#Rio2016:US Swimmer Simone Manuel Becomes First Black American Woman To Win Gold In Swimming

By Mojisola Delano Last updated Aug 12, 2016

Simone Manuel became the first African-American female swimmer to take gold in an individual event when she surged home in the final half of the second lap to finish in a time of 52:70 seconds

Manuel said that her victory was extra special in the context of ongoing race issues in the U.S.

“It means a lot, especially with what is going on in the world today, some of the issues of police brutality,” Manuel said. “This win hopefully brings hope and change to some of the issues that are going on. My color just comes with the territory.”

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