28-year-old Lilly King wins the U.S. National Championships in the 50m breaststroke with a time of 29.88 seconds.

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28-year-old Lilly King wins the U.S. National Championships in the 50m breaststroke with a time of 29.88 seconds.

On the morning of June 6, during the women's 50-meter breaststroke final at the 2025 U.S. Swimming Championships held in Indianapolis, 28-year-old Lily·Kim scored 29.88SecondSecuring the championship, she clocked a time faster than her 29.94 seconds from finishing second at the 2023 World Championships.Second
Lily·Kim currently holds the women's 100m breaststroke world record (1:04.13).) Keeper, the world record for the first 50 meters of breaststroke (29.40）Creator, all of which areCreated at the 2017 World Championships.At the 2023 Fukuoka World Championships, Lithuanian star Meilutyte set a new record with a time of 29.16 seconds.50-meter breaststroke world record holder wins gold medal, Lily·Jin won the silver medal with a time of 29.94 seconds, while Italy's 18-year-old rising star Pirato claimed bronze in 30.04. Tang Qianting finished sixth with a time of 30.22.
In the 2024 Paris Olympics 100m breaststroke final, Tang Qianting won the silver medal with a time of 1:05.54, while Lilly King finished fourth, just 0.06 seconds behind. However, in the mixed medley relay at the Paris Games, Tang delivered an astonishing 1:04.90 split in the breaststroke leg, helping the U.S. team clinch the gold medal and break the world record in the process.
Tang Qianting's personal best in the 50-meter breaststroke is 29.51.SecondIt also stands as the Asian record for this event, set at the 2024 Doha World Championships in the absence of several prominent athletes. Over the past two years, Tang Qianting has been making rapid strides. Currently, she boasts an Olympic medal tally of 2 silvers and 1 bronze, along with 1 gold and 1 silver from the World Championships, plus 2 golds, 1 silver, and 2 bronzes from the Short Course World Championships.
On June 1, Lilly King announced on social media that 2025 will be the final season of her professional career. So far,Lily KingHaving won 3 Olympic golds, 1 silver, and 1 bronze, along with 11 World Championship golds and 2 silvers, plus 7 golds, 5 silvers, and 2 bronzes at the World Short Course Championships, the "Butterfly Queen" emotionally shared: "I feel incredibly fortunate to be able to retire having fulfilled all my dreams."
The 2025 Singapore World Swimming Championships will take place from July 11 to August 3. We’re excited to see Tang Qianting, who already holds a world record, once again aiming for both the championship title and another world record—making this clash between rising stars and seasoned veterans highly anticipated.
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