Simone Manuel earned gold in the 50-meter and 100-meter freestyle Sunday, becoming the first American woman to sweep the events at the World Championships.
Manuel topped Sweden's Sarah Sjostrom by 0.02 seconds in the 50-meter race, and outlasted Australia's Cate Campbell in the 100-meter event. She previously captured gold in the mixed 4x100 freestyle and was a silver medalist in the 4x100 and 4x200 events.
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