The United States Olympic swimming trials wrapped up on Sunday with Simone Manuel winning the 50 meters freestyle to snatch a spot in Tokyo after missing out in the 100 meters free, which she won at the 2016 Rio Games. Also earning a Tokyo ticket in the final night of action in Omaha was Bobby Finke with a win in the men’s 1,500m freestyle while Caeleb Dressel qualified for a third individual event blitzing to victory in the men’s 50m free equalling his American record of 21.04 seconds. No result the entire week long meet was more welcomed than Manuel’s after she failed to make the final in the 100m freestyle. An emotional Manuel revealed later that she had been suffering from overtraining syndrome that had kept her out of the pool until just weeks prior to the trials. “I’m a hard worker I take a lot of pride in …
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