Background
Neal was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1995, the daughter of Jerome and Siu Neal.
Neal was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1995, the daughter of Jerome and Siu Neal.
Stanford University.
She is of African-American and Chinese descent. At the 2012 United States Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, the United States. qualifying meet for the Olympics, Neal made the United States. Olympic team by finishing fourth in the 100-meter freestyle with a time of 54.33 seconds, which qualified her to swim in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay. Swimming the third leg, Neal had a split of 53.65 seconds, and the United States. team finished with a total time of 3:34.24, an American record.
Neal was chosen to swim in the final based on her performance in the heats of the 4×100-meter freestyle.
Swimming the lead-off leg in the heats, Neal posted a time of 54.15. In 2015, Neal became one of the first three African-Americans to place in the top three spots at the 100 yard freestyle in any Women's Division I National Collegiate Athletic Association Swimming Championship.
Simone Manuel was first, Neal was second, and Natalie Hinds was third.
She attends the Convent of the Sacred Heart School in New York City and is a member of the club swim team Asphalt Green Unified Aquatics in Manhattan, New New York