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Simone Manuel flops in the 50 free, fails to advance out of the heats in Olympic swimming
Read full article: Simone Manuel flops in the 50 free, fails to advance out of the heats in Olympic swimmingIn another disappointment for the American swim team, Simone Manuel has been eliminated in the preliminaries of the 50-meter freestyle.
Australian women off to a dominant start in their Olympic swimming rivalry with the US
Read full article: Australian women off to a dominant start in their Olympic swimming rivalry with the USThe Australian women are about the surest thing in swimming, and they showed it Saturday on the first night in the Paris Olympic pool.
Simone Manuel channels her winning side, touches first in 50 free to claim individual Olympic race
Read full article: Simone Manuel channels her winning side, touches first in 50 free to claim individual Olympic raceSimone Manuel has earned an individual race at the Olympics on the final night of the U.S. swimming trials, winning the 50-meter freestyle.
American swimming stars Dressel and Manuel settle for relay spots at US swim trials
Read full article: American swimming stars Dressel and Manuel settle for relay spots at US swim trialsComing back from long layoffs, American swimming stars Caeleb Dressel and Simone Manuel had to settle for relay spots at the Olympics on Wednesday night.
Click2Win: We’re giving away family 4-packs of tickets to Sugar Land Skeeters games this weekend!
Read full article: Click2Win: We’re giving away family 4-packs of tickets to Sugar Land Skeeters games this weekend!Looking for some Friday or Saturday night family fun at the ballpark? KPRC 2 Insiders have a chance to win tickets to games at Constellation Field this weekend.
Simone Manuel bobbleheads, Roger Clemens mini statues: Sugar Land Skeeters honoring sports icons in upcoming homestand
Read full article: Simone Manuel bobbleheads, Roger Clemens mini statues: Sugar Land Skeeters honoring sports icons in upcoming homestandThe Sugar Land Skeeters are honoring local Olympic medalist Simone Manuel and former Skeeter Roger Clemens this Friday and Saturday, respectively, during their upcoming homestand.
Suni Lee looks to shine again, Houston women ready to compete in other events
Read full article: Suni Lee looks to shine again, Houston women ready to compete in other eventsBefore we look to what’s on the Olympic line-up on this Saturday night in Houston, let’s fast forward to early tomorrow morning. Expect to wake up to a lot of spoilers if you sleep through the next gymnastics events in Tokyo.
Ban on 'Soul Cap' spotlights lack of diversity in swimming
Read full article: Ban on 'Soul Cap' spotlights lack of diversity in swimmingAlice Dearing is the first Black female swimmer to make Britain's Olympic team, but the ambassador for a bathing cap for natural hair won't be able to use the covering in competition.
WATCH: Olympic Zone - Friday, July 30 Edition
Read full article: WATCH: Olympic Zone - Friday, July 30 EditionThe stories behind the sports and the athletes are part of what makes the Olympics such a special competition around the world. That’s why KPRC 2 is proud to bring you the Olympic Zone presented by Living Designs Furniture. The popular magazine show, is a summary and showcase of up-to-the-minute Olympics content that sets the stage for the most important action every night of the Games. It can be seen Monday through Saturday during the Olympics on KPRC 2 at 6:30 p.m.
Simone Manuel swims tonight, other Texans medal contenders this weekend
Read full article: Simone Manuel swims tonight, other Texans medal contenders this weekendOne of the Texans who became legendary at the 2016 Olympics is vying to prove she’s still at the top of her game TONIGHT! Sugar Land’s own Simone Manuel is swimming to secure a spot in the finals of the 50m free. While she was a late add to a bronze medal winning relay team, the 50m is how she punched her individual ticket to the Tokyo Games.
What a weekend in Tokyo
Read full article: What a weekend in TokyoIt’s hard to believe we’re only going into the third day of competition in Tokyo given how much action we’ve already witnessed at the Games. Of course, there have been highlights as well as letdowns, but that’s part of the thrill. Imagine... putting in years of training for minutes, even seconds of competition. One misstep or bad day can dash dreams of getting to the medal stand. One outstanding performance can land you gold. That’s why we watch.
Sugar Land’s Simone Manuel will anchor 4X100 relay TONIGHT in chance for U.S. Olympic medal
Read full article: Sugar Land’s Simone Manuel will anchor 4X100 relay TONIGHT in chance for U.S. Olympic medalSugar Land’s Simone Manuel qualified for Tokyo in the 50-meter freestyle at the U.S. Olympic Trials.
Simone Manuel, after missing out on 100m free, tabbed to anchor U.S. relay
Read full article: Simone Manuel, after missing out on 100m free, tabbed to anchor U.S. relayFour-time Olympic medalist Simone Manuel was listed as the anchor leg of the U.S. 4x100m freestyle relay team after speculation of whether she would be involved in the event at all.
Two Simones: The stars of Rio expected to shine in Tokyo Olympics
Read full article: Two Simones: The stars of Rio expected to shine in Tokyo OlympicsFive years ago the world got to know two remarkable athletes with more in common than a shared name. Simone Biles and Simone Manuel both list the Houston-area as home and they each dominated their sports at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Unvaccinated US swimmer sparks debate as Olympics start
Read full article: Unvaccinated US swimmer sparks debate as Olympics startA debate is brewing between former gold medalist Maya DiRado and some American swimmers over U.S. medal threat Michael Andrew’s decision not to be vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus on the eve of competition at the Tokyo Olympics.
U.S. Swimming Trials Night 8: Live updates, results, highlights from Omaha
Read full article: U.S. Swimming Trials Night 8: Live updates, results, highlights from OmahaJust three races close out the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials on Night 8: the men’s 50m freestyle, the women’s 50m freestyle and the men’s 1500m freestyle.
U.S. Swimming Trials Night 7: Live updates, results, highlights from Omaha
Read full article: U.S. Swimming Trials Night 7: Live updates, results, highlights from OmahaCaeleb Dressel will be on world record watch as he attempts to qualify for his signature event, the 100m butterfly, on Night 7 at U.S. Swimming Trials.
Defending Olympic champion Simone Manuel misses out on 100m free final at Trials
Read full article: Defending Olympic champion Simone Manuel misses out on 100m free final at TrialsDefending Olympic champion Simone Manuel, 24, did not advance to the final the 100-meter freestyle at Olympic Trials. She'll have one more spot to get to Tokyo in the 50-meter freestyle.
Simone says: Olympic champ pushes for change in, out of pool
Read full article: Simone says: Olympic champ pushes for change in, out of poolOutside of it, the Olympic champion is pushing herself in a new endeavor to boost the profile of women’s sports. AdShe’s aiming to defend her 100 free title at the Tokyo Olympics, delayed for a year by the coronavirus pandemic. When Stanford closed its facilities last March, Manuel and training partner Katie Ledecky found a backyard pool to work out in. He failed to make it out of the preliminaries, finishing 32nd in the 100 free and 25th in the 100 breaststroke. Blake Pieroni won the men’s 100 free in 49.19 seconds.
P&G extends Olympic sponsorship, focusing on equality drive
Read full article: P&G extends Olympic sponsorship, focusing on equality driveFILE - In this March 30, 2020, file photo, a man jogs past the Olympic rings in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)LONDON Procter & Gamble will use its Olympic and Paralympic sponsorship to campaign for racial equality after extending its backing of the games through 2028. We want to now extend that to be both a force for growth and a force for good for the next eight years.The Tokyo Olympics are now a year away after being postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Gestures such as taking a knee or raising a fist on a medal podium remain prohibited by the International Olympic Committee. Thats a big discussion the IOC is now having with the athletes, which I think is quite appropriate, Pritchard said.