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Review: Olympic gold medalist swimmer Lydia Jacoby is spotlighted on ‘The Donna Drake Show’

Olympic gold and silver medalist swimmer Lydia Jacoby was recently featured on “The Donna Drake Show” on CBS New York. Digital Journal has the recap.

Markos Papadatos

Published

December 1, 2021

Lydia Jacoby. Photo Credit: Mike Lewis, USA Swimming

Lydia Jacoby. Photo Credit: Mike Lewis, USA Swimming

Olympic gold and silver medalist swimmer Lydia Jacoby was recently featured on “The Donna Drake Show” on CBS New York. Digital Journal has the recap.

Jacoby chatted with two-time Telly award-winning TV host Donna Drake about her two Olympic medals at the Tokyo Summer Games, which included the gold medal in the women’s 100 meter breaststroke race (where she bested Lilly King) and the silver medal in the women’s 4 x 100 medley relay race.

In addition, Jacoby spoke about her journey in the sport, how she got her start in swimming, and she revealed her personal favorite stroke.

Their entire interview conversation may be seen below.

To learn more about Lydia Jacoby, follow her on Instagram.

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Written By Markos Papadatos

Markos Papadatos is Digital Journal's Editor-at-Large for Music News. Papadatos is a Greek-American journalist and educator that has authored over 24,000 original articles over the past 19 years. He has interviewed some of the biggest names in music, entertainment, lifestyle, magic, and sports. He is an 18-time "Best of Long Island" winner, where for three consecutive years (2020, 2021, and 2022), he was honored as the "Best Long Island Personality" in Arts & Entertainment, an honor that has gone to Billy Joel six times.