ICYMI: Lydia Jacoby, teen swimmer from Alaska, upsets Lilly King to win gold at Tokyo 2020
Jacoby began hitting her swimming stride between the ages of 10 and 12. She earned her first Alaska state title at the age of 12, according to the swimming news website SwimSwam.in June:"She had a really great breakout meet as a 10-year-old at the Western zone championships. Since then she's been on everybody's radar, at least in Alaska.
Around a month earlier, Jacoby had set an Alaska high school state record in a 100-yard breaststroke event.Fred Lee/Getty Images Jacoby also made waves at the U.S. Olympic trials in Omaha, Nebraska in June, where she set a national record for the 17-18 age group in the semifinals.
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