The 27-year-old’s boyfriend proposed after she qualified for the 200-meter breaststroke at the Paris Games.
INDIANAPOLIS — If the grueling 200-meter swim didn’t take Lilly King’s breath away Thursday night, a surprise post-race marriage proposal surely did the trick.
King said yes, which meant the 27-year old fan favorite left Lucas Oil Stadium on Thursday night with a new medal and some fresh bling. With her second-place finish, King will become the first U.S. swimmer to compete in both the 100- and 200-meter breaststroke events in three straight
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