The 17-year-old high schooler comes from a small town in Alaska and has been practicing in the only Olympic pool in her state for months now – and was able to score herself a gold medal.
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Relive the moment Lydia Jacoby’s friends and family cheered her on to GOLD from Seward, Alaska. #TokyoOlympics pic.twitter.com/jjLWAlaljy
— #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) July 27, 2021
