From left, Stanford University teammates Simone Manuel and Lia Neal and University of Florida’s Natalie Hinds share a historic moment at the Women’s Division I NCAA Swimming and Diving Championship in Greensboro, N.C. They became the first African-American swimmers to sweep the 100-yard freestyle event at the national championship event.
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Women swimmers make history
It was history pure and simple. Three African-American women swimmers swept the 100-yard freestyle event at the Women’s Division I NCAA Championship held March 19-21 in Greensboro, N.C. Freshman Simone Manuel of Stanford University set an NCAA, American, U.S. Open, Championship and Pool record when she clocked a time of 46.09 seconds, capturing the title.
