In swimming, there’s a sure bond felt by American swimmers who obtain celebrity standing prior to varsity. A kindred spirit on the ups-and-downs of attempting to journey via every thing that goes together with highschool along with juggling this standing as the very best on this planet at what you do.
For 2 such stars, Missy Franklin and Lydia Jacoby, there’s now a further bond through their Olympic rings tattoos.
The 17-year outdated Jacoby, who received Olympic gold over the summer season on the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Video games, obtained her Olympic rings tattooed on Sunday at Suppose Tank South in Littleton, Colorado by tattoo artist Chris Collinsworth. Greater than 9 years in the past, Collinsworth additionally did the tattoo of a then-17 12 months outdated Franklin after her first Olympic Video games in London the place she received 4 gold and 1 bronze medal.
Whereas Franklin opted for a small multi-colored tattoo on her hip, Jacoby went with a bigger set of rings, in all black, on her facet/mid-back.
“I used to be so fortunately stunned when Lydia texted me telling me the superb coincidence of us having the identical tattoo artist for our Olympic rings tattoo,” Franklin advised SwimSwam. “Everyone knows what a small world the swimming group will be, and it’s so particular when these moments occur. I’ll always remember getting my rings tattoo with Kara (Lynn Joyce), and to see Lydia getting hers simply stuffed my coronary heart with a lot inspiration and pleasure.
“It was unbelievably nicely deserved.”
Franklin, now 26, retired from swimming in December 2018, wrapping one of many most-decorated careers in American swimming historical past. Along with 6 Olympic medals, she has 11 World Championships and 18 whole World Championship medals in her profession.
Collinsworth normally creates giant, brightly-colored tattoos, and whereas Jacoby’s was significantly extra tame and easy than his typical showpiece designs, Collinsworth nonetheless posted about what an honor it was on his Instagram story.
“I had the dignity of tattooing an [Olympic medalist] at the moment,” Collinsworth stated. “Thanks once more Lydia for letting me take just a little half in your superb journey that you’ve got gone via. Congratulations once more I’ll be watching and cheering for you within the upcoming Olympics in Paris.”
Jacoby is from the small city of Seward, Alaska, which shot her to fame this summer season when she received her Olympic gold medal in upset trend. She was within the Denver space visiting household after getting back from the Quick Course World Championships final week within the UAE, the place she withdrew from the meet early after a ‘close contact’ exposure to COVID-19.
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