Olympic Champ Manuel Overtrains, Misses 100-Free Cut

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U.S. swimmer Simone Manuel, the reigning Olympic gold-medalist and American record-holder in the 100-meter freestyle, revealed Thursday that she had recently missed three weeks of critical Olympic preparation as she struggled with overtraining syndrome, a condition that she says drained her physically and mentally for months.

As reported by The Washington Post, Manuel spoke at an emotional news conference not long after failing to qualify for the Tokyo Games in her signature event during the U.S. Olympic swimming trials in Omaha.

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