Simone Manuel

Simone Manuel: Biography in Details

Who is Simone Manuel?

Simone Manuel is a well-recognized American competition swimmer with expertise in sprint freestyle. Manuel is widely famed as the first African-American woman to win an individual Olympic gold in swimming and set an Olympic record and an American record.

Moreover, she has won two gold and two silver medals: gold in the 100-meter freestyle and the 4* 100-meter medley, and silver in the 50* meter freestyle and the 4* 100-meter freestyle relay.

How old is Simone Manuel?

Simone Manuel was born on 2 August 1996. At present, her age is 24 years old. Likewise, her birthplace is Sugar Land, Texas, the USA.

Simone is the daughter of her father, Marc Manuel whereas her mother is Sharron Manuel. Moreover, she has two brothers as well named, Chris and Ryan.

Talking about her nationality, Manuel holds an American identity whereas her ethnicity is African-American.

Regarding education, the athlete attended high school Fort Bend Austin High School in 2014. Later, she joined Stanford University in California and became a Stanford Cardinal woman’s swimming team member.

Simone Manuel- Professional Life, Careers

Simone participated in the 2012 United States Olympic Trials and ended at 20th in the 20-meter freestyle and 17th in the 100-meter freestyle events. Likewise, she became a member of the Standford Cardinal women’s swimming team. She broke the school records in the 50-,100-, and 200-yard freestyle in the same year.

Additionally, Manuel is a six-time individual NCAA champion: winning the 50- and 100-yard freestyle in 2015, 2017, and 2018. Later, the athlete participated at the 2013 US National Championships and ended at this in the 100-meter freestyle. She also competed in that year’s Pan Pacific Swimming Championships and won bronze in the 100-meter freestyle, silver in the 4*100-meter freestyle.

As a senior swimmer, Simone Manuel won the Honda Sports Award as the nation’s best female swimmer as well the Honda Cup for the best overall female collegiate athlete. She also won a silver medal in the 4*100-meter freestyle relay.

The professional swimmer turned pro in July 2018  forgoing her final season with Stanford. likewise, she also signed with TYR Sport, Inc. connecting former Standford teammates Katie Ledecky and Lia Neal.

Simone Manuel- Net worth, Salary

It is reported that Simone Manuel has an estimated net worth of $3 million. Similarly, her average salary is $40,000-$60,000.

Simone Manuel also signed a deal with Tyr Sport, Inc, an American manufacturer with fellow Stanford teammates Katie Ledecky and Lia Neal in 2018.

Simone Manuel- Rumors, Controversy

Simone has never been part of any controversial matter or rumors till now. The athlete has been preoccupied with her professional and private life.

It seems that Manuel prefers enjoying her personal life and does not want to merge it with her professional life.

What are the body features of Simone Manuel?

24 years old superstar, Simone Manuel has gorgeous looks and an admirable personality. She stands at the height of 5 feet 10 inches. Also, she has a balanced body weight of 67 kg.

Furthermore, Manuel has brown eyes whereas her hair is black. Her body measurement is 34-24-35 inches(chest-waist-hip) respectively.

She wears a bra size is 34C.

Social Media

Regarding her social media presence, Simone Manuel is an active personality on social media. Simone has more than 185k followers on her official Instagram account @swione.

Simone Manuel is also active on Twitter with around 111k followers.

Moreover, Manuel is also available on Facebook with nearly 83k fans and supporters.

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