In winning the 100-meter freestyle, a tie with Penny Oleksiak of Canada, Manuel became the first Black American woman to win an individual Olympic gold in swimming and set an Olympic record and an American record. At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, she won a bronze medal as the anchor of the American 4×100-meter freestyle relay team.

Aug 12, 2016 · American Simone Manuel pulled a shocking upset in the 100 free to become the first black woman ever to win an Olympic gold medal in swimming....

Feb 9, 2023 · Hinds, Simone Manuel, and Lia Neal (three black swimmers) famously swept the 2015 Women’s Division I NCAA Championship in a single event. Took one bronze medal at the 2020 Olympic games. 11.

Jun 14, 2024 · As a two-time Olympian, Simone Manuel is no stranger to the big stage. She has dominated at every level of swimming competition, from the NCAA Championships to World Championships to the Olympics. She also became the first Black female swimmer to win an Olympic gold for Team USA in 2016.

Aug 12, 2016 · Thursday night in Rio, for the first time in history, a black woman won an individual swimming medal in the Olympics. Simone Manuel, a 20-year-old from Sugar Land, Texas, tied for the gold...

In 2016 Simone Manuel became the first Black female swimmer to win an individual Olympic gold. That year Manuel came home with four medals in all, also winning the gold in the 4x100 medley relay and silver in the freestyle and 4x100 freestyle relay. At the Rio Olympics her winning time also set an Olympic record and an American record.

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Aug 11, 2016 · -- RIO DE JANEIRO -- Simone Manuel became the first African-American woman to win an individual Olympic medal in swimming Thursday night, tying for gold in the 100-meter freestyle with Penny Oleksiak of Canada. Manuel and Oleksiak both touched the wall in 52.70 seconds, breaking the Olympic record by one-hundredth of a second.

Feb 18, 2021 · Black women in society have been extremely marginalized and their time to be recognized and celebrated extends beyond this month. Here are some notable black, female swimmers who have...

Simone Manuel, also affectionately known by many as “Swimone,” is a legend in the making. We know that in 2016 she became the first Black American woman to win an individual Olympic gold medal in swimming. We know that during her time at Stanford, she set multiple NCAA and American records.