), Kennedy Goss (Canada), Ali Khalafalla (Egypt), Anze Tavcar (Slovenia) and incoming-transfer Marwan Elkamash (Egypt) and divers Michael Hixon (USA), Jessica Parratto (USA), Amy Cozad (USA) and James Conner (Australia).
With King qualifying for Rio, Indiana has now had 80 different swimmers or divers qualify for the Olympics. Those 80 athletes have appeared in a total of 110 Olympic Games.
On Monday at the Trials, King reeled off the fourth and ninth-fastest times in the world this year. King went 1:05.94 in the semifinals after touching the wall with a mark of 1:06.45 in the morning prelims.
Simply put, King has had one of most successful years in swimming history. Amongst her accomplishments – NCAA Champion in the 100 and 200 breaststroke, CSCAA National Swimmer of the Year, four-time All-America honoree, unanimous Big Ten Swimmer of the Year, Big Ten Champion in the 100 and 200 breaststroke, Big Ten Rookie of the Year and first team All-Big Ten.
Along with becoming the first Hoosier to be named CSCAA National Swimmer of the Year, the Evansville, Ind., native became the first woman to win both the 100 breast and 200 breast at one NCAA Championships since Rebecca Soni in 2009. King is the 10th woman to win both events in NCAA history.
In her two NCAA-winning swims, King broke the American, NCAA, NCAA Meet, U.S. Open, Indiana school, Big Ten and Georgia Tech Pool records in both the 100 and 200 breast. At the Big Ten Championships, King was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year and first team All-Big Ten after winning four gold and one bronze medals at her first conference championship.
Earlier in prelims, Max Irwin won his heat of the men's 200 butterfly with a personal-best time of 2:01.06 to tie for 32nd place. Stephanie Marchuk placed 99th in the women's 200 freestyle with a mark of 2:05.85, while Bailey Pressey took 99th in the women's 200 IM with a time of 2:22.02.
The 2016 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials will continue on Wednesday morning at 11 a.m. ET at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha. The morning prelims will include the men's 100 freestyle, the women's 200 butterfly and the men's 200 breaststroke.
Wednesday's evening session will begin at 7:45 p.m. ET and will include the finals of the women's 200 freestyle, the men's 200 butterfly and the women's 200 IM. The session will also include the semifinals of the men's 100 freestyle, the women's 200 butterfly and the men's 200 breaststroke.
Wednesday's evening session will be broadcast live on NBC at 8 p.m. ET.
Be sure to keep up with all the latest news on the Indiana men's and women's swimming and diving teams on social media – Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Women's 100 Breaststroke
1. Lilly King – 1:05.20
Women's 200 Freestyle
99. Stephanie Marchuk – 2:05.85
Men's 200 Butterfly
T-32. Max Irwin – 2:01.06
Women's 200 IM
99. Bailey Pressey – 2:22.02
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Butterfly
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