Indiana University postgraduate swimmer Lilly King won silver at the 2019 FINA World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea on Wednesday.
King was a member of Team USA’s mixed 4×100 medley relay team that placed second on Wednesday morning with a time of 3:39.10. The American team consisted of Ryan Murphy, King, Caeleb Dressel and Simone Manuel. Australia edged Team USA at the end, winning by just .02 seconds with a time of 3:39.08
The two-time gold medalist from the 2016 Rio Olympics will also swim in the women’s 200m breaststroke, and most likely, the women’s 4x100m medley relay later this week.
Postgrad Hoosier Blake Pieroni qualified fifth overall for Thursday morning’s final of the men’s 100m freestyle, touching the wall in the semifinals with a lifetime-best mark of 47.87. Pieroni was also the fifth overall qualifier for the semifinals after posting a 48.31 in prelims.
Also in the men’s 100m freestyle, rising Indiana junior Bruno Blaskovic placed 27th overall in the event for Team Croatia with a time of 49.24.
In the men’s 200m medley, IU rising senior Mohamed Samy finished 32nd for Team Egypt with a mark of 2:02.57.
Swimming prelims in Gwangju begin each night at 9:00 p.m. ET, with finals the next morning starting at 7:00 a.m. ET. Swimming at the FINA World Championships runs through Monday, July 28.