Teen sensation Lydia Jacoby became the first American woman to strike gold in the Tokyo Olympic pool. A wild video shows friends and family erupt into a frenzy when the 17-year-old Alaskan swimmer won.
The ecstatic fans witnessed Jacoby’s victory in the women’s 100-meter breaststroke at a hometown watch party in Seward, Alaska.
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The crowd jumped into the air as the high-schooler, the first swimmer from Alaska to make the US Olympic swimming team, defeated teammate and defending champion Lilly King.
King took home the bronze medal.
South Africa’s Tatjana Schoenmaker claimed the silver.
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