Lilly King Wins Gold Medal in 200m Breaststroke at 2022 World Swimming Championships

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Lilly King won a gold medal in the 200-meter breaststroke at the 2022 FINA World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, on Thursday.

The 25-year-old American is now a 10-time medalist at the world championships during her career, as well as a five-time Olympic medalist.

With a time of 2:22.41, King beat out Australia’s Jenna Strauch, who settled for silver. King’s USA Swimming teammate Kate Douglass took the bronze.

Here is a full rundown of the results for the 200m breaststroke final:

1. Lilly King – 2:22.41

2. Jenna Strauch – 2:23.04

3. Kate Douglass – 2:23.20

4. Kelsey Lauren Wog – 2:23.86

5. Kotryna Teterevkova – 2:23.90

6. Molly Renshaw – 2:23.92

7. Francesca Fangio – 2:25.08

8. Abbie Wood – 2:26.19

While King won silver in the 200m breaststroke less than a year ago at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Thursday marked the first time that she has ever medaled in the event at the world championships.

King has now won a pair of medals at this year’s world championships after previously taking gold as part of Team USA in the 4×100-meter mixed medley relay.

This article will be updated soon to provide more information and analysis.

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