Lazor, King to Represent Team USA in Tokyo
OMAHA, Neb. – Indiana Swim Club pro swimmer Annie Lazor and 100m Breaststroke world-record holder Lilly King secured spots in the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 by finishing first and second, respectively, in the women’s 200m Breaststroke final at the 2020 Olympic Trials at the CHI Health Center on Friday night.
The Wave II eight-day Trials competition serves as the sole qualifier for pool swimmers on the U.S. Olympic Team for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. The top 16 times out of the preliminary heats will form the semifinals for all events at 200m or less, with the top eight semifinalists advancing to the finals. In events 400m or longer, the top eight swimmers out of the preliminary heats will head straight to the finals.
Athletes will earn a spot on the U.S. Olympic Team roster at each of the eight finals sessions.
200m BREASTSTROKE
Annie Lazor stuck to her race plan and closed the final 100 meters at 1:12.17, the fastest in the eight-lane final field, to win the women’s 200m Breaststroke and secure a spot on Team USA for the Olympics. She touched first at 2:21.07.
Her training partner and Olympic gold medalist Lilly King took the race out quickly and held on to the second spot and will compete in the 200m Breaststroke in Tokyo. She finished second with a time of 2:21.75.
FINAL RESULTS
WOMEN’S 200m BREASTSTROKE
- Annie Lazor – 2:21.07 #
- Lilly King – 2:21.75 #
Advanced to Olympics #
The final preliminary session is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. ET on Saturday morning with Hoosier representation in both the men’s and women’s 50m Freestyle and the men’s 1500m Freestyle.
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