Jacoby won gold in the 100-meter breaststroke in the Summer Olympics this year, though that was in a 50-meter pool. World Cup races are in 25-meter pools.
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Ironman triathlon is coming to Alaska for the first time with race in Juneau
The Ironman triathlon is coming to Juneau on August 7, 2022.
Seward’s Lydia Jacoby heads back to her hometown with 2 Olympic medals
Lydia Jacoby is headed back to 12th grade and another year of swimming for Seward High School.
Lydia Jacoby looked like a winner even before gold medal race, dad says
Jacoby’s father says he knew his daughter had the training to be able to win, and her mind was in the right place.
Kikkan Randall is returning to Anchorage to lead the club she grew up skiing in
Randall has been living in Canada but grew up in Anchorage and won an Olympic gold medal in 2018.
Skill and tradition honored at 60th anniversary World Eskimo-Indian Olympics
Alaska Public Media’s Jeff Chen photographed the 2021 World Eskimo-Indian Olympics last week on Thursday and Friday evening in Fairbanks. Here’s a snapshot.