Sep. 4—Seward swimmer Lydia Jacoby announced Wednesday she'll forgo her final two years of eligibility at the University of Texas to swim professionally. Jacoby, 20, shocked the swimming world when ...

Two-time Olympic medalist and American swimmer Lydia Jacoby chatted with Digital Journal’s Markos Papadatos about her journey in the sport of swimming. A 17-year-old athlete, Jacoby hails from ...

Aug. 13—Heading into the Olympic Trials for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games, it was widely assumed that Lydia Jacoby, the Seward swimmer who shocked the world as a teenager at the Tokyo Games in 2021, ...

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.

Jun. 24—Alaska's newest Olympian was greeted by a cheering, flag-waving crowd Wednesday night at the Anchorage airport. Lydia Jacoby, a 17-year-old from Seward who last week became Alaska's first ...

One moment Lydia Jacoby was at the center of the global stage, and the next, she was alone with her thoughts. In 2021, the then-17-year-old became the first swimmer from Alaska to qualify for the ...

If you’ve ever wondered how competitive swimmers like Anastasia Pagonis and Lydia Jacoby prep for a race, getting a clean, smooth shave is a vital part of each of their pre-meet routines. “I think ...

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 ...