{"id":603394,"date":"2021-07-27T08:36:25","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T12:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=603394"},"modified":"2021-07-27T08:36:31","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T12:36:31","slug":"viral-video-of-hometown-fans-exploding-as-alaskan-teenager-wins-gold-in-stunning-upset","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/viral-video-of-hometown-fans-exploding-as-alaskan-teenager-wins-gold-in-stunning-upset\/","title":{"rendered":"Viral Video Of Hometown Fans Exploding As Alaskan Teenager Wins Gold In Stunning Upset"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fviral-video-of-hometown-fans-exploding-as-alaskan-teenager-wins-gold-in-stunning-upset%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=603394&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1234222108.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>On Tuesday, 17-year-old American swimmer Lydia Jacoby, who hails from Alaska, where there is only one 50-meter pool in the entire state and who had never competed in a major international competition before, won the gold medal in a stunning upset and became the first American swimmer to win a gold medal.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.92\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">LYDIA JACOBY WINS GOLD! \ud83e\udd47<\/p>\n<p>Alaska has an Olympic champion! <\/p>\n<p>(via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCOlympics?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NBCOlympics<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ISH9pb1c6x\">pic.twitter.com\/ISH9pb1c6x<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YahooSports\/status\/1419846988963749888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 27, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"10.842553191489\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">There is only one 50m pool in the entire state of Alaska.<\/p>\n<p>Lydia Jacoby (Seward, Alaska) is now an Olympic gold medalist \ud83e\udd47<\/p>\n<p>What a moment for Jacoby and her family. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JIZPEfurpw\">pic.twitter.com\/JIZPEfurpw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Athletic (@TheAthletic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAthletic\/status\/1419849879031934977?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 27, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Jacoby is the first swimmer from Alaska to make the U.S. Olympic swimming team and defeated reigning champion and fellow American Lilly King in the 100-meter breaststroke. King finished third behind Tatjana Schoenmaker of South Africa, who took silver. Although she was behind King and Schoenmaker at the turn, Jacoby touched the wall at 1.04.95; Schoenmaker touched at 1:05.22, and King, who had not lost a 100-meter breaststroke final in nearly five years, touched home at 1:05.54.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was definitely racing for a medal,\u201d Jacoby said. \u201cI knew I had it in me. I wasn\u2019t really expecting a gold medal, so when I looked up and saw the scoreboard it was insane.\u201d King lauded Jacoby, saying, \u201cThis kid just had the swim of her life and I am so proud to be her teammate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of big-name swimmers come from big, powerhouse clubs,\u201d Jacoby said. \u201cMe coming from a small club, in a state with such a small population, really shows everyone that you can do it no matter where you\u2019re from,\u201d as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/olympics\/story\/_\/id\/31893217\/lydia-jacoby-17-becomes-first-alaskan-swimmer-win-olympic-gold-capturing-medal-major-upset-100-meter-breaststroke\">ESPN<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>The pool where Jacoby trains in Anchorage at Bartlett High \u201cis raising funds through a GoFundMe site to buy new starting blocks,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/sports\/olympics\/2021\/07\/27\/lydia-jacoby-gold-100-breaststroke-tokyo-olympics\/\">The Washington Post<\/a>&nbsp;noted.<\/p>\n<p>Jacoby recalled, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-9828945\/Swimmer-Lydia-Jacoby-wins-gold-Team-USA-100-meter-breaststroke.html\">The Daily Mail<\/a>, \u201cI started swimming competitively when I was six. My parents put me on my club team at our local town. They wanted me to be safe in the water and at first I did it as a fun thing to do with my friends.When I was about 12, I set my first state record, and that is when I first realized I excelled in swimming and it is something that I wanted to do. \u2026 \u2018I had to take two months off due to Covid when it (the pandemic) first started. I was then able to train with the team in Anchorage which is about two hours from my house. I have continued to go back and forth since then. Having this extra year, after such a hard year for the world, it feels extra special to be an Olympian.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She admitted, \u201cTo be honest, I was a lot more nervous going into semifinals than I was for this race. I definitely let my nerves get the better of me going into yesterday morning. I just tried to channel that energy in a more positive way and I was able to sleep really well last night.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Video of fans in Jacoby\u2019s hometown went viral as the crowd was jumping up and down during the race and exploding with joy at the moment Jacoby won the race.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.2961165048544\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Watching Lydia Jacoby&#8217;s friends and family react to her winning Olympic Gold in the Women&#8217;s 100 Breaststroke for Team USA is AWESOME.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/E1KtTNKkV7\">pic.twitter.com\/E1KtTNKkV7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kyle Sockwell (@kylesockwell) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kylesockwell\/status\/1419856269909889025?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 27, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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