She could still go to the Olympics this year, as she’s also set to compete in the 200-meter breaststroke event.
Seward swimmer Lydia Jacoby greets fans at the Anchorage airport after returning home from the 2021 Olympic trials.
Jacoby, 20, placed third in the 100-meter breaststroke finals in Indianapolis. She swam a time of 1:06:37, in the same event she took home Olympic gold in 2021 with a time of 1:04:95. Jacoby qualified for Monday’s finals after placing fifth overall in qualifying heats held Sunday. Alaskans rallied around Jacoby when she swam in the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, held 2021. At 17 and still a junior at Seward High School, Jacobyfor the women’s four by 100 meter medley relay in addition to her gold for the 100 meter breaststroke.
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