Simone Manuel and Nathan Adrian, each an Olympic 100m freestyle champion, added 50m golds at winter nationals in Greensboro, N.C., on Thursday night.
Manuel easily won the women’s splash and dash by .48 of a second in 24.39. Manuel earned silver or bronze in the 50m free at the 2016 Olympics, 2017 World Championships and this past summer’s Pan Pacific Championships, the last three major international meets.
Adrian, who owns Olympic bronze and world silver in the 50m free, won the winter nationals title by .51 in 21.94. In the last two years, Adrian has ceded the role of top U.