GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Manuel is the first African-American woman to win a gold medal in an individual swimming event and is also said to be the first black woman to achieve this. She later won silver in the 50-meter freestyle event and gold in the 4x100-meter medley relay.

Detailed explanation-2: -American female swimmers had competed in the Olympics for nearly 100 years when Manuel hit the wall at 52.70 in Rio, but she was the first African American woman to win a gold medal in an individual swimming event. “The gold medal wasn’t just for me, ‘’ she said after the race.