Simone Manuel

Simone Ashley Manuel is an American professional swimmer specializing in freestyle events. At the 2016 Rio Olympics, she 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. In winning the 100-meter freestyle, a tie with Penny Oleksiak of Canada, Manuel became the first Black American woman to win an individual Olympic gold in swimming and set an Olympic record and an American record. At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, she won a bronze medal as the anchor of the American 4×100-meter freestyle relay team.

2 August 1996

Born on the same birth date (2 August 1996): Keston Hiura

Born on the same birth day (2 August): Alain Giresse • Andrew Gold • Augustus Rowe • Betsy Bloomingdale • David Yow • Huaiwen Xu • Lawrence Wright • Mary-Louise Parker • President of Israel • Ron Brierley • Steve Hillage

Born in the same month (August 1996): Antonia Lottner • Caeleb Dressel • Choi Yu-jin (singer) • Jake Virtanen • Jalen Brunson • Julio Urías • Karolína Muchová • Katie Boulter • Keston Hiura • Mikal Bridges • Samuel Moutoussamy • Somin (singer) • Takakeishō Takanobu • Trevor Jackson (performer) • Yerin (entertainer)