Lilly King Defends 100 Breast NCAA title — Video Interview
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After splitting a 56.17 in the 400 medley relay last night, Indiana sophomore Lilly King was looking to lower her NCAA and American Record she set last month at the Big Ten Championships. Ultimately, King fell short of the record, but defended her title from last year, becoming the first person to do so since Texas A&M’s Breeja Larson won three straight from 2012-2014.
Lilly King’s interview can be seen here
The battle behind King was very tight as it was freshman Lindsey Horejsi in second at 58.03 and Virginia’s Laura Simon was third at 58.20. Horejsi is now the 8th fastest performer in history and Simon moves into a tie for 15th all time with Katie Meili. Florida State’s Natalie Pierce, who lost her cap before the 75 turn, ended up fourth at 58.25. Louisville’s Andrea Cottrell (58.39), Iowa’s Emma Sougstad (58.79), NC State’s Kayla Brumbaum (58.91) and Missouri’s Katharine Ross (59.05) completed the A-final.
Event 11 Women 100 Yard Breaststroke ========================================================================= NCAA: N 56.30 2/17/2017 Lilly King, Indiana Meet: C 56.85 3/18/2016 Lilly King, Indiana American: A 56.30 2/17/2017 Lilly King, Indiana U.S. Open: O 56.30 2/17/2017 Lilly King, Indiana Pool: P 56.30 2/17/2017 Lilly King, Indiana Name Year School Prelims Finals NISCA Points ========================================================================= === A - Final === 1 Lilly King SO Indiana 57.38 56.71C 199 20 r:+0.65 26.43 56.71 (30.28) 2 Lindsey Horejsi FR Minnesota 58.23 58.03 188 17 r:+0.66 26.91 58.03 (31.12) 3 Laura Simon SR Virginia 58.58 58.20 186 16 r:+0.68 27.29 58.20 (30.91) 4 Natalie Pierce JR Florida St 58.38 58.25 186 15 r:+0.71 27.02 58.25 (31.23) 5 Andrea Cottrell SR Louisville 58.65 58.39 185 14 r:+0.62 27.47 58.39 (30.92) 6 Emma Sougstad SR Iowa 59.06 58.79 182 13 r:+0.68 27.39 58.79 (31.40) 7 Kayla Brumbaum SR NC STATE 58.54 58.91 181 12 r:+0.68 27.65 58.91 (31.26) 8 Katharine Ross SR Missouri 59.00 59.05 179 11 r:+0.67 27.72 59.05 (31.33)