“I definitely think it raises some awareness and will get them inspired”, Manuel, 20, said about the significance of her accomplishment.
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Thursday night provided another example, with White Rock, B.C.’s Hilary Caldwell cruising into Friday’s 200-m backstroke final with a convincing victory in her semi-and the second-fastest time overall-behind Hungarian powerhouse Katinka Hosszu, the victor of three golds in the Rio pool already.
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 swimming.
Oleksiak and Manuel finished in an Olympic record time of 52.70 seconds, while Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden captured bronze in 52.99 seconds.
Tennis great Serena Williams, an Olympic gold medalist, posted a photo of both Manuel and Biles with their gold medals on her Instagram page with the caption “So unbelievable”. He has won three Olympic medals (two silver and one gold) and holds the American record in the 50-meter freestyle. “It’s for a whole bunch of people that came before me and have been an inspiration to me”.
Now, two years later, 19-year-old Biles has won all-around gold at the Olympic Games – and the jeers coming from her critics has been replaced with cheers. “I have friends who really want to pursue sports, but because of cultural barriers they weren’t able to”. “This medal is not just for me”.
Jones, who didn’t make this year’s Olympic team, tweeted out his pride in Manuel, calling her achievement “amazing”.
The third time was the charm, as The Merc went with “Olympics: Stanford’s Simone Manuel and Michael Phelps make history”.
“We would have to watch her if it was bath time because she would always try to sneak off to get in the bathtub with him because she loved the water”, her mother said. “She knows as a swimmer she did everything she was supposed to do, but she has no idea the ripple effect of what getting first place does because she’s still there”, Cullen said. “I was super excited and shocked because it was something that we had talked about during the beginning of the year”. “Simone’s win resonated with me as a black woman”. “It’s completely the other end of the spectrum here, which for me, is a real delightful surprise”. After a fierce battle, USA swimmer Simone Manuel won the 100m freestyle with a time of 52.70s, securing not only the gold medal, but a place in Olympic history.
After her incredible showing on Thursday night, it’s probably safe to say that she’ll be inspiring young men and women around the world for decades to come. Manuel and Oleksiak embraced as they realized what they had achieved.
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“When I see Michael, I know it’s not the same condition as me”, Ouedraogo said. You brought up segregation and yes in the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s that was a big deal, but in 2016 the reason children are not swimming is because parents are not making it necessary that their child learns how to swim.
