It’s been a great week for U.S. swimmer Lilly King — the soon-to-be 3x Olympian is looking to add more medals to her trophy case — and now she’s got a big, ol’ shiny diamond ring … after her boyfriend proposed to her poolside at the Olympic trials!
(She said YES!)
The wholesome moment went down on Day 6 of the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials in Indianapolis on Thursday. Shortly after qualifying in the 200-meter breaststroke (the second Olympic race she qualified for), King was greeted outside the pool by her now fiancé, then-boyfriend, James Wells.
As James started to talk, King joked about her friend telling her to put her hair down, as the 27-year-old began to realize she was getting proposed to!
“Just to see you grow has been so awesome and I don’t regret for a minute dropping my job and moving halfway across the country for us to move in together,” Wells said. “It has been awesome and I am very excited to see where this is going, so, dear, I was wondering, Lillia Camille King, will you marry me?”
King wasted no time in answering … YES!!! The two then shared a long embrace and a kiss to cap off the awesome moment!
Wells used to be a professional swimmer himself. He was a four-year member of the University of Indiana men’s Swimming and Diving team — the same school Lilly attended (and competed for). It’s probably a good bet their kids will be great swimmers!
Congrats you two … and best of luck to Lilly in Paris!!!
