TOKYO — The first U.S. woman to win a gold medal in swimming at these Olympics was not Katie Ledecky or Lilly King, but a 17-year-old from Alaska born on Leap Day who almost certainly never would have ...

Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Lydia Jacoby will not swim at next week's Toyota U.S. Championships as she extends a break since last June's Olympic Trials. "I’ve been taking a break from competition to ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Lydia Jacoby is still a bit shell-shocked. The Alaskan darling of the Tokyo Games will be watching the Paris Olympics from home. If she watches at all. “You know, I haven’t quite gotten ...

Forget about rose-colored glasses, since Olympian Lydia Jacoby is poised to make a different type of eyewear the new thing. The 17-year-old Alaskan swimmer took gold in the 100-meter breaststroke at ...

Seward swimmer, Lydia Jacoby, greets fans and smiles for press photos at the Anchorage airport after returning home from the 2021 Olympic trials on June 23, 2021. Photos by Valerie Kern, Alaska Public ...

When swimmer Lydia Jacoby committed to Texas, she was just a top talent from Alaska without worldwide recognition. Jacoby's life turned upside down when she qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games.

It’s clear that a bounce-back year is on Lydia Jacoby‘s mind after the Olympic 100m breaststroke champion swam her best time since the Tokyo Games on Thursday night. The Alaskan won a 100m breast over ...

TOKYO — Lydia Jacoby, a 17-year-old bass-playing, bluegrass-singing Alaskan who 18 months ago planned to come to these Olympics on family vacation, stunned reigning gold medalist Lilly King in the 100 ...

Seward’s Lydia Jacoby narrowly missed an opportunity to defend her Olympic title in the 100-meter breaststroke, finishing third Monday in the finals of the U.S. Olympic Trials in Indianapolis. Jacoby, ...

Alaska’s Lydia Jacoby finished with the fourth-fastest time in Sunday’s 100-meter breaststroke semifinals at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Jacoby, who placed ...