Simone Manuel flops in the 50 free, fails to advance out of the heats in Olympic swimming
Read full article: Simone Manuel flops in the 50 free, fails to advance out of the heats in Olympic swimmingIn another disappointment for the American swim team, Simone Manuel has been eliminated in the preliminaries of the 50-meter freestyle.
Australian women off to a dominant start in their Olympic swimming rivalry with the US
Read full article: Australian women off to a dominant start in their Olympic swimming rivalry with the USThe Australian women are about the surest thing in swimming, and they showed it Saturday on the first night in the Paris Olympic pool.
Simone Manuel channels her winning side, touches first in 50 free to claim individual Olympic race
Read full article: Simone Manuel channels her winning side, touches first in 50 free to claim individual Olympic raceSimone Manuel has earned an individual race at the Olympics on the final night of the U.S. swimming trials, winning the 50-meter freestyle.
American swimming stars Dressel and Manuel settle for relay spots at US swim trials
Read full article: American swimming stars Dressel and Manuel settle for relay spots at US swim trialsComing back from long layoffs, American swimming stars Caeleb Dressel and Simone Manuel had to settle for relay spots at the Olympics on Wednesday night.
Ban on 'Soul Cap' spotlights lack of diversity in swimming
Read full article: Ban on 'Soul Cap' spotlights lack of diversity in swimmingAlice Dearing is the first Black female swimmer to make Britain's Olympic team, but the ambassador for a bathing cap for natural hair won't be able to use the covering in competition.
Simone Manuel, after missing out on 100m free, tabbed to anchor U.S. relay
Read full article: Simone Manuel, after missing out on 100m free, tabbed to anchor U.S. relayFour-time Olympic medalist Simone Manuel was listed as the anchor leg of the U.S. 4x100m freestyle relay team after speculation of whether she would be involved in the event at all.
Unvaccinated US swimmer sparks debate as Olympics start
Read full article: Unvaccinated US swimmer sparks debate as Olympics startA debate is brewing between former gold medalist Maya DiRado and some American swimmers over U.S. medal threat Michael Andrew’s decision not to be vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus on the eve of competition at the Tokyo Olympics.
U.S. Swimming Trials Night 8: Live updates, results, highlights from Omaha
Read full article: U.S. Swimming Trials Night 8: Live updates, results, highlights from OmahaJust three races close out the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials on Night 8: the men’s 50m freestyle, the women’s 50m freestyle and the men’s 1500m freestyle.
U.S. Swimming Trials Night 7: Live updates, results, highlights from Omaha
Read full article: U.S. Swimming Trials Night 7: Live updates, results, highlights from OmahaCaeleb Dressel will be on world record watch as he attempts to qualify for his signature event, the 100m butterfly, on Night 7 at U.S. Swimming Trials.
Defending Olympic champion Simone Manuel misses out on 100m free final at Trials
Read full article: Defending Olympic champion Simone Manuel misses out on 100m free final at TrialsDefending Olympic champion Simone Manuel, 24, did not advance to the final the 100-meter freestyle at Olympic Trials. She'll have one more spot to get to Tokyo in the 50-meter freestyle.
Simone says: Olympic champ pushes for change in, out of pool
Read full article: Simone says: Olympic champ pushes for change in, out of poolOutside of it, the Olympic champion is pushing herself in a new endeavor to boost the profile of women’s sports. AdShe’s aiming to defend her 100 free title at the Tokyo Olympics, delayed for a year by the coronavirus pandemic. When Stanford closed its facilities last March, Manuel and training partner Katie Ledecky found a backyard pool to work out in. He failed to make it out of the preliminaries, finishing 32nd in the 100 free and 25th in the 100 breaststroke. Blake Pieroni won the men’s 100 free in 49.19 seconds.
P&G extends Olympic sponsorship, focusing on equality drive
Read full article: P&G extends Olympic sponsorship, focusing on equality driveFILE - In this March 30, 2020, file photo, a man jogs past the Olympic rings in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)LONDON Procter & Gamble will use its Olympic and Paralympic sponsorship to campaign for racial equality after extending its backing of the games through 2028. We want to now extend that to be both a force for growth and a force for good for the next eight years.The Tokyo Olympics are now a year away after being postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Gestures such as taking a knee or raising a fist on a medal podium remain prohibited by the International Olympic Committee. Thats a big discussion the IOC is now having with the athletes, which I think is quite appropriate, Pritchard said.