“A portrait of Stanford swimmers Lia Neal, left, and Simone Manuel who made history at the 2015 NCAA women’s swimming and diving championships in Greensboro, N.C., as African-American female swimmers swept the podium in a single event for the first time. Photographed on June 16, 2015 at Stanford University. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)”
Stanford swimmers Lia Neal and Simone Manuel are embarking upon history with their participation in the Summer 2016 Olympics in Rio. Early last week, the two women competed in the Olympic trials and secured their place as contenders on the U.S. Olympic 4 X 100 freestyle team.
Neal took home the Bronze medal in the 2012 London Summer Olympics and Manuel is a two-time NCAA champion.
Good luck ladies!