17-year-old Lydia Jacoby makes history with surprise Team USA swimming win.
Meanwhile her parents, at a watch party in Orlando, Florida, couldn't stop cheering for their daughter.
As NBC commentators noted during the race, Jacoby doesn't even normally train in an Olympic-size pool, which is a standard 50 meters. Her town only has a 25-meter pool that she normally practices in. Lydia Jacoby celebrates winning gold with Lilly King, who took third, after the final of the women's 100m breaststroke swimming event during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on July 27, 2021.In an interview following her historic win, she said she was just happy to be there.Her teammate, King, was heavily favored to win going into the event after winning gold during the 2016 Rio Olympics.
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