Simone says: Olympic champ pushes for change in, out of pool
The pool has long been home to Simone Manuel. “If you think about it, we’ve essentially been training for five years for the Olympics, so it takes a lot out of you and it takes a lot of mental strength to continue to push on through this period,” Manuel said Thursday in a virtual interview. “We’re all kind of going through the ebbs and flows of how to train for an extra year.” Although the self-critical Manuel wasn’t pleased with her time, she won the 100 free on Thursday at the TYR Pro Swim meet in her home state of Texas. “I’ve always found my confidence from training and training’s been going really well.” She competes Friday in the 200 free. She takes consolation in the fact that all the world’s athletes have been going through “this crazy time.” “Obviously, we’ve been dealing with it for a year but this is not normal,” she said.
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