] Simone Ashley Manuel (born August 2, 1996) is an American professional Swimming (sport), swimmer specializing in freestyle events. At the

2016 Rio Olympics ) , nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams) , athletes = 11,238 , events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines) , opening = 5 August 2016 , closing = 21 August 2016 , opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer , cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro de ...

, she won two gold and two silver medals: gold in the 100-meter freestyle and the 4x100-meter medley, and silver in the 50-meter freestyle and the 4×100-meter freestyle relay. In winning the 100-meter freestyle, a tie with

Penny Oleksiak Penelope Oleksiak (born June 13, 2000) is a Canadian competitive swimmer. Her country's most decorated Olympian, Oleksiak rose to fame during the 2016 Summer Olympics, where she became the first Canadian to win four medals in the same Summer G ...

of Canada, Manuel became the first Black American woman to win an individual Olympic gold in swimming and set an

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and an American record. At the

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, she won a bronze medal as the anchor of the American 4×100-meter freestyle relay team. Manuel also holds three world records as a member of a relay team, and she is a six-time individual NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships champion, becoming one of the first three

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women to place in the top three spots in the 100-yard freestyle event in any Division I NCAA Swimming Championship. From 2014 to 2018, she attended Stanford University, where she swam for the Stanford Cardinal and helped Stanford win the NCAA team championship in women's swimming and diving in 2017 and 2018. She turned pro in July 2018. After entering Stanford in 2014, she became a member of the Stanford Cardinal women's swimming team. She broke the school records in the 50-, 100-, and 200-yard freestyle in the same year, and in 2014, her freshman year, she also broke the American and

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(NCAA) records for 100-yard freestyle. Manuel is a six-time individual NCAA champion: winning the 50- and 100-yard freestyle in 2015, 2017, and 2018. She redshirted in 2016. As a senior, she won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's best female swimmer as well as the Honda Cup for the best overall female collegiate athlete.

Activism and outreach

Efforts to increase access, diversity, and inclusion in swimming

Make A Splash Foundation

Manuel has partnered with multiple organizations and projects whose goal is to extend opportunities and promote inclusion in swimming. She is an ambassador for the Make A Splash organization headed by the USA Swimming Foundation. This program partners with local communities to bring awareness to the need for aquatics education in underserved areas by issuing grants to local swim lesson providers. The program teaches the life-saving skills of swimming and pool safety to young children from under-resourced communities often free of charge.

Inclusion rider

Manuel signed a sponsorship with the popular swimwear company

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in 2018 and entered the world of professional swimming. In signing her sponsorship with TYR Sport, Inc., Manuel instituted an inclusion rider in her contract. The addition, often seen in the entertainment industry to require groups to reach a specific level of diversity, was a first ever agreement of its kind in professional sports. In TYR Sport, Inc.'s press release regarding the signing of Manuel, the company describes that the inclusion rider "ensures that imone'spartners r TYRextend meaningful opportunities to traditionally underrepresented groups and that diversity be reflected in the creative efforts imonepursues with the brand".

Promise School

In 2019 Manuel partnered with Lebron James’ Promise School in Akron, Ohio. With this partnership, she helped form a 4-week summer swim program for students of the school. The program was hosted by the Akron YMCA that provided the swim instructors and assisted in funding the program. Out of 140 attendees, 90% had no experience in the pool. Although Manuel could not be physically present at the camp because she was training for the Olympics, she did visit the school earlier that year in March to introduce the summer program and have a meet and greet with the kids. For the duration of the camp, Manuel sent videos giving tips and encouragement to the students. In agreement with her inclusion rider, her sponsor TYR provided the children with swimsuits and other swim gear necessary for the camp.

Swimming career

2012

Manuel swam at the 2012 United States Olympic Trials, placing 20th in the 50-meter freestyle and 17th in the 100-meter freestyle events. The following month, as a 16-year-old at the

2012 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships The 2012 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships were held from 23 to 27 August 2012 at the Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.

, held at the Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center in

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, she won gold medals in the 100-meter freestyle with a time of 54.80 seconds, the 4×100-meter freestyle relay where she set a Championships record of 54.60 on the first leg of the relay, the 4×200-meter freestyle relay, the 4×100-meter medley relay, placed fourth in the 50-meter freestyle with a time of 25.45 seconds, and won the B-final of the 200-meter freestyle with a 2:00.32."2012 Jr Pan Pacific Swimming 8/23/2012 to 8/27/2012: Results"
''

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''. August 27, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2022.

2013

2013 National Championships

She competed at the 2013 US National Championships, where she finished third in the 100-meter freestyle and second in the 50-meter freestyle events.

2013 World Championships

She qualified for the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in

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, and she won a gold medal in the preliminary for the 4x100-meter freestyle relay.

2013 Duel in the Pool

She also competed in the 2013

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, where she won first in the 100-meter freestyle, third in the 50-meter freestyle, second in the 400-meter freestyle relay, and first in the 200-meter mixed medley relay.

2014

At the 2014 US National Championships, she finished first in the 50-meter freestyle, second in the 100-meter freestyle, and seventh in the 200-meter freestyle. She competed in that year's

Pan Pacific Swimming Championships The Pan Pacific Swimming Championships is a long course swimming event first held in 1985.

2015

In 2015, Manuel won her first two individual NCAA championships, winning the 50- and 100-yard freestyle, setting an NCAA, American, U.S. Open, Championship, and Pool record in 100-yard freestyle with a time of 46.09. She also placed second in the 200-yard freestyle event. She became one of the first three African American women to place in the top three spots in the 100-yard freestyle event in any Division I NCAA Swimming Championship. She competed in the

2015 World Aquatics Championships The 16th FINA World Championships (russian: Чемпионат мира по водным видам спорта 2015), also Aquatics 2015, were held in Kazan, Russia from 24 July to 9 August 2015. Russia hosted this event for the first time. T ...

, placing fourth in the 4x100 medley relay, sixth in the 100-meter freestyle, and eighth in the 50-meter freestyle.

2016 Summer Olympics

Manuel swam in the 2016 United States Olympic Trials, placing second in the 50- and 100-meter freestyle and seventh in the 200-meter freestyle. Her position in the 50- and 100-meter events qualified her to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in

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. She won a silver medal as part of the 4×100-meter freestyle relay along with

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, and Katie Ledecky. She tied with

of Canada for the gold medal in the

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, both setting an Olympic record of 52.70. Manuel is the first African-American woman to win a gold medal in an individual swimming event and is also said to be the first

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woman to achieve this. She later won silver in the 50-meter freestyle event and gold in the 4x100-meter medley relay.

2017 World Championships

At the 2017 US Nationals, the qualification meet for the

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, Manuel won the 50-meter freestyle with a time of 24.27 and touched second in the 100-meter freestyle with a time of 53.05. On the first day of the World Championships, Manuel anchored the women's 4x100-meter freestyle relay to a gold medal alongside

Mallory Comerford Mallory Comerford (born September 6, 1997) is an American competitive swimmer specializing in freestyle events. Comerford was the winner of five gold medals at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. She won USA Swimming's Golden Goggle Award ...

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, and Ledecky. She split a very fast 52.14 to anchor the team to a new American record time of 3:31.72. Manuel picked up her second gold of the meet when she anchored the mixed 4x100-meter medley relay with a split of 52.17. Together with

Matt Grevers Matthew Grevers (born March 26, 1985) is an American competition swimmer who competes in the backstroke and freestyle events, and is a six-time Olympic medalist. He has won a total of thirty-three medals in major international competition, four ...

Lilly King Lillia Camille King (born February 10, 1997) is an American swimmer who specializes in breaststroke. She currently represents the Cali Condors, a team that is part of the International Swimming League. At the 2016 Summer Olympics she won the ...

, and

Caeleb Dressel Caeleb Remel Dressel (born August 16, 1996) is an American professional swimmer who specializes in freestyle, butterfly, and individual medley events. He swims representing the Cali Condors as part of the International Swimming League. He won ...

, the team broke the world record in a time of 3:38.56. Manuel's first individual event of the meet was the 100-meter freestyle, where Swedish swimmer

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was widely considered the favorite to win since she had broken the world record while leading off the 4x100-meter freestyle relay on the first night of the World Championships. In similar fashion to the previous summer at the Olympics, Manuel upset the favorite by coming from behind to win the 100-meter freestyle with an American record time of 52.27, out touching Sjöström by just four-hundredths of a second. The day after, she won her fourth gold medal in the mixed 4x100-meter freestyle relay, where she split 52.18 on the anchoring leg. Alongside Comerford, Dressel, and

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, they set a world record of 3:19.60. On the last night of the meet, Manuel swam the finals of both the 50-meter freestyle and the women's 4x100-meter medley relay. Touching in a bronze-winning time of 23.97, she set the American record and became the first American woman to break the 24-second barrier in the 50-meter freestyle. Manuel then anchored the women's 4x100-meter medley relay to a winning time of 3:51.55. The team of

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, King, Worrell, and Manuel broke the 2012 world record of 3:52.05 set by

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, and Allison Schmitt.

2019 World Championships

At the

2019 World Aquatics Championships The 2019 World Aquatics Championships were the 18th FINA World Aquatics Championships, held in Gwangju, South Korea from 12 to 28 July 2019. The city had previously hosted the 2015 Summer Universiade aquatics events in the same venues.

in Gwangju,

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in July 2019, Manuel became the first female American swimmer to win both the 50-meter freestyle and 100-meter freestyle events at a single

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long course World Aquatics Championships meet."Simone Manuel Becomes First American Woman to Sweep 50m, 100m Frees at Worlds"
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''. July 28, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2021.Barron, David (August 17, 2019)
"Simone Manuel, a world champion again, increases her reach"
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''. Retrieved July 3, 2021."U.S.'s Manuel golden in 50, 100 frees at worlds"
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''. July 28, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2021. Manuel won a total of seven medals, four gold and three silver medals, at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships."Team Toyota Athlete: Simone Manuel"
''

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''. Retrieved July 3, 2021. This was most won by any female in the sport of swimming at a single

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series meet conducted in long course meters. In the 50-meter freestyle, 100-meter freestyle, 4x100-meter medley relay, and 4x100-meter mixed freestyle relay she won gold. She won silver in the 4x100-meter freestyle relay, 4x200-meter freestyle relay, and 4x100-meter mixed medley relay.

(July 28, 2019)
"18th FINA World Championships Gwangju (KOR): Results Book"
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''. Retrieved July 3, 2021. Manuel's accomplishments were highlighted by

and she was the recipient of the 2019 "Female Athlete of the Year" award at the 2019 Golden Goggles Awards."Manuel, Dressel Named Athletes of the Year at the 2019 Golden Goggle Awards"
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''. November 25, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2021.

2021

2020 US Olympic Trials

At the 2020 USA Swimming Olympic Trials, postponed to June 2021 due to the

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, Manuel competed in the 100-meter freestyle and the 50-meter freestyle."2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Wave II Complete Results"
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''. June 20, 2021. Retrieved July 3, 2021. In the 100-meter freestyle, she ranked 9th in the semifinals and did not qualify for the final. She attributed her performance to

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syndrome.Lawrence, Andrew (June 24, 2021)
"Simone Manuel's close call at US trials shows weight all Olympians carry"
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''. Retrieved July 3, 2021.Crouse, Karen (June 21, 2021)
"Simone Manuel Falters in the Olympic Swimming Race That Made Her"
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''. Retrieved July 3, 2021. In the 50-meter freestyle, Manuel ranked first in the final with a time of 24.29, qualifying for the US Olympic swim team in the 50-meter freestyle at the 2020 Summer Olympics.Zaccardi, Nick (June 20, 2021)
"Simone Manuel qualifies for Tokyo Olympics in last shot; Nathan Adrian misses"
'' NBC Sports''. Retrieved July 3, 2021."U.S.'s Simone Manuel wins 50-meter freestyle to lock up spot on Tokyo Olympics team"
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''. Retrieved July 3, 2021.

2020 Summer Olympics

The

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, Japan were the second

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Manuel qualified to compete in.Brennan, Christine (June 20, 2021)
"In her last shot at trials, Simone Manuel qualifies for 50 free, headed to Tokyo Olympics"
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''. Retrieved July 3, 2021. She was selected as one of three first time captains, Allison Schmitt was selected as the only second time captain, along with Ryan Murphy and

for the USA Olympic swim team.Dornan, Ben (July 5, 2021)
"Murphy, Dressel, Schmitt & Manuel Named 2020 USA Olympic Swimming Captains"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved July 5, 2021. While Manuel did not qualify to swim in the 4x100-meter freestyle relay at the 2020 US Olympic Trials, Team USA coach Greg Meehan decided to put her on the relay in the finals of the event at the 2020 Olympic Games in place of some of the relay-only swimmers who qualified at the US Olympic Trials and had already swum in the prelims.D'Addona, Dan (July 24, 2021)
"Simone Manuel to Anchor 400 Free Relay for US, Following Brown, Weitzeil, Hinds"
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''. Retrieved July 24, 2021.Hart, Torrey (July 24, 2021)
"Simone Manuel, after missing out on 100m free, tabbed to anchor U.S. relay"
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''. Retrieved July 24, 2021. Manuel was entered as the anchor, fourth, swimmer for the relay."Sugar Land's Simone Manuel will anchor 4X100 relay TONIGHT in chance for U.S. Olympic medal"
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''. July 24, 2021. Retrieved July 24, 2021. In the final, Manuel helped the relay finish in third place with a time of 3:32.81 and won her first

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of the 2020 Olympics, a bronze medal in the 4x100-meter freestyle relay.Barron, David (July 24, 2021)
"Simone Manuel helps USA earn Olympic bronze in 400m freestyle relay"
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''. Retrieved July 24, 2021."Australia breaks its world record, USA women win bronze in freestyle relay"
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''. Retrieved July 24, 2021. On day seven of competition, Manuel swam a 24.65 in the prelims heats of the 50-meter freestyle and advanced to the semifinals ranked 11th overall."Simone Manuel returns to Tokyo Olympics pool after long layoff, advances in 50-meter freestyle"
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''. July 30, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021. On day eight, in the semifinals of the 50-meter freestyle, Manuel finished with a time of 24.63, ranked 11th overall, and did not advance to the final of the event.Sutherland, James (July 30, 2021)
"Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 7 Finals Live Recap"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved August 2, 2021.Harris, Beth (July 31, 2021)
"Trying Olympic year ends in disappointment for Simone Manuel"
'' CBS 17''. Retrieved August 2, 2021.

Career best times

:NR – National Record :AM – Americas Record

World records

: with

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, and Claire Donahue : with Ryan Lochte,

, and

: short course record with Courtney Bartholomew,

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, and

: with

, and

: with Caeleb Dressel, Nathan Adrian, and

: with

, Lilly King, and Kelsi Worrell : with Caeleb Dressel,

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, and Mallory Comerford

Awards and honors

* ''

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'', 30 Under 30 in sports: 2022Sutherland, James (December 2, 2021)
"Simone Manuel Named To Forbes 30 Under 30 Sports Class Of 2022"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved December 2, 2021. * Honda Sports Award (Swimming & Diving): 2017–2018 * Honda Cup, Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year (Swimming & Diving): 2017–2018 * Golden Goggle Award, Female Athlete of the Year: 2019 * '' SwimSwam'' Swammy Award, US Swimmer of the Year (female): 2019Neidigh, Lauren (December 27, 2019)
"2019 Swammy Awards: US Female Swimmer of the Year Simone Manuel"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved October 4, 2021. * Golden Goggle Award, Female Race of the Year: 2016"Michael Phelps, Katie Ledecky lead Golden Goggle winners"
'' NBC Sports''. November 22, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2021. * Golden Goggle Award, Relay Performance of the Year: 2017,Anderson, Jared (November 20, 2017)
"Full 2017-2018 Golden Goggles Winners List"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved October 4, 2021. 2019 * '' SwimSwam'' Top 100 (Women's): 2021 (#5)Ortegon, Karl (February 16, 2021)
"SwimSwam's Top 100 For 2021: Women's #10 – #1"
'' SwimSwam''. Retrieved October 11, 2021.

Personal

Sponsorships

Manuel turned to full-time

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swimming in July 2018, forgoing her final collegiate season with Stanford. On July 24, 2018, she signed with

, joining former Stanford teammates Katie Ledecky and

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. Another one of Manuel's sponsors during the

was automotive manufacturer

."Team USA, Team Toyota's Simone Manuel Wins Fifth Olympic Medal at Tokyo 2020"
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''. July 26, 2021. Retrieved October 3, 2021.

References

External links

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Activism and outreach

Efforts to increase access, diversity, and inclusion in swimming

Make A Splash Foundation

Inclusion rider

Promise School

Swimming career

2012

2013

2013 National Championships

2013 World Championships

2013 Duel in the Pool

2014

2015

2016 Summer Olympics

2017 World Championships

2019 World Championships

2021

2020 US Olympic Trials

2020 Summer Olympics

Career best times

World records

Awards and honors

Personal

Sponsorships

See also

References

External links