Lydia Jacoby
Back home in Seward, Olympic swim champion Lydia Jacoby attracts a lot of attention
It’s a small-pond town where a big fish like Jacoby is recognized by locals and tourists alike.
A golden homecoming: Seward cheers Lydia Jacoby’s return from Olympic Games
The 17-year-old gold medalist rode through the streets of her hometown to celebrate her success at the Tokyo games.
Behind the gold medal: the Seward swim moms who supported Lydia Jacoby all the way to the Olympic podium
“Being a swim mom, you’re a mom to a whole family of swimmers.”
Lydia Jacoby: 5 (more) things to know about Alaska’s two-time Olympic medalist
The 17-year-old added a silver in the women’s medley relay on Saturday to go with the gold she won in the 100-meter breaststroke on Monday.
Seward swimmer Lydia Jacoby claims Olympic silver in women’s medley relay
Jacoby, 17, was a member of the American 400-meter medley relay team that finished second to Australia by .13 of a second.
Lydia Jacoby’s bid for another Olympic medal slips away, and so do her goggles
Jacoby swam the breaststroke for the U.S. mixed medley relay team, which placed fifth Friday night.
Seward erupts in joy as hometown swimmer Lydia Jacoby wins Olympic gold medal
Hundreds of residents watching a live feed inside the Alaska Railroad terminal cheered as the 17-year-old won the 100 meter-breaststroke.
Alaskans who have won medals in the Olympics
Seventeen-year-old Lydia Jacoby of Seward became an Olympic champion in dramatic fashion Monday to become the first American woman to win a gold medal in swimming at the Summer Olympics.
Photos: Alaska’s Lydia Jacoby wins Olympic gold
The 17-year-old from Seward, the first Alaskan to swim in the Olympics, won a gold medal in dramatic form.
Lydia Jacoby of Seward captures Olympic gold medal
The 17-year-old, Alaska’s first Olympic swimmer, won the women’s 100-meter breaststroke Monday in Tokyo.