Simone Manuel: Last News

Simone Manuel is engaged to her longtime boyfriend, Denzel Franklin.The record-setting Olympian took to Instagram on Monday to share the news, alongside some snapshots of herself and her now-fiancé and a pic of her shiny new sparkler.«Easiest and quickest ‘YES’!» Manuel wrote, revealing that the pair got engaged on July 3.«Nothing tops being able to experience life’s blessing and challenges with your best friend,» she continued. «So excited to continue this journey called life with you!»A post shared by Simone Manuel (@swimone)Manuel made history at the Rio Olympics in 2016 when she became the first African-American woman ever to win an individual swimming medal in the Olympics with her surprising win in the 100m freestyle, where she also set the Olympic record with a time of 52.70 seconds.The celebrated athlete's engagement news came shortly after she announced she was going to return to training after taking a hiatus following the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.A post shared by Simone Manuel (@swimone)«Hey y’all! After a long and much needed break, I have made major changes,» she shared on Instagram Monday morning.

Nancy Dubuc, the former CEO at A+E Networks and Vice Media who exited Vice in 2023, has resurfaced in an executive role at a venture stacked with fellow travelers.

NBCUniversal’s presentation Saturday of the Paris Olympics opening on NBC, Peacock, and across key NBCU platforms posted a Total Audience Delivery (TAD) of 32.4 million viewers, according to custom fast national data from Nielsen and Adobe Analytics.

William Earl The first day of competition at the Summer Olympic Games in Paris on Satuday delivered more than 32 million viewers in the U.S. across multiple NBCUniversal platforms. NBCUniversal’s presentation on NBC, Peacock and other outlets of the first day’s events at the Paris Games added up to 32.4 million viewers, according to Nielsen and Adobe Analytics data released by NBCU on Sunday.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Celebrity athlete couple Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe are teaming with Vox Media to relaunch and expand their podcast “A Touch More Live” and sports and pop-culture podcast. New episodes of “A Touch More Live,” which Bird and Rapinoe started as an Instagram Live series during the COVID pandemic, will premiere later this summer (with a launch date TBA).

Glamour College Woman of the Year interview, she connects with Olympic gold medalist and world champion Simone Manuel, who's celebrated for her achievements in swimming as well as her , which provides education and resources for BIPOC youth by promoting positive swim readiness and increasing water safety awareness in communities of color. Simone Manuel: Congrats on being named one of Glamour’s College Women of the Year! What does this mean to you?Lydia Jacoby: Obviously swimming's a huge part of my life, so it means a lot to be honored in this way. And then, also, I've always been so into fashion, so it's fun to have two areas of my life intersect.What’s your favorite part about being at the University of Texas, and what drew you to become a student athlete there?I chose it in large part because of Carol [Capitani].

Ryan Reynolds’ Maximum Effort, an ad-support streaming channel, has launched its fall slate including an unscripted series featuring WNBA players Sydney Colson and Theresa Plaisance.

BreAnna Bell Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Chloe Kim has signed with Buchwald for entertainment agency representation as she hopes to roll her sports success into a promising acting career.Kim cemented herself as a force at the 2022 Beijing Olympics when she became the first woman in history to win back-to-back Olympic Gold Medals in halfpipe snowboarding.The snowboarding champion returned to the sport in January 2021 after focusing on her education at Princeton University for the 2019-20 season. Her comeback spawned a win in all four women’s superpipe events in the 2020-21 season including her sixth X Games gold medal and her second World Championship.

Gabrielle Union and Kaavia James kicked off the week with some fun in the sun on Monday. The L.A.’s Finest actress, 47, and her 1-year-old daughter were all smiles during a picnic in the backyard of their LA home. Gabrielle, who showed off her amazing figure in a striped bikini, credited Kaavia for filling her days with “love and light.”

Alex Morgan is a new mom! The Women’s World Cup Champion, 30, and her MLS player husband, Servando Carrasco, welcomed their first child together, a baby girl on May 7! Alex broke the news on her Instagram page on May 9, sharing the most adorable photo of baby Charlie Elena Carrasco with her 9.2 million followers. The bub was born at 11.30am, weighing in at 8 pounds and 5 ounces.

No one appreciates a great silky shave quite like an Olympic swimmer. Don’t believe Us? Just ask Simone Manuel and Katie Ledecky, the new faces of BIC’s Soleil Sensitive Advanced “Game On” campaign.