Lydia Jacoby: The University of Texas Swimmer Who's Already Won Gold
glamour.comGlamour College Woman of the Year interview, she connects with Olympic gold medalist and world champion Simone Manuel, who's celebrated for her achievements in swimming as well as her , which provides education and resources for BIPOC youth by promoting positive swim readiness and increasing water safety awareness in communities of color.
Simone Manuel: Congrats on being named one of Glamour’s College Women of the Year! What does this mean to you?Lydia Jacoby: Obviously swimming's a huge part of my life, so it means a lot to be honored in this way.
And then, also, I've always been so into fashion, so it's fun to have two areas of my life intersect.What’s your favorite part about being at the University of Texas, and what drew you to become a student athlete there?I chose it in large part because of Carol [Capitani].
She's the head coach here and one of the only female head coaches in the country for swimming. So that was a big attraction.
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