Jacoby

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17-year-old Jacoby from Alaska, the first swimmer from her State to make it to the Games, crowned herself with glory clocking 1:04.95 in the women’s 100m breaststroke The form book took…

When you're a swimmer from Alaska, there are some misguided stereotypes that must be laughed off.Lydia Jacoby has surely heard them all before. (TOKYO 2020 COVERAGE)“She practically swims…

TOKYO — Lydia Jacoby didn’t know what to do.The 17-year-old touched the pool wall, turned to check the scoreboard and a stunned look filled her face.Thundersticks clapped, vuvuzelas…

TOKYO: US teenager Lydia Jacoby stunned team-mate and defending champion Lilly King to claim the 100m Olympic breaststroke gold medal in Tokyo on Tuesday. The 17-year-old swam a…

The 17-year-old swam a scintillating final 50m to touch in 1min 04.95sec and edge South Africa's Tatjana Schoenmaker (1:05.22) into second, with King having to settle for bronze in…

TOKYO — As expected, an American won gold in the women’s 100-meter breaststroke on Tuesday morning. The surprise was that it was Lydia Jacoby.Jacoby, a 17-year-old Alaskan, overtook Tatjana…