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08-13-2016, 01:45 AM
Simone Manuel's victory in the pool is a historic triumph
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Simone Manuel swam her way to a historic victory in Rio on Thursday, holding off world record holder Cate Campbell of Australia to grab 100 meter freestyle gold in a tie with Canada's Penny Oleksiak.*
Manuel clocked in (http://mashable.com/2016/08/11/simone-manuel-olympics/#Sj5GhzrTV5qC?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=) at a stunning 52.70 seconds. It was a new Olympic record.
It was even more significant than that, though: Manuel became the first female African-American swimmer to win gold in an individual event.
SEE ALSO: Simone Manuel overcome with emotion after historic swim for America (http://mashable.com/2016/08/11/simone-manuel-olympics/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
"This medal is **t just for me," she said after the race. "It's for some of the African-Americans who have been before me and been inspirations." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/12/simone-manuel-victory-swimming/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Simone Manuel swam her way to a historic victory in Rio on Thursday, holding off world record holder Cate Campbell of Australia to grab 100 meter freestyle gold in a tie with Canada's Penny Oleksiak.*
Manuel clocked in (http://mashable.com/2016/08/11/simone-manuel-olympics/#Sj5GhzrTV5qC?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=) at a stunning 52.70 seconds. It was a new Olympic record.
It was even more significant than that, though: Manuel became the first female African-American swimmer to win gold in an individual event.
SEE ALSO: Simone Manuel overcome with emotion after historic swim for America (http://mashable.com/2016/08/11/simone-manuel-olympics/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
"This medal is **t just for me," she said after the race. "It's for some of the African-Americans who have been before me and been inspirations." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/12/simone-manuel-victory-swimming/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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