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When the times flashed on the scoreboard, the cheers went up for Manuel, who did break the American record, and for Neal, who gave Stanford that 1-2 finish.<\/p>\n<p>It didn\u2019t happen immediately, but the general attention began to take note of the lady who finished third. After a rocky start to the meet, Florida\u2019s Natalie Hinds found a \u201c3\u201d next to her name, which made history for swimming in Greensboro.<\/p>\n<p>The 1-2-3 finish marked the first time that three swimmers of African descent took those places in one event at a major swimming meet. Previously, the best finish for black swimmers came at the 2011 men\u2019s NCAA championships where <a href=http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/history-made-at-mens-ncaas\/ target=_blank>200 free winner Brett Fraser and runner-up Dax Hill made big inroads for minorities in swimming<\/a>. This spells good things in the future for USA Swimming, which could be adding these three ladies to the Olympic roster next year. Could we see Manuel, Neal and Hinds create three-fourths of a medal-winning 400 free relay in Rio?<\/p>\n<p>The sport has come a long way since Enid Brigitha of the Netherlands became the first black swimmer to win an Olympic medal in 1976. In that time, dozens have made national and international finals, found themselves on U.S. national teams and discovered the joy of making swimming a lifelong sport.<\/p>\n<p>Though much has been made about the 100 free final, we should also point out that three minority swimmers also appeared in the final of the 200 freestyle. Manuel (second), Neal (third) and Chelsea Chenault (sixth) could be on their way to creating three-fourths of Team USA\u2019s relay next year at the Olympic Games as well.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to Simone, Lia and Natalie! You\u2019ve earned the Performance of the Week.<\/p>\n<p><i><a href=http:\/\/espn.go.com\/watchespn\/index# target=_blank>Click here<\/a> to watch the 100 free final. 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