When 20-year-old Simone Manuel tied for 1st place in the 100-meter freestyle, she also made “HerStory” becoming the first African-American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in swimming. Nicki Mayo reports.
Check out her historic moment
Here’s Simone’s first interview after the win.
Simone Manuel’s Top 5 LIT moments online
#5 – That time she got fellow Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky to “Whip and Nae Nae”
How @katieledecky gets ready to win Gold! #Itaughtyouwell pic.twitter.com/7duDBLtElf
— Simone Manuel (@simone_manuel) August 10, 2016
4. That time she sang in the snow… well sort of.
When your life is an R&B video. @LiaNeal
We can still have fun after hard practices! ❄️ pic.twitter.com/XOei9c5rCf— Simone Manuel (@simone_manuel) March 31, 2016
3. Then there was the late night Snapchat dance party by the pool.
@simone_manuel #onelitgurl pic.twitter.com/XSySx1GXWn
— Lia M. Neal (@LiaNeal) July 31, 2016
2. That time fellow Olympian Lia Neal and she danced it out by the pool in Rio for a little #BlackGirlMagic.
When you realize it's 2 days until race day 🇺🇸🇧🇷🎉. @simone_manuel #twolitgurlz pic.twitter.com/fi76JgEP04
— Lia M. Neal (@LiaNeal) August 4, 2016
#1 – When she reminded us she’s a “grown woman” while working out and getting in touch with her inner Sasha Fierce in the gym. Don’t you just want to dance along AND work out with Team USA?
Episode 1 of Two Lit Gurls: weight room chronicles. @LiaNeal @MayaDiRado pic.twitter.com/1OsvHrmanQ
— Simone Manuel (@simone_manuel) July 27, 2016
Now you see how this Texan just made a BIG slash and “HerStory” at the 2016 Olympics.
Canada’s Penny Oleksiak, left, and United States’ Simone Manuel celebrate their tie for gold in the women’s 100-meter freestyle during the Olympic Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, early Friday, Aug. 12, 2016. (Sean Kilplatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)
Even this inappropriate tweet from a California newspaper couldn’t stop the celebration.
Simone Manuel is living her like like it’s GOLDEN.
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