Watch: Alaska town goes crazy as 17-year-old Lydia Jacoby takes gold in women’s 100-meter breaststroke

Alaska has an Olympic swimming champion.

Seventeen-year-old high schooler Lydia Jacoby gave the United States a victory in the women’s 100-meter breaststroke, knocking off teammate and defending Olympic champion Lilly King.

There was quite a moment in Jacoby’s Seward, Alaska hometown, where a watch party erupted as she claimed victory.

Jacoby was the first swimmer from the state ever to make the U.S. Olympic swimming team.

Now, she’s heading back to Anchorage with a gold medal, rallying to win in 1 minute, 4.95 seconds.

South Africa’s Tatjana Schoenmaker claimed the silver in 1:

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