The meeting was highly anticipated, and it didn’t disappoint — particularly from Lilly King’s point of view. One day after King spoke bluntly about rival Yuliya Efimova’s doping offenses, she beat Efimova to win a gold medal in the women’s 100m breaststroke at Rio’s Summer Olympics. King’s time of 1:04.93 set an Olympic record, as she gave the U.S. its first gold medal in the past 16 years in women’s breaststroke. She won just after teammate Ryan Murphy had netted his own gold medal and Olympic record in the men’s backstroke. Efimova, the Russian who has been sanctioned for cheating, trailed just behind King at the finishing line and narrowly edged King’s teammate, Katie Meili, who won bronze.
Lilly King Puts Exclamation Point On Big Day For U.S. Swimming
