Reported by Lauren Neidigh.
WOMEN’S 100 BREAST:
- NCAA Record: Lilly King (Indiana), 2017, 56.30
- American Record: Lilly King (Indiana), 2017, 56.30
- Championship Record: Lilly King (Indiana), 2017, 56.46
- 2017 Champion: Lilly King (Indiana), 56.46
- GOLD: Lilly King, Indiana, 56.25
- SILVER: Miranda Tucker, Michigan, 57.98
- BRONZE: Lindsey Kozelsky, Minnesota, 58.18
Indiana’s Lilly King was out quick in 26.32, under American Record Pace. She closed in 29.93, clipping her own record with a 56.25. King rolled here eyes a bit to her team after the finish, as she’s hoped to break 56 seconds, but said she was still excited to get the record.
Former teammate Miranda Tucker, who transferred and now swims for Michigan, was just hundredths shy of her best as she took 2nd in 57.98. Tucker ran down Minnesota’s Lindsey Kozelskyinto the finish. Kozelsky held on for 3rd, holding off Eastern Michigan’s Delaney Duncan (58.36). Texas A&M’s Anna Belousova (58.97) and Arizona State’s Silja Kansakoski (58.98) were also under 59.
An extremely close finish in the B heat saw USC’s Riley Scott hold on to out-touch a hard-charging Mariia Astashkina of Louisville, 59.23 to 59.29.
My favorite part was when she said she was happy with the relay time but not the individual. In the relay she also didn’t go 55, and she had a relay start
I expect more from her, too.
Lilly, YOU are the reason Cody/Ian/Levi are crushing it right now! They NEVER want you to beat them!
It’s refreshing to see someone be candid about how they really were disappointed that they didn’t meet their goal.
I know Ray is VERY proud of you! Great Job!!
I get all of her points, and they’re totally reasonable for a swimmer as good as she is to make. There’s just something about the way she says them that makes it a bit more difficult to feel totally supportive of.
She definitely comes off a super arrogant, but this is obviously her way of continuing to focus and aim higher after doing nearly all she can in the sport. Also the lack of a cookie cutter interveiw is nice.
It’s embarrassing to win Ncaas and only beat your American record by only .05
Nobody got that I was quoting her from last year “embarrassing not to make an Olympic final”
Nope, we all got it…
I don’t get this comment re: this video. She is setting a high bar for herself and she’s disappointed she didn’t clear it. She was extremely complimentary to her team and to Simone. What sucks about that?
He’s a rick and morty fan so he’s clearly far more intelligent than any of us, allowing him to make such a well thought out comment. You simply need a higher IQ to really see the genius behind his commentary.
At this point there is no one who can beat her in this event. I don’t blame her for wanting more out of this than a win and possibly disappointing time drop. Remember, she’s chasing her own PR, she’s allowed to have high goals.