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Showing posts with label swimming. Show all posts

Sunday, July 28, 2019

Simone Manuel: 1st woman to win 7 medals in single world swimming championships

After becoming the first American woman in history to sweep the 50 and 100 free at the FINA World Aquatics Championships Sunday, and t...

Saturday, July 29, 2017

Simone Manuel takes 100-meter gold at FINA World Championships

American swimmer Simone Manuel proved her winning performance in the 100-meter freestyle at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro wasn’t a fluk...

Friday, August 12, 2016

Simone Manuel: First African-American woman to medal in an individual swimming event.

Simone Manuel won a gold medal in the women's 100 freestyle final Thursday night, surprising even herself. Her jaw dropped as she ...

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Black Swimmers Make History At NCAA Championship

African-American swimmers took the top three finishes in a single event at the Women's Division 1 NCAA Championship this weekend...

Sunday, December 07, 2014

Jamaican swimmer Alia Atkinson becomes first black woman to win world title

Alia Atkinson became the first black woman to win a world swimming title when she triumphed in the 100m breaststroke at the world sh...

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