Missy Franklin

Missy Franklin
Personal information
Surname:	Melissa Franklin
Nickname (s):	Missy the missile (Missy the missile)
Nation:	United States
Swimming style (s) :	Back , freestyle , positions
Society:	Colorado Stars
Birthday:	May 10, 1995
Place of birth:	Pasadena , California
Size:	185 cm
Weight:	75 kg
Medal table

Melissa "Missy" Jeanette Franklin (born May 10, 1995 in Pasadena , California ) is a former American swimmer .

She won eleven titles at the 2011 World Championships in Shanghai , 2013 in Barcelona and 2015 in Kazan . At the 2012 Olympic Games in London , she won the 100 and 200 meter backstroke as well as the gold medal with the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay and the 4 × 100 m individual relay relay and bronze with the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay.

Life

At the urging of her mother, Franklin began swimming at the age of five. Her parents are both Canadian , so she has both US and Canadian citizenship. She has been trained by Todd Schmitz since she was seven. Franklin lists Natalie Coughlin as her favorite athlete .

Swimming career

Early career

At the age of thirteen, Franklin took part in the US Olympic trials. However, they failed to qualify for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Her best result was 37th place in the 100 m freestyle.

2010

At the 2010 national championships, Franklin took part in six different runs. There she qualified for the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships 2010 by finishing second in the 100 m and 200 m backseat. At the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships 2010 she finished fourth over 100 m backseat, but did not make the finals over 50 and 200 m backs. She secured her first international medals at the 2010 World Short Course Championships in Dubai . In the 200 m backstroke, she took second place behind the French swimmer Alexianne Castel . She also won a silver medal with the 4 × 100 meter relay for her performance in the heats. At the Golden Goggle Awards ceremony , she won the Breakout Performer of the Year Award for her performance in 2010 .

2011

World Championships 2011

During the 2011 World Swimming Championships in Shanghai she won a total of five medals, three of which were gold, one silver and one bronze. In her first competition, the 4 × 100 meter individual medley, Franklin won a silver medal with Natalie Coughlin , Jessica Hardy and Dana Vollmer in 3: 34.47. She won her first medal as an individual athlete over 50 m back, in which she won bronze behind the Russian Anastassija Valerjewna Sujewa and the Japanese Aya Terakawa . A short time later, Franklin took part in the 4 × 200 meter freestyle relay with Dagny Knutson , Katie Hoff and Allison Schmitt and won gold ahead of Australia and China with 7: 46.14. Franklin's best time of 1: 55.06 was faster than Federica Pellegrini's best time in the 200 m individual freestyle swimming, which the Italian won (1.55.58). After setting the national record in the semi-finals over 200m back (2: 05.90), Franklin dominated the field with the time of 2: 05.10, breaking her own national record and winning gold. It was Franklin's first international singles title, and her time in the finals was the third best ever. Shortly after her final over 200 m back, she took part in the 4 × 100-meter relay together with Natalie Coughlin, Rebecca Soni and Dana Vollmer and won gold (3: 52.36) with more than three seconds ahead of second-placed China . She covered the freestyle distance as the fastest in 52.79. The final time of 3: 52.36 for the individual relay relay was the second fastest performance of all time, just behind the Chinese world record with 3: 52.19. For her appearance at the world championships she won various titles, including the Golden Goggle Award .

National Championships 2011

Three days after the World Championships, she flew to Palo Alto , California to take part in the US National Championships. There she took part in four individual competitions, she was also part of the 4 × 100 and 4 × 200 meter relay. She won the first national titles of her career in the 100 m backstyle and freestyle. She was fourth in the 200 m swimming pool, while she was twelfth in the 50 m freestyle.

2012

Missy Franklin (2012)

2012 Summer Olympics

At the Summer Olympics in London, Franklin became the first ever female swimmer to take part in a total of seven competitions. She won a total of four gold and one bronze medals, making her the most successful athlete of the games. She celebrated her victories in the races over 100 and 200 meters back, as well as as part of the 4 × 100-meter medley and the 4 × 200-meter freestyle relay. She won bronze with the 4 × 100 meter freestyle relay. Over the 200 meter back (2: 04.06 min) and with the 4 × 100 meter relay (3: 52.05 min) she set two new world records.

Web links

Commons : Missy Franklin  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Missy Franklin at LOCOG
• Profile on USASwimming.org

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Missy Franklin: It took me a long time to say 'I am retiring,' but now I'm ready. espn.com, December 19, 2018, accessed December 19, 2018 . 
2. ↑ Steve Simmons: No Canada for Missy 'The Missile' Franklin at Olympics. torontosun.com, July 30, 2012, accessed August 2, 2012 . 
3. ^ Kelli Anderson: Franklin Breaks Out at Worlds. (No longer available online.) Sportsillustrated.cnn.com, July 31, 2011, archived from the original on November 4, 2012 ; accessed on August 2, 2012 . 
4. ↑ Vicki Michaelis: At 16, swimmer Missy Franklin is rapidly rising through elite ranks. (No longer available online.) USA Today, November 5, 2011, archived from the original on May 20, 2011 ; accessed on August 2, 2012 . 
5. ↑ FINA World Championships, Swimming: United States Smokes Women's 400 Medley Relay (...). (No longer available online.) Swimmingworldmagazine.com, July 30, 2011, archived from the original on October 29, 2013 ; accessed on August 2, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
6. ↑ USA Swimming Names Ryan Lochte, Missy Franklin Athletes of the Year. (No longer available online.) USA Today, November 21, 2011, archived from the original on November 22, 2011 ; accessed on August 2, 2012 .