Simone Manuel was unable to secure her spot for Tokyo after failing to qualify for the 100m freestyle finals at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials. Manuel revealed at a press conference on Thursday that ...
RIO DE JANEIRO -- Simone Manuel tied for gold with Canada's Penny Oleksiak in the women's 100-meter freestyle Thursday night, becoming the first African-American woman to win an Olympic medal in ...
On August 12, 2016, at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Simone Manuel, age 20, first touched the wall in the 100-metre freestyle to make history as the first Black woman in U.S. history to win an ...
Simone Manuel Says Overtraining Syndrome Led to Loss at Olympic Trials originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington Simone Manuel was unable to secure her spot for Tokyo after failing to qualify for ...