Two-time gold medal swimmer Lilly King is engaged to her boyfriend James Wells after winning her Olympic qualifying race on Thursday.
King, 27, won the 100-meter breaststroke earlier this week at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials in Indianapolis to qualify for the Paris games this summer.
On Thursday she finished second behind Kate Douglas in the 200m breaststroke, securing a second race at the games.
However, that was not the only reason for celebration after the race.
Shortly after King left the pool, Wells was caught on camera asking her the golden question.
Lilly King got engaged to her boyfriend on Thursday after her Olympic qualifying race
Unsurprisingly, King answered yes before they hugged and kissed in front of the NBC cameras.
Wells, a former swimmer at Indiana University, which they both attended, made some nice statements to answer the big question.
“Just watching you grow has been so amazing. And I don’t regret for a minute that I quit my job and moved across the country to live together,” Wells said.
“It’s been amazing, and I’m really excited to see where this goes, so honey, I was wondering, Lillia Camille King, will you marry me?”
On Thursday, King finished second behind Katie Douglas in the 200-meter breaststroke
Earlier this week, the two-time gold medalist qualified for the 100-meter breaststroke
King’s fellow swimmer Ryan Murphy missed the moment but called it “incredible” after hearing the news.
“I didn’t see it,” Murphy said. ‘That’s unbelievable. I’d love to hear her reaction to what it’s like to be proposed to completely out of breath and soaking wet. That’s incredible. She must definitely be high.”
King has five medals in her Olympic career and can add more this summer, on top of her new ring.