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Olympic Minute: 8/7
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American swimmer Lilly King was not in a medal race Sunday night, but she drew a greater post-race reaction than anyone who did.
That's because after King placed first in the semifinals of the women's 100-meter breaststroke with a time of 1:05.70, she wasted no time calling out her steepest competition for the gold medal in Monday's final.
First, the back story. Yulia Efimova of Russia is arguably the favorite to win the 100m breaststroke, but many believe she should not even be competing in the event.