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Why Gold Medalist Manuel Will Not Be Called Simone the Black Swimmer

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Editorial Coverage Sponsored By FINIS

By Annie Grevers, Swimming World Staff Writer

Simone Manuel doesn’t want to be known as “Simone the black swimmer”. Not because she is the least bit ashamed of her African American heritage; she just doesn’t want her skin color to be such a novel trait in her beloved sport of swimming.

“The title of ‘black swimmer’ suggests that I am not supposed to win golds or break records,” Manuel said. “But that’s not true because I train hard and want to win just like everyone else.”

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