Simone Manuel

2015 Arena Pro Swim Series – Mesa: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Ms. Ledecky (above) will look to put up a solid 400 free this morning and set herself up for a big finals swim.

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Simone Manuel, Lia Neal to Appear on MSNBC on Wednesday Morning To Discuss NCAA Championships

Stanford teammates Simone Manuel, an American Record holder, and Lia Neal, a 2012 Olympic gold medalist, will appear on MSNBC’s NewsNation on…

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Franklin, Manuel, McKeever among Pac-12 yearly award-winners

CALIFORNIA’s Missy Franklin was named the Women’s Swimmer of the Year, while STANFORD’s Simone Manuel was voted Women’s Swimming Freshman/Newcomer of the Year and Cal’s Teri McKeever was voted Women’s Swimming Coach of the Year.

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Vote: Which Record Breaking Performance From The NCAA Championships Was The Most Impressive?

Team SwimSwam has been debating about who had the most impressive swim, but we have not been able to come to a consensus.

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Franklin, Manuel, Smith, Worrell Nominated for Collegiate Women Sports Award in Swimming

Kelsi Worrell, who broke the American Record in the 100 fly at the NCAA Championships, is one of four nominees for the Collegiate Women Sports Awards.

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1st African American woman to win an Olympic medal relects on the historic 1-2-3 Minority Finish at Women’s NCAAs

Maritza McClendon: “A tear instantly came to my eyes, I couldn’t believe it… This is a true moment in history for minorities. I still can’t believe we had three women of color take 1,2, 3 in the 100 free at Division 1 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships.”

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2015 Women’s NCAA Championships: SwimSwam Awards

Our picks for swimmer of the meet, diver of the meet, freshman of the meet, and coach of the year from the 2015 Women’s NCAA Swimming and Diving championships.

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Top 5 Individual Swims From Women’s NCAAs That Will Go Down In History

Three individual American records were broken, and plenty of other historic marks were set at the Greensboro Aquatic Centre. Due to the historic nature of these championships, we’re counting down some of the swims we think will be remembered for a long time.

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PHOTO VAULT: Night 3 of the 2015 Women’s NCAA Championships

Saturday night’s action included Simone Manuel’s American record in the 100 free, plus repeat wins from Virginia’s Leah Smith, Cal’s Missy Franklin and Louisville’s Kelsi Worrell as well as a 200 breast that saw Minnesota’s Kierra Smith upset reigning American record-holder Emma Reaney for the title.

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Lia Neal and Simone Manuel breakdown 1-2 Finish in 100 free (Video Interview)

Video produced by Coleman Hodges.  Reported by Tony Carroll.  100 FREESTYLE – FINALS NCAA – 46.61 – Simone Manuel, Texas A&M –…

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2015 Women’s NCAAs Day 3 Pac-12 Roundup: Simone Manuel earns twin American records

Simone Manuel had a hand in not one, but two American records on the final night of 2015 Women’s NCAAs.

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Stanford Breaks American, US Open Records To Win 400 Freestyle Relay

Stanford won the 400 freestyle relay at the 2015 NCAA Championships, breaking the NCAA, US Open, and American records.

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Simone Manuel Breaks American, National Age Group Records, in 100 Yard Free at NCAA’s

Stanford’s Simone Manuel swam the fastest 100 yard freestyle in history on Saturday at the NCAA Championships.

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2015 Women’s NCAA DI Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Liz Pelton is the American record holder in the 200 backstroke.

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