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Missy Franklin. This article is about the American swimmer. For the Harvard professor, see Melissa Franklin. Melissa Franklin Johnson [2] (born May 10, 1995) is an American former competitive swimmer and five-time Olympic medalist. She held the world record in the 200-meter backstroke ( long course ).
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Missy Franklin (born May 10, 1995, Pasadena, California, U.S.) American swimmer who won five medals, including four golds, at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.. Franklin was born in California, but her family moved to Centennial, Colorado, where she began swimming at the age of five.
The five-time Olympic champion swimmer reflects on her career highlights, struggles and retirement for International Women's Day. She also talks about her charity work, the viral Call Me Maybe video and being a mum.
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Dec 22, 2023 · Missy Franklin won four gold medals in London as a 17-year-old, becoming a new star of U.S. swimming. “I truly recognized I was a role model at that point,” she said. (Heinz Kluetmeier ...
Missy Franklin is a former American swimmer who won six gold medals at the 2013 World Championships and four golds at the 2012 Olympics. She holds the world record in the 200 backstroke and swam for the Colorado Stars and Cal Golden Bears.
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Dec 19, 2018 · Missy Franklin won four gold medals at the 2012 London Olympic Games as a 17-year-old. Five-time Olympic champion Missy Franklin has announced her retirement from swimming aged 23, saying she is ...
Still thinking big. A teenage star of the pool at London 2012, where she won four gold medals, and the most decorated female swimmer in the history of the World Championships, the USA’s Missy Franklin is aiming to bounce back after a missing out on individual success at Rio 2016.
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