Lilly King Engaged at Olympic Trials
Lilly King, the American swimmer, announced her engagement to her long-time partner, James Wells, during the Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska. The couple has been together for several years and has been open about their relationship on social media.
King revealed that Wells proposed to her during a romantic getaway to the beach in Florida. She shared the details of the proposal on her Instagram story, saying that Wells got down on one knee and presented her with a beautiful diamond ring.
King’s engagement came as she was competing in the Olympic Trials, where she qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics. The swimmer has been a dominant force in the pool, winning multiple gold medals at the 2016 Rio Olympics and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Lilly King has been open about her personal life, often sharing updates about her relationship with Wells on social media. The couple has been together for several years and has been supportive of each other’s careers.
King, a two-time gold medalist from Rio 2016 and a medalist in Tokyo 2020, is now preparing for her third Olympics and processing her recent milestones.
Despite the excitement, she and Wells plan to keep their celebration low-key by spending time with their pets. King, known for her finger-wagging incident with Russian swimmer Yuliya Efimova in 2016, expressed her disapproval of doping in sports.
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