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.
Seward’s Jacoby cruises through Olympic semifinal
Jacoby will compete in the women’s final on Tuesday in Tokyo — that’s Monday at 6:17 p.m. Alaska time.
Here’s how to watch Alaska’s Olympians
Fans of Seward swimmer Lydia Jacoby and Eagle River rugby player Alev Kelter they may have to stay up late — or get up very early — to catch the action live.
LISTEN: Alaska Baseball League’s first female umpire wants to show girls they can be part of hardball too
Natola Hawthorne headed back home to Atlanta Friday and her main job as a school secretary. But she spent most of the summer enjoying Alaska and honing her craft of umpiring, as one of very few women involved in the male-dominated sport.
World Eskimo Indian Olympics returns to Fairbanks for 60th anniversary
This year, the celebration will keep COVID in mind as coordinators ask attendees to be vaccinated or wear masks.