Simone Manuel will be at the grocery store, and someone might stop her and ask: "What sport do you do?" “Sometimes I entertain them a little bit and I let them guess,” she says with a slight laugh, ...

Five-time Olympic medalist Simone Manuel was eliminated in the preliminaries of the 50-meter freestyle at the Paris Olympics on Saturday. Manuel, the first Black woman to win an individual gold medal ...

Simone Manuel already has a historic career as a swimmer. Get to know her career highlights ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics.

When Simone Manuel and Katie Ledecky, arguably the world’s two best female swimmers, were suddenly, indefinitely without a pool three months before the Olympic Trials, a 71-year-old hall of fame ...

NANTERRE, France (AP) — In another disappointment for the American swim team, Simone Manuel was eliminated in the preliminaries of the 50-meter freestyle at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 3. United States ...

For more than two years, Simone Manuel was nowhere close to her previous perch as best female sprinter in the United States and among the best in the world. Her struggles with Overtraining Syndrome ...

In her final chance to qualify for the Tokyo Olympic Games, Simone Manuel got it done. The reigning world champion -- who missed qualification in the 100-meter freestyle -- finished first in the ...

TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 31: Simone Manuel of Team United States gestures to Fanny Teijonsalo of Team Finland after competing in the Women’s 50m Freestyle Semifinal 2 at Tokyo Aquatics Centre on July 31, ...

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 ...