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American swimming star Lilly King announces farewell season, final US competition

By Janie McCAULEY

American swimming star Lilly King announces farewell season, final US competition

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American three-time Olympic swimming star Lilly King has announced the upcoming Toyota National Championships in Indianapolis will be her final meet on U.S. 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 U.S. in her home state and a pool she's known since her youth "has always been important to me."

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