Lydia Jacoby Moves to #2 in 15-16s with 1:07.57 100 Breast in San Antonio

2020 U.S. Open Swimming Championships

• Thursday, November 12-Saturday, November 14
• North East ISD Blossom Athletic Complex, San Antonio, TX
• LCM/timed finals
• Streaming Info/Races to Watch
• Meet Central – San Antonio
• Friday PM Results

Session Three – Friday, November 13

16-year-old Lydia Jacoby popped a blistering 1:07.57 in the 100 meter breaststroke on Friday night in San Antonio to move up four spots on the all-time list for 15-16 girls. She is now just .52 away from Megan Jendrick‘s National Age Group Record.

Jacoby, who swims for Seward Tsunami Swim Club in Seward, Alaska, not far from Anchorage. A member of the USA Swimming National Junior Team member, Jacoby won the 100 breast at 2019 Speedo Junior Nationals with 1:08.12 which tied her for 6th place on the all-time list for 15-16 girls. On Friday night, she dropped another .55 to land in the number 2 slot.

In San Antonio, she was out 7/10 faster than she had been in Palo Alto in 2019. She came home .16 slower.

Since the spring of 2019, Jacoby has shaved 2.65 seconds off her 100 breast time:

• 11/13/2020 – 1:07.57 (16)
• 8/6/2019 – 1:08.12 (15)
• 1/17/2020 – 1:08.66 (15)
• 8/3/2019 – 1:08.81 (15)
• 8/3/2019 – 1:09.62 (15)
• 1/17/2020 – 1:10.02 (15)
• 8/6/2019 – 1:10.03 (15)
• 1/26/2020 – 1:10.07 (15)
• 6/15/2019 – 1:10.11 (15)
• 6/15/2019 – 1:10.21 (15)

Jacoby is now the #2 15-16 girl and the 34th American performer of all time in the 100m breast. The age group list includes: