- American swimmer Lilly King is a massive -225 favorite to defend her gold in the Women’s 100m breaststroke in this month’s Tokyo Olympics.
TOKYO - The dominance for Team USA in the Olympic pool is set to continue this year as many American swimmers are big favorites to win Gold in Tokyo.
One of those athletes is 24 year old Lilly King who is looking to win her second gold medal in a row in the 100m breaststroke.
King set the Olympic record in the Rio 2016 Olympics when she won gold with a time of 1:04.93 and is now the heavy favorite to win her second via the (*online Olympic sportsbooks *).
Tokyo 2021 - Womens 100m Breaststroke - 7/26/21 9:30 p.m. EST
- Lilly King (USA) -225
- Lydia Jacoby (USA) +225
- Yuliya Yefimova (ROC) +600
- Sophie Hanson (SWE) +900
- Tatjana Schoenmaker (RSA) +1000
- Benadetta Pilato (ITA) +1400
- Martina Carraro (ITA) +1400
- Tang Qianting (CHN) +2000
- Chelsea Hodges (AUS) +2000
- Molly Renshaw (GBR) +2000
King is a giant -225 favorite over fellow American Lydia Jacoby.
King is such a huge favorite due to her continued dominance of the breaststroke competition over the last four years.
At the June Olympic trials, King set a Championship Record in the semis of the 100m breaststroke with a time of 1:04.72 which was the fastest time recorded by any woman in 2021.
The Indiana Hoosier is now a two-time Olympic and has the attention of bettors looking to (*bet on the Tokyo Olympics *).
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The Lilly King Show is headed to Tokyo.
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Drug cheats? Ban ’em from the pool.
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King is a rightful favorite considering she just beat her best competition, Jocaby, by a full second at the Olympic trails.
The next closest competitor, Russia’s Yuliya Yefimova, previously had a run-in with King at the 2016 Olympics. Yefimova had public issues with doping, and taunted King with a finger wag in the pool after Yefimova’s semi-final race. King went on to beat Yefimova in the final and make comments about her taunting behavior, much to the pleasure of American Olympic media.
She is now back to defend her crown and bettors looking for a good value for a huge favorite should consider adding King to their Olympic betslip.
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