After making her Olympic debut in swimming back in 2012, Lia Neal proved to be an eminent competitor and even won a silver medal while competing again.
Recently, Simone Manuel showed teammate Lia Neal a video of “this really cute little girl with her two dolls,” which were named after the duo of sprinters that returned this past summer from the Rio Olympics after making waves not only within the African-American community, but as student-athletes from the Stanford women’s swimming and diving team.
RIO DE JANEIRO — Simone Manuel woke up Friday morning to confirmation that her victory in the 100-meter freestyle a few hours earlier had not been a dream.
Four time Olympic Silver Medalist Kara Lynn Joyce discusses Lia Neal and Amanda Weir in USASwimming.com’s Silver Linings.
If you're a regular human, the odds of becoming one of Team USA's 554 Olympic athletes are slim to none. The odds of returning for another Olympics are slimmer. And returning to defend a medal in the same event is rarer still. That's part of what makes Lia Neal such a BFD.
lympian Ariana Kukors chats with 2016 Rio Olympians Lia Neal and Amanda Weir about their Olympic experience so far and watching their teammates compete.
USA Swim Team hits the road for some carpool karaoke in Atlanta... Which way to Rio?
Video: Olympic swimmers and divers from Stanford held a meet-and-greet with young fans Thursday at Avery Aquatic Center. -NBC Bay Area
Team USA welcomes Lia Neal to the 2016 Olympics - @USASwimming
Lia is welcomed by cheering Stanford teammates. - @Stanford_W_Swim
Lia and Stanford teammates congratulates Simone Manuel on 100 Freestyle Olympic placement - @NBCOlympics
VIDEO: Women’s 100m Freestyle at the US Olympic Swimming Trials - NBC Sports
Video: Lia is going to Rio with a 4th place finish at the US Olympic Trials in the Women’s 100 Free race. - NBC Sports
The United States came out swinging with a world record in the debut of the mixed medley relay at the FINA world championships. - Swimming World Magazine
Lia Neal win’s gold in the Women’s 4x100 at the 2015 World University Games - Stanford Athletics
Stanford swimmers Lia Neal and Felicia Lee will return from the World University Games in Gwangju, Korea with at least one gold medal apiece. Neal can boast of an event record as well. - Palo Alto Online
The 2012 Golden Goggles Awards in NYC- @SwimmingWorld