In a shocking upset, Lilly King’s colleague, the defending champion, and the current world record holder in the 100-meter breaststroke, Lydia Jacoby, brought home the gold. For more information about the Swimming at the Summer Olympics – 100 Metre Breaststroke. Continue reading below.
Swimming at the Summer Olympics – 100 Metre Breaststroke
Jacoby, who at the time was only 17 years old, became the first Alaskan to win an Olympic swimming gold medal with her triumph. To my knowledge, Jacoby is the first swimmer from the state to ever qualify for the U.S. Olympic team.
“To win a medal was my goal in this race. It was in me; I could feel it “Jacoby declared after her victory. “When I saw my name on the scoreboard, I couldn’t believe it. I wasn’t really expecting to win gold.”
Tatjana Schoenmaker of South Africa finished second, just behind Jacoby; third place went to King.
“We love to keep that gold in the USA family,” King said of her teammate’s victory. It was an honour to be on her team as she swam the race of her life, and I’m thrilled that we were able to bring home bronze for our country.
Jacoby’s success was cheered on by her friends and classmates in Seward, Alaska, where she grew up, as film showed them jumping and yelling as she got closer to the finish line.
As far as she knew, there was only one 50-meter pool in the entire state of Alaska, and it was too far away from her home.
After Jacoby finishes her senior year of high school, she will enrol at the University of Texas at Austin.
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