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): Angel Lagdameo • Big Walter Price • Burgess Owens • Cedric Ceballos • David Yow • Edward Furlong • Holling C. Holling • Huston Street • Håkon Stenstadvold • James Fallows • Joe Hockey • John W. Snow • Karl Miller • Louis Pauwels • Mina Rees • Nacer Chadli • Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria • Vladimir Žerjavić

Born in the same month (August 1996): August 10 • Bunty Afoa • Caeleb Dressel • Choi Yu-jin (singer) • Daryll Neita • Derwin James • Jalen Brunson • Keston Hiura • Mikal Bridges • Samuel Moutoussamy • Sanya Lopez • Somin (singer) • Takakeishō Takanobu • Trevor Jackson (performer) • Woodz • Yerin (entertainer)