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Olympic champion Simone Manuel to be Texas captain Sunday

Olympic gold-medal swimmer and Sugar Land native Simone Manuel will be an honorary Texans captain for the coin toss at Sunday's preseason game against Arizona at NRG Stadium.

Manuel, 20, had a historic showing at the recently completed Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

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She earned medals in four events, and became the first African-American woman to win an individual gold medal in swimming.

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Manuel tied Canada's Penny Oleksiak for gold in the 100-meter freestyle, setting an Olympic record at 52.