Lilly King is heading to the Paris Olympics and then down the aisle.
Moments after competing at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Indianapolis on June 20 and qualifying for her second event at the 2024 Games, the swimmer got engaged.
Upon finishing second in the 200-meter breaststroke, King was greeted by her boyfriend James Wells, who popped the question.
“Just to see you grow has been so awesome,” he said of her journey in and out of the pool as seen in a video by NBC Sports. “And I don’t regret for a minute dropping my job and moving halfway across the country for us to move in together. It’s been awesome, and I’m very excited to see where this goes.”
Wells then dropped down to one knee and proposed to King, who said yes and kissed him. And yes, she was totally surprised.