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Tokyo Olympics | Swimmers Tom Dean, Lydia Jacoby spring a surprise

Adam D Anglo Jul 27, 2021 0

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…

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Olympics: Doing It For The A- Alaska’s first Olympic swimmer Lydia Jacoby wins…

Adam D Anglo Jul 27, 2021 0

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…

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Tokyo Olympics 2020: Teenager Lydia Jacoby wins gold in women’s 100m…

Adam D Anglo Jul 27, 2021 0

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…

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Olympics: US teen Lydia Jacoby wins women’s 100m breaststroke gold

Adam D Anglo Jul 27, 2021 0

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…