News about Lilly King

Nat Barr and two panelists on Channel Seven's morning show spoke out just after Kyle Chalmers was beaten to gold by China's Pan Zhanle, who broke his own world record in the 100m freestyle.

Team USA Olympic swimmers owned up to an unpleasant secret that has become an unsurprising practice in the sport. The Wall Street Journal recently investigated and uncovered 'one of the dirtiest secrets in the Olympic games.'

King, 27, won the 100-meter breaststroke at the US Olympic swimming trials in Indianapolis earlier this week to qualify for the games in Paris this summer. On Thursday, she finished second behind Kate Douglas in the 200-meter breaststroke to secure a second race at the games. However, that was not the only cause for celebration after the race.

Australia was forced to settle for silver in the mixed freestyle relay at the world championships in Melbourne, with France bursting out of the blocks to smash the world record. Emma McKeon, the current world champions of the 4x50 meters, swam the final leg and emerged in the water out of a medal spot, but she came home to finish second. The Netherlands qualified for bronze with the United States, defending short course world champions, but fell short of the podium.