Simone Manuel

2016 Swammy Awards: U.S. Female Swimmer of the Year

To see all of our 2016 Swammy Awards presented by TYR, click here 2016 U.S. FEMALE SWIMMER OF THE YEAR: KATIE LEDECKY…

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USOC Increases ‘Operation Gold’ Payouts By 25% Beginning in 2017

Katie Ledecky’s 4 golds and 1 silver medal were worth $115,000 in prize money from the USOC in 2016. In 2020, the same haul will be worth $143,750.

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2016 SC Worlds Day 3 Analysis: USA Bucks Trend in Mixed Medley Relay

Team USA didn’t go with their usual strategy in tonight’s mixed 200 medley relay, but their plan paid off as the Americans came away with the gold.

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Watch Kate Douglass Tie Simone Manuel’s 22.04 50 Free NAG at Winter Junior Champs-East (Race Video)

Barely 15 years old, and fresh off a NAG in the girls’ 13-14 age group, Kate Douglass has now tied Simone Manuel’s 15-16 NAG in the 50 free with 22.04 at U.S. Winter Junior Championships-East.

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Stanford Women Lead Swimulator Rankings

After the mid season rest meets the Stanford women lead the Division 1 Swimulator rankings (basically scoring out as it…

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Top 16 Women in Each Event Through the NCAA Midseason Break

Now that the 2nd round of 2016 midseason invites for NCAA teams are in the books, we’ve put together a list of the top NCAA swimmers in each women’s event up to this point.

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Simone Manuel to Lead Houston Thanksgiving Day Parade

The 2016 Thanksgiving Day Parade in Houston, Texas will be a special one for swimming fans, as Olympic gold medalist Simone Manuel will be leading the parade.

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Live From The Red Carpet: Watch all Golden Goggles Interviews HERE

See what all of your favorite swimmers and olympians have to say about life since Rio.

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2016 USA Swimming Golden Goggles Awards: Live Recap

After 4 golds and 1 silver medal, Katie Ledecky seemed like a lock for Female Athlete of the Year, and the voters didn’t disappoint, as Ledecky won for the fourth consecutive time.

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The Top 10 Women in Each Event From the First Round of College Invites

While a few big invites are yet to come, namely the Georgia Fall Invite and Texas Invite, we’ve put together a list of the top 10 swimmers in each event from the invites that have been swum so far.

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Stanford Women Head into Winter with 8 More ‘A’ Cuts than Last Year

Janet Hu swam well at the 2016 OSU Invite, earning three ‘A’ cuts as compared to her one ‘A’ cut mid-season last year.

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2016 OSU Invite: Manuel Blasts 47.3 to Set 100 FR Pool Record on Day 3

Manuel, the 2016 Olympic champ in the 100 meter free, popped a 47.37 to take the win, while Neal followed in 47.70.

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2016 OSU Invite Day 2 Finals: Eastin Tops Ledecky as Both Go 4:00 400 IM

Ledecky came home like a train with a 52.2 freestyle split, but Eastin held on for the in in 4:00.36 to Ledecky’s 4:00.65.

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