TOKYO – Alaskan teen Lydia Jacoby pulled off the upset in the women’s 100-meter breaststroke, becoming the first American woman to win gold in swimming in these Olympics.
She beat U.S. teammte Lilly King, who was chasing her second consecutive Olympic gold medal in the breast.
Jacoby won in 1:04.95 followed by Tatjana Shoenmaker from South Africa and King, who took bronze.
Jacoby is the first Olympic swimmer and only the 10th Summer Olympian to be born in Alaska.
She also famously called out Russia’s twice-suspended Yulia Efimova, slapping the water in celebration after defeating her in Rio in 2016.