'I knew I had it in me.' Alaska teen Lydia Jacoby's stunning win in the women’s 100-meter breaststroke gives the U.S. gold at Tokyo2020.
gave the United States a victory in the women’s 100-meter breaststroke, knocking off teammate and defending champion Lilly King on Tuesday.Now,— with a gold medal, rallying to win in 1 minute, 4.95 seconds..
Jacoby was only third at the turn, trailing Schoenmaker and King. But, with her head bobbing furiously out of the water, the teenager surged past King and glided past the South African on the final two strokes to touch first.Looking at the scoreboard with a bit of disbelief, the enormity of her accomplishment finally hit when Schoenmaker reached across the lane rope for a hug. Then it was King bounding over from two lanes away to congratulate America’s new breaststroke queen.
“I’m so excited for Lydia,” King said. “I love to see the future of American breaststroke coming up like this and to have somebody to go at it head to head in the country. I definitely knew she was a threat and saw a lot of myself in her effort.” Her winning time of 57.47 was just off the world mark she set this year of 57.45. The silver went to Canada’s Kylie Masse in 57.72, while former world record-holder Regan Smith of the United States grabbed the bronze at 58.05.
Britain went 1-2 in the men’s 200 freestyle. Tom Dean captured the gold in 1 minute, 44.22 seconds, while teammate Duncan Scott picked up the silver in 1:44.26. The bronze went to Brazil’s Fernando Scheffer at 1:44.66. Titmus and Katie Ledecky both advanced to Wednesday’s final of the 200-meter freestyle, setting up another showdown after their thrilling race in the 400 free.
México Últimas Noticias, México Titulares
Similar News:También puedes leer noticias similares a ésta que hemos recopilado de otras fuentes de noticias.
The Navy sent another carrier on a rare trip to the high north. Here's how sailors kept it going in harsh conditions around AlaskaThe carrier routinely deploys to the Indo-Pacific region, where the warm weather adds to the heat on the deck and steam from the catapults. Moore's complex duties only get harder when the carrier does nighttime flight operations.
Leer más »
Tunisian teen stuns swimming superpowers with Olympic goldWhile swimming superpowers Australia and the USA usually dominate the Olympic pool, it was Tunisian teenager Ahmed Hafnaoui and Japan's Yui Ohashi who made the biggest waves
Leer más »
Dressel wins US Olympic swimming gold; Aussie beats LedeckyCaeleb Dressel got started on his quest for six gold medals in swimming, while Katie Ledecky found herself in a very unusual position: Second place
Leer más »
Ariarne Titmus’s Swim Coach Got, Uh, Excited About Her Olympic Gold-Medal WinThe Australian swimmer edged out favorite Katie Ledecky in the 400-meter freestyle.
Leer más »
Alaskan Lydia Jacoby has surprising Olympic swimming gold medal for AmericaJacoby, 17, outlasted a field that included fellow American Lilly King—the former Olympic champ and current world record holder.
Leer más »