U.S. swimmer Simone Manuel wins historic gold in Rio Olympics

American Simone Manuel shared the Olympic gold medal in the women's 100m freestyle with Canada's Penny Oleksiak on Thursday night in Rio, upsetting world record-holder Cate Campbell of Australia. With a time of 52.70 seconds, Manuel not only set a new Olympic record, she also became the first African American to ever win an Olympic medal in swimming, and the first American to win gold in the event since 1984, another tie finish between Nancy Hogshead and Carrie Steinseifer. Manuel was in third p...