Lilly King captured Olympic qualification in a second event Thursday night at U.S. Olympic Team Trials at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
- King finished second in the women’s 200-meter breaststroke in a time of 2:21.93. The three-time Olympian split 36.50 in the final 50 to overtake Alex Walsh and finish in front of her by 45 hundredths of a second.
- Per NBC, King will become the first U.S. swimmer to compete in the 100-meter and 200-meter breaststroke in three straight Olympics.
- Moments after King’s race finished, former IU swimmer James Wells proposed to King on her way to the warm down pool. King accepted and proudly showed off her engagement ring to a loud ovation from the Indianapolis crowd during the 200 breast medal ceremony.
- Owen McDonald qualified for Friday night’s 200 IM final, finishing the semi in 1:58.21.
- Four Hoosiers will race during Friday morning’s prelims, set to begin at 11 a.m. ET: Finn Brooks, Brendan Burns and Dylan Smiley in the men’s 100-meter butterfly and Mariah Denigan in the 800-meter freestyle.
Results
Women’s 200-meter breaststroke final
- 2. Lilly King – 2:21.93
Men’s 200-meter IM semifinal
- 5. Owen McDonald – 1:58.21
- THURSDAY, JUNE 20 DIVING SEMIFINALS
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After competing in preliminary and semifinal rounds on Thursday, four Hoosiers have qualified for finals at the U.S. Olympic Diving Trials in Knoxville, Tennessee. The final in the men’s 10-meter and women’s 3-meter events will take place Saturday.
- Carson Tyler was dominant in the men’s 10-meter event, scoring 477.20 points — 48.3 points better than the runner-up.
- Tyler’s highest scoring dive was a forward 4 1/2 somersault tuck that earned 94.35 points in the third round.
- Maxwell Weinrich finished 11th in the platform prelim, scoring 315.45 points, and qualified for Saturday’s final.
- On the women’s 3-meter springboard, Kristen Hayden (289.70) and Anne Fowler (287.80) finished sixth and seventh to earn spots in Saturday’s competition.
- The top-two finishers in each event are expected to qualify for the 2024 Paris Games.
- Action at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials will continue Friday in the men’s 3-meter preliminary event. Tyler, Quinn Henninger and Andrew Capobianco will all compete in the event.
Results
Women’s 3-meter springboard semifinal
- 6. Kristen Hayden – 289.70 (Qualified for final)
- 7. Anne Fowler – 287.80 (Qualified for final)
Men’s 10-meter platform semifinal
- 1. Carson Tyler – 477.20 (Qualified for final)
- 11. Maxwell Weinrich -315.45 (Qualified for final)
