November 1, 2021
#204 Lilly King on being outspoken, dealing with losing, skipping SC Worlds
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Lilly King is the fastest woman in history over 50 (29.40) and 100 LCM Breaststroke (1:04.13). At the 2016 Olympics, her first international swim meet, she became Olympic Champion in the 100 Breaststroke and helped Team USA win the Women's 4x100 Medley Relay. She won the 50 and 100 Breast at 2017 World Champs. And yet again at 2019 World Champs. At the 2020 Olympics, Lilly earned 2x silver medals (200 Breast, 4x100 MR) and a Bronze (100 Breast). Swimming for Ray Looze at Indiana University, she won the 100 and 200 Breaststroke 4 years in a row at NCAA Championships. She still trains for Ray at IU but she performs for the Cali Condors of the ISL. She is skipping SC World Champs for the ISL this year. Lilly is sponsored by TYR. She wears the TYR Avictor. Photos are courtesy of Mike Lewis . Enjoy! 00:00 Swimming Sponsors 03:30 Hi Lilly King 04:00 Taking Breaks 05:15 Lilly's Career 06:15 SCY LCM SCM 08:35 Breaststroke Pullout 10:00 Looking Around 12:00 Annie Lazor 14:30 Raw vs. Reserved 16:00 Negativity for being outspoken 17:45 Tokyo Olympics 22:00 Competitive Family 24:20 Dealing with Losing 25:45 Confidence 27:15 Consistency in Practice 28:55 Breaststroke Pull 30:00 Streamlining 30:50 Race Analysis 33:45 Things to Improve 34:50 TYR 36:20 World SC Champs 37:00 ISL 39:00 Money 40:30 Cali Condors 41:30 Paris, LA 43:30 Big Stress Support Our Sponsors: SWIM ANGELFISH: Receive the tools and skills needed to teach swimmers with autism, physical disabilities, anxiety, sensory and motor conditions with Swim Angelfish, the global leader in adaptive swim. Get certified online today! SUPERIOR SWIM TIMING : Run a swim meet with ease from your laptop. SST is fully compatible with Hy-Tek and Team Unify as well as Colorado, Daktronics, and Omega touchpads. Tell them Brett sent you! DESTRO SWIM TOWERS : Save $150 per double swim tower by using the code "brett" at checkout! SWIMNERD LIVE : Create an interactive heat sheet. Stream your swim meet scoreboard in real time over top your live stream. Turn any tv into a digital scoreboard. Subscribe & Listen: Apple Podcasts Google Spotify YouTube Produced by: SWIMNERD Supported by: Fitter & Faster #swimming #usaswimming #olympics