Breaststroke

TOKYO — Lydia Jacoby didn’t know what to do.The 17-year-old touched the pool wall, turned to check the scoreboard and a stunned look filled her face.Thundersticks clapped, vuvuzelas…

TOKYO: US teenager Lydia Jacoby stunned team-mate and defending champion Lilly King to claim the 100m Olympic breaststroke gold medal in Tokyo on Tuesday. The 17-year-old swam a…

The 17-year-old swam a scintillating final 50m to touch in 1min 04.95sec and edge South Africa's Tatjana Schoenmaker (1:05.22) into second, with King having to settle for bronze in…

TOKYO — As expected, an American won gold in the women’s 100-meter breaststroke on Tuesday morning. The surprise was that it was Lydia Jacoby.Jacoby, a 17-year-old Alaskan, overtook Tatjana…

Davis Ramos/Getty ImagesLydia Jacoby dethroned Team USA teammate Lilly King as the queen of the 100-meter breaststroke, edging out South Africa's Tatjana Schoenmaker and King to win Tuesday…

TOKYO — Lilly King of the United States will take center stage at the Tokyo Aquatics Center on Tuesday morning.King, 24, who is from Indiana, is brash and outspoken — and dominant in the…

Davis Ramos/Getty ImagesGreat Britain's Adam Peaty defended his 100-meter backstroke gold medal, winning the event on Sunday night at the Tokyo Games. Peaty finished with an unofficial time…