Future Texas Longhorn Swimmer Wins Olympic Gold Medal In Tokyo

Lydia Jacoby poses with the gold medal for the Women's 100m Breaststroke Final on day four of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Tokyo Aquatics Centre on July 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.

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A future Texas Longhorn swimmer is a gold medalist more than a year before she enrolls at UT. Lydia Jacoby won the women's 100-meter breaststroke yesterday at the Tokyo Olympics. The 17-year-old has committed to the UT swim team as part of the 2022 recruiting class. She is the first swimmer from Alaska to win gold at the Olympics.