Indiana University swimmer Emily Weiss, who broke Lilly King’s teenage breaststroke records and became a world junior champion, has retired from the sport at age 20.
In a 2017 interview, King said of Weiss: “She’s the next Lilly.”
Weiss swam to a a four-year sweep of state titles in the 100-yard breaststroke while at Yorktown High School and set a national record in 2018. She won a gold medal in the 50-meter breaststroke in the under-18 World Junior Championships at Indianapolis in 2017.
She made her announcement on Instagram.
“With the help from the medical staff here at IU, I have made the decision to medically retire,” she posted.