SIMONE MANUEL
Full Name: Simone Ashley Manuel
Born: August 20, 1996 (age 20) Sugar Land, Texas
Height:5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight: 148 lb (67 kg)
Strokes: Freestyle
College: Stanford University
PERSONAL LIFE
Simone Manuel was born in Sugar Land, Texas on August 2, 1996. She has two older brothers, one of whom played basketball for Southern Methodist University. Her parents encouraged competitive sports in the three children, and Manuel was introduced to swimming through her brothers, who swam summer league competition. She asked to join the swimming team at four, and she was enrolled in swimming lessons. She was swimming with her local club, First Colony Swim Team, by eleven, and there she swam under head coach Alison Beebe, whom Manuel cited as a significant teacher. She graduated from Fort Bend Austin High School in 2014 and started attending Stanford University the same year.
CAREER
| EVENT | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| World Championships (LC) | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Pan Pacific Championships | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 4 | 2 |
PERSONAL BESTS
50 m freestyle 24.08 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil August 13, 2016
100 m freestyle 52.70 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil August 11, 2016 (American Record, Olympic Record)