‘The bigger the meet, the better she does’: Locals react to Jacoby’s Olympic-qualifying swim

Seward’s Lydia Jacoby at the TYR Pro Meet this April in Mission Viejo, Calif. Jacoby’s performance in the 100-meter breaststroke at that meet makes her the 14th fastest U.S. woman of all time. (Photo courtesy of Lydia Jacoby)
Lydia Jacoby is about to become the second Alaskan to compete in the Summer Olympics.
The 17-year-old Seward swimmer placed second in the 100-meter breaststroke Tuesday at the Olympic Trials in Omaha, Neb. She broke the national age-group record and her personal