2020 U.S. Open Swimming Championships
- Thursday, November 12-Saturday, November 14
- North East ISD Blossom Athletic Complex, San Antonio, TX
- LCM/timed finals
- Streaming Info/Races to Watch
- Meet Central – San Antonio
- Friday PM Results
Session Three – Friday, November 13
16-year-old Lydia Jacoby popped a blistering 1:07.57 in the 100 meter breaststroke on Friday night in San Antonio to move up four spots on the all-time list for 15-16 girls. She is now just .52 away from Megan Jendrick‘s National Age Group Record.
Jacoby, who swims for Seward Tsunami Swim Club in Seward, Alaska, not far from Anchorage. A member of the USA Swimming National Junior Team member, Jacoby won the 100 breast at 2019 Speedo Junior Nationals with 1:08.12 which tied her for 6th place on the all-time list for 15-16 girls. On Friday night, she dropped another .55 to land in the number 2 slot.
In San Antonio, she was out 7/10 faster than she had been in Palo Alto in 2019. She came home .16 slower.
| Palo Alto 8/2019 | San Antonio 11/2020 | |
| 1st 50 | 31.96 | 31.25 |
| 2nd 50 | 36.16 | 36.32 |
| 100 Breast | 1:08.12 | 1:07.57 |
Since the spring of 2019, Jacoby has shaved 2.65 seconds off her 100 breast time:
- 11/13/2020 – 1:07.57 (16)
- 8/6/2019 – 1:08.12 (15)
- 1/17/2020 – 1:08.66 (15)
- 8/3/2019 – 1:08.81 (15)
- 8/3/2019 – 1:09.62 (15)
- 1/17/2020 – 1:10.02 (15)
- 8/6/2019 – 1:10.03 (15)
- 1/26/2020 – 1:10.07 (15)
- 6/15/2019 – 1:10.11 (15)
- 6/15/2019 – 1:10.21 (15)
Jacoby is now the #2 15-16 girl and the 34th American performer of all time in the 100m breast. The age group list includes:
| Rank | Time | Athlete | LSC | Team | Meet | Date | Location |
| 1 | 1:07.05 | Megan Jendrick (Quann) | PN | PAC | 2000 Olympic Games | 9/15/2000 | Sydney |
| 2 | 1:07.57 | Lydia Jacoby | AK | STSC | 2020 Toyota San Antonio | 11/12/2020 | San Antonio |
| 3 | 1:07.63 | Zoe Bartel | PC | FAST | 2017 World JR Champs | 8/25/2017 | Indianapolis,IN |
| 4 | 1:07.91 | Rachel Leidel | ST | TXLA | 1997 US Sr Cir | 7/9/1997 | |
| 5 | 1:07.92 | Allie Raab | PC | NAC | 2016 Jr Pan Pacific Champs | 8/24/2016 | Kihei |
| 6 | 1:07.99 | Emily Weiss | IN | CARD | 2017 Summer Nationals | 6/29/2017 | Indianapolis |
| 7 | 1:08.12 | Ellie Andrews | OH | DCST | 2019 Summer Nationals | 8/2/2019 | Stanford |
| 8 | 1:08.17 | Anita Richesson (Nall) | AZ | UN | 12/31/1991 | ||
| 9 | 1:08.29 | Kasey Carlson | PC | TERA | 2008 Summer Junior Nats | 8/3/2008 | Minneapolis |
| 10 | 1:08.65 | Zoie Hartman | GA | CROW | 2017 Summer Junior Nats | 8/7/2017 | East Meadow |
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