Swimmer ranks top in country

Homewood resident Jakob Icimsoy was recognized on USA Swimming’s Top 10 list for the 2012-13 Short Course Season.

According to results in Splash magazine, Jakob ranked eighth in the nation for 12-year-old boys in the 1,000-yard freestyle event. 

Jakob began swimming at age 9 at a local YMCA, and a year later in 2010, he joined the competitive swim team Hoover Blue Thunder (HBT).

Jakob, an eighth-grade home-schooled student through Everest Academy, was also HBT’s Male Swimmer of the Year for 2012-13. He continues to train under head coach Rick Moulton and intends to swim on a collegiate level.