Lydia Jacoby was a breakout star in the pool for the United States at the last Summer Games, earning a gold medal in the 100-meter breaststroke and a relay silver. Part of what comes to mind from those heady days in Tokyo? "People talking about post-Olympic depression," she said.
She was 17 at the time, and her initial response when other athletes brought up the topic was: "Well, that doesn't apply to me."
"I essentially did not understand the topic of depression," she said. "It wasn't until after the Games that I was like, 'Oh. ... OK. Yeah, I'm feeling this a little.'"
Jacoby, who didn't qua...
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