Lilly King. Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick
Lilly King had a strong front half and strong finish to win the 100 breast. The Indiana swimmer finished in 1:06.14.
It was the fifth-fastest time in the world this year.
New York Athletic’s Katie Meili was second in 1:06.66, followed by Club Wolverine’s Miranda Tucker in 1:08.61. Meili’s time was a top-10 in the world this year.
Event 21 Women 100 LC Meter Breaststroke
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World: W 1:04.13 7/25/2017 Lilly King, USA
American: A 1:04.13 7/25/2017 Lilly King, USA
U.S. Open: O 1:04.45 8/7/2009 Jessica Hardy, Trojan
Jr World: J 1:05.39 8/20/2014 Ruta Meilutyte, Lithuania
Pro Swim: P 1:05.57 2011 Rebecca Soni
Name Age Team Prelims Finals FINA Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Lilly King 21 Indiana Swim Te 1:08.40 1:06.14 920
r:+0.66 30.83 1:06.14 (35.31)
2 Katie Meili 27 New York Athleti 1:07.22 1:06.66 899
r:+0.63 31.24 1:06.66 (35.42)
3 Miranda Tucker 21 Club Wolverine 1:09.62 1:08.61 825
r:+0.64 31.96 1:08.61 (36.65)
4 Mariia Astashki 19 Univ Louisville 1:09.79 1:09.38 797
r:+0.69 33.03 1:09.38 (36.35)
5 Janessa Mathews 17 Ohio State Swim 1:10.44 1:09.49 794
r:+0.65 32.62 1:09.49 (36.87)
6 Silja Kansakosk 20 Arizona State Un 1:09.70 1:09.52 793
r:+0.72 33.21 1:09.52 (36.31)
7 Anna Keating 15 Machine Aquatics 1:10.25 1:09.66 788
r:+0.73 32.59 1:09.66 (37.07)
8 Hanna Gresser 19 Ohio State Swim 1:10.09 1:10.06 774
r:+0.70 32.72 1:10.06 (37.34)
Congratulations Lily