Simone Manuel Visits ESPN, Joins Numerous Programs

Photo Courtesy: Simone Manuel (Twitter)

On Thursday, Olympic gold medalist Simone Manuel visited ESPN’s campus in Bristol, Conn., as her post-Games media tour continues.

Manuel was given ESPN’s “car wash,” appearing on a variety of shows including Mike and Mike, multiple editions of SportsCenter, His and Hers and Outside the Lines.

Many thanks to @espn for welcoming #Rio2016 gold medalist @simone_manuel to Bristol today! #SwimUnited pic.twitter.com/FtQCXWMIWh

— USA Swimming (@USASwimming) September 1, 2016

Great day at ESPN today. Thanks for putting me through the car wash. pic.twitter.com/LPm4V2kARD

— Simone Manuel (@simone_manuel) September 1, 2016

Manuel’s other recent appearances have included multiple stints at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York City, an spot on NBC’s Today and serving as an honorary captain at the Houston Texans’ third preseason game Saturday in her hometown.

While many of Manuel’s Olympic teammates have already returned to school, Stanford runs on the quarter system and does not begin its academic year until late September. Manuel will be a junior academically and a sophomore in swimming after redshirting this past college season to train for Olympic Trials.

With Manuel and Katie Ledecky joining fellow Olympian Lia Neal, defending 200 and 400 IM NCAA champion Ella Eastin and Olympic diver Kassidy Cook on Stanford’s roster, the Cardinal will be favored at the women’s NCAA championships this coming March.

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