Moment after five-time Olympic medalist Lilly King qualified for her second event in the 2024 Paris Olympics, her boyfriend James Wells popped the question poolside! They join TODAY live to share a play-by-play.
Just moments after swimmer Lilly King qualified June 20 for her second race for the Paris Olympics, she had a major surprise in store — her longtime boyfriend, James Wells, got down on one knee and popped the question . King, 27, said she was completely stunned by the timing of his proposal.
She won two gold medals in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro for the 100-meter breaststroke and the 4x100 meter medley relay. She also scored two silver medals and one bronze at the postponed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Now, after qualifying for her third Olympics, it sounds like King is still processing all of her recent major milestones. “It was already an unbelievable week to start off with.
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