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.’”
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Seward’s Lydia Jacoby wins gold in Tokyo Olympics
Jacoby beat Olympic record holder Tatjana Schoenmaker of South Africa and her teammate Lilly King, who won the event at the 2016 Olympics.