Female Race of The Year

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Breakout Performer and Female Race of the Year honoree Lydia Jacoby (Seward, Alaska) is the only athlete to take home two individual awards for her gold medal-winning performance in the women’s 100m breaststroke in Tokyo. Swimming at her first international competition, 17-year-old Jacoby pulled off a major upset by winning the gold medal in the women’s 100m breaststroke over Lilly King, the defending Olympic champion. In making the Olympic team, Jacoby became the first swimmer from Alaska to e…