Jacoby won gold in the 100-meter breaststroke in the Summer Olympics this year, though that was in a 50-meter pool. World Cup races are in 25-meter pools.
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Seward’s Lydia Jacoby heads back to her hometown with 2 Olympic medals
Lydia Jacoby is headed back to 12th grade and another year of swimming for Seward High School.
Lydia Jacoby looked like a winner even before gold medal race, dad says
Jacoby’s father says he knew his daughter had the training to be able to win, and her mind was in the right place.
Seward swimming in hometown pride for Olympic champ Jacoby
Megan O’Leary, who coached Jacoby in Seward, said Jacoby had her eyes on the gold before she jumped in the pool. “She texted me before her race and she said, ‘I want it,'” she said. “And I was like, ‘Then you got it.’”
Seward’s Jacoby cruises through Olympic semifinal
Jacoby will compete in the women’s final on Tuesday in Tokyo — that’s Monday at 6:17 p.m. Alaska time.
Here’s how to watch Alaska’s Olympians
Fans of Seward swimmer Lydia Jacoby and Eagle River rugby player Alev Kelter they may have to stay up late — or get up very early — to catch the action live.