Tuesday, August 9, 2016

American Swimmer Faced Off Against Russian Rival She Openly Mocked. There Could Only Be One Outcome

On Sunday evening, American swimmer Lilly King issued a challenge of sorts to rival swimmer Yulia Efimova.

After a recent doping scandal that also stung six other Russian swimmers, Efimova was granted an appeal that allowed her to compete in Rio despite a suspension. King was not terribly impressed — especially when Efimova celebrated following her qualifying heat.

On Sunday, King said:

“Ya know, you’re shaking your finger ‘Number One’ and you’ve been caught for drug cheating, I’m just not a fan.”

But on Monday evening, both swimmers appeared for their face-off in the finals of the women’s 100 meter breaststroke — and their qualifying times placed them in adjacent lanes.

And in a tight race, separated by only a fraction of a second, King edged out the competition.

America quickly responded:

And King had a little more to say as well:

When asked if she felt her swim had “made a statement” in light of her earlier challenge, King shrugged and responded:

“Hopefully. I hope we showed that [Americans] can compete clean and win at the Olympic games.”

Immediately following her gold medal — and Olympic record — finish, King passed on congratulating silver medalist Efimova to share the moment with fellow American and bronze medalist Katie Meili.

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