Lydia Jacoby Scratches 200 Breast at U.S. Trials, “I will be back. And I will be better.”
By Laura Rosado on SwimSwam
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Lydia Jacoby has announced over Instagram that she has scratched the women’s 200 breaststroke, one of only two events she was entered in at the U.S. Olympic Trials.
I am not defined by my results.
I am more than an athlete.
I will be back.
And I will be better.
I have made the decision to scratch from the 200 breaststroke later this week in order to process and rejuvenate.
I wish the best of luck to my incredible teammates in Paris and will be cheering loudly from home go USA!!!
Jacoby is the reigning gold medalist in the 100 breaststroke, but was denied the chance to defend her title in Paris this summer when she finished 3rd behind Lilly King and Emma Weber. She had a strong rally in the last 25 meters of the race, but it wasn’t enough to secure her second Olympic berth in the event. She finished in 1:06.37, over a second back of her entry time of 1:05.16.
The Alaska-native was the 3rd seed in the 200 breast (2:24.03), behind American record holder Kate Douglass and King. She swam that time at the 2023 Barcelona stop of the Mare Nostrum tour, but hasn’t logged a time in the event since December 2023.
It looks like a tall order to disrupt the top two, with King looking on-form at this meet and Douglass setting the American record earlier this year.
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