Brooklyn’s Neal Wins Olympic Bronze

Lia Neal, only the second African-American female swimmer to compete in the Olympics, won the bronze medal in the women’s 4x100 freestyle relay in London Saturday night.
Brooklyn’s Neal Wins Olympic Bronze
(L-R) Missy Franklin, Jessica Hardy, Lia Neal, and Allison Schmitt of the United States celebrate their bronze medal win for the Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay at the London 2012 Olympic Games on July 28. (Al Bello/Getty Images)
Zachary Stieber
7/29/2012
Updated:
10/1/2015
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(L-R) Missy Franklin, Jessica Hardy, Lia Neal, and Allison Schmitt of the United States celebrate their bronze medal win for the Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay at the London 2012 Olympic Games on July 28. (Al Bello/Getty Images)