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- Updated: May 13, 2016
It wasn’t long ago in which concern was high as it pertained to the state of the women’s 100 breaststroke in the United States. After all, at last summer’s World Championships in Kazan, no American advanced to the championship final. Less than a year later, though, the worry has dissipated in a big way.
Racing at the Charlotte stop of the USA Swimming Pro Series, Lilly King notched the highlight performance of Friday evening, covering the 100 breaststroke in a career-best time of 1:05.73. The NCAA champion from Indiana University, King vaulted to second in the world rankings, trailing only the 1:05.70 of Yuliya Efimova. The Russian, of course, has failed a second doping test and is awaiting word on her Olympic status.
King’s profile has been on the rise for the past year, beginning with a silver medal at the 2015 World University Games and a runnerup finish at the United States Nationals in the summer. The American records she established at the NCAA Championships, although in the short-course realm, only maintained her roll.
“That race was really good. I’m really excited with the time,” King said. “I’m not super rested for this meet … we’ve been working hard – getting in shape and getting ready for the rest of the summer.”
Despite the seeming lack of power in the event in Kazan, the 100 breast figures to be a hotly contested event at the United States Trials next month in Omaha. There, King will battle with Katie Meili, Jessica Hardy, Molly Hannis, Melanie Margalis and Breeja Larson for the right to race in Rio at the Olympic Games. Given her sub-1:06 effort, King must be pegged as the current favorite, with Meili not far behind.
Meili touched second to King in Charlotte, finishing in 1:06.54, just off her season best of 1:06.49. King shot to the front of the field with an opening split of 30.77, with Meili hitting the midway mark in 31.45. …
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