“I told her where I was sitting, so when she got up to show that she had qualified for the team she pointed over at me and went like this”, explained Lamon, while waving excitedly.
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African American Simone Manuel broke Australia’s Cate Campbell world record holder to astonishingly win an Olympic gold medal in a single swimming event at Rio 2016.
Her mother didn’t have an answer.
“Their parents or their grandparents are afraid of the water as well”, said Trey Adams.
The five-time Olympian, however, still knows how to get up for a challenge, said former Cal star Natalie Coughlin.
Looking to Advertise? Contact the Crusader for more information. We pulled different articles and started reading. “So I want to do something about it, because I want to be like her when I grow up”.
An emotional Simone Manuel looks up at teammates after she tied for gold in the women’s 100-meter freestyle swim. On the podium, she let tears stream down her face as the Star-Spangled Banner played.
Simone not only qualified for Rio, she won two gold and two silver medals.
“And for all the people after me who believe they can’t do it, I just want to be an inspiration to others that you can do it”, she said.
“Sadly I don’t see a whole lot of people of color, especially who look like me, who are in the pool”, Lourdes said.
Historically, segregation and discrimination caused a lack of access to public pools throughout the 1900’s and personal pools were unheard of. Pools were seldom built in black community areas.
His success had particular resonance during a dark period in Germany’s history, when the Nazis portrayed African Americans as inferior.
But the American picked up golds in the 3m springboard and 10m platform competitions in Los Angeles in 1984 and in the South Korean capital four years later.
Dressel’s time of 48.10 was the second fastest of those competing with him, leaving his team in arms reach of the gold medal they were able to secure.
Simone Manuel followed her older brothers’ footsteps from swim lessons to recreational summer leagues.
Manuel shouldn’t have to “share” her moment with him and be reduced to simply a race.
I am so proud of @simone_manuel First African American female to get a GOLD medal. Just in terms of sharing that with Penny, she’s an awesome girl.
Claressa Shields, the first American woman to win gold in boxing, tweeted, “Way to go Simone Manuel!”.
Of the 1,000 gold medals, more than half have come from track and field (323) and swimming (246), USOC added.
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She said she hoped to be an inspiration to others who think they can’t do the impossible.
