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Simone Manuel reacts after winning the Women's 50 freestyle finals Sunday, June 23, 2024, at the US Swimming Olympic Trials in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Manuel channels her winning side, touches first in 50 free to claim individual Olympic race

By Paul Newberry - Associated Press

Kate Douglass and Torri Huske embrace after the Women's 100 freestyle finals Wednesday, June 19, 2024, at the US Swimming Olympic Trials in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Douglass wins 100 free at U.S. swim trials, Manuel relegated to relay with fourth-place finish

By Paul Newberry - Associated Press

Caeleb Dressel starts the men's 50-meter freestyle final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Tokyo. Dressel didn't qualify for the biggest swim meet of the year. Some of the world's greatest swimmers will miss the world championships as they deal with burnout and the enormous toll that their sport takes on their minds and bodies. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Top swimmers missing world championships as they deal with mental, physical issues

By Paul Newberry - Associated Press

Penn's Lia Thomas swims in a qualifying heat of the 100-yard freestyle at the Ivy League Women's Swimming and Diving Championships at Harvard University, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, in Cambridge, Mass. Thomas, who is transitioning to female, and swimming for Penn women's team had the second fastest qualifying time. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)

Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas qualifies as top seed at NCAA women’s championships

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Simone Manuel, of United States, leaves the pool after a women's 50-meter freestyle semifinal at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 31, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Ban on ‘Soul Cap’ spotlights lack of diversity in swimming

By Jenna Fryer - Associated Press

Simone says: Olympic champ pushes for change in, out of pool

By BETH HARRIS - Associated Press

Sue Bird staying busy with 20th Seattle season on horizon

By TIM BOOTH - Associated Press

The United States' Simone Manuel set a U.S. record and tied an Olympic record when she won the gold medal in the women's 100-meter freestyle last week in Rio de Janeiro. In doing so, Manuel became the first black woman to win an individual gold medal in Olympic swimming. (Associated PRess Photographs)

Simone Manuel’s lessons as valuable as her medals

By Deron Snyder

United States' Simone Manuel celebrates winning the gold medal and setting a new olympic record in the women's 100-meter freestyle during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Simone Manuel becomes first African-American woman to win gold in swimming

By Beth Harris - Associated Press

United States' gold medal winner Simone Manuel cries during the medal ceremony for the women's 100-meter freestyle final during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 12, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

California newspaper apologizes for ‘insensitive headline’ about black Olympian Simone Manuel

By Ken Shepherd - The Washington Times