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, ...

As an Olympic and world champion, Simone Manuel will be remembered for her excellence in the pool. More important, her infuence on the sport – as an inspiration and trailblazer – will long be recalled ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Simone Manuel won a gold medal in the women's 100 freestyle final Thursday night, surprising even herself. Her jaw dropped as she looked up to the scoreboard and saw a tie for gold ...

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 ...

When Eva Okaro dived into the water for the first time in Paris last year, she did so a split-second behind Simone Manuel in the adjacent lane. Manuel was the first black woman to win individual gold ...

Simone Manuel made history at the Rio 2016 Olympics as the first Black woman to win an individual swimming gold for the U.S. Her victory highlighted racial disparities in swimming and inspired a new ...

The women’s 50m freestyle semifinals were delayed because a bus from the Athletes’ Village went to the track and field venue instead of the pool. Event organizers sidestepped the timeline problem by ...