Article 6XNQR Lilly King, flinty US swim star, sets retirement for end of 2025 season

Lilly King, flinty US swim star, sets retirement for end of 2025 season

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American three-time Olympic swimming star and world record holder Lilly King has announced the upcoming Toyota National Championships in Indianapolis will be her final meet on US soil as she prepares to call it a career at the conclusion of the 2025 season.

The meet will run Tuesday through Saturday. A longtime breaststroke stalwart, King announced her plans Saturday on Instagram and said swimming her final race in the US in her home state and a pool she's known since her youth has always been important to me".

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