From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Missy Franklin
Missy Franklin
Missy Franklin part of the class of 2013 at Regis Jesuit High School in
Personal information Aurora, Colorado.[3] Her father works for Rocky Moun-
tain Cleantech Open, which helps develop clean technol-
Full name Melissa Jeanette Franklin
ogy startup entrepreneurs, and her mother is a family
Nickname(s) Missy the missile physician.[4] Both of Franklin’s parents are originally
from Canada. Because Franklin has dual citizenship,
Nationality USA
Franklin’s mother suggested she represent Canada to
Born May 10, 1995 (1995-05-10) ease the pressure on making a national team because
Pasadena, California of the depth of USA Swimming. However, Franklin re-
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) fused, citing her patriotism towards the United States.[5]
Franklin says God has blessed her with an excellent
Weight 165 lb (75 kg) swimmer’s body. Her height of 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) towers
Sport above most female swimmers (Franklin’s father stands
over 6 ft 1 in and her mother is 5 ft 4 in). Also, she has
Sport Swimming
women’s size 13 feet: "We call them built-in flippers,"
says her father Dick.[6] She has been coached by Todd
Stroke(s) Backstroke, freestyle, medley
Schmitz from the Colorado Stars club team since she was
Club Colorado Stars (STAR-CO) 7 years old.[7] Franklin says her favorite athlete is Natalie
Coughlin.[8]
Medal record
Women’s swimming
Swimming career
Competitor for the United States
World Championships (LC) Early career
Gold 2011 Shanghai 200 m backstroke At the age of 13, Franklin competed at the 2008 U.S.
Olympic Team Trials, but did not qualify to swim in any
Gold 2011 Shanghai 4×200 m freestyle events at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Her best result was
Gold 2011 Shanghai 4×100 m medley 37th place in the 100-meter freestyle.[9][10][11]
Silver 2011 Shanghai 4×100 m freestyle
2010
Bronze 2011 Shanghai 50 m backstroke At the 2010 National Championships, Franklin competed
World Championships (SC) in six individual events, and qualified to swim at the 2010
Pan Pacific Swimming Championships by finishing sec-
Silver 2010 Dubai 200 m backstroke ond in the 100 and 200-meter backstroke[12][13] At the
Silver 2010 Dubai 4×100 m medley 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, Franklin fin-
ished fourth in the 100-meter backstroke and did not
Melissa "Missy" Jeanette Franklin (born May 10, 1995) is make the A final for the 50 and 200-meter back-
an American swimmer. She is a five-time medalist (three stroke.[14][15][16] Franklin earned the first international
gold, one silver, one bronze) at the World Aquatics Cham- medals of her career at the 2010 FINA Short Course World
pionships and a two-time silver medalist at the World Championships in Dubai. In the 200-meter backstroke,
Short Course Championships. She currently holds the Franklin finished in second place behind French swim-
world record in the 200-meter backstroke (short course) mer Alexianne Castel.[17] Franklin also earned a silver
and the American record in the 200-meter backstroke medal in the 4×100-meter medley relay for her contribu-
(long course).[1][2] tion in the heats.[18] For her performance in 2010, she
won the Breakout Performer of the Year Award at the
seventh annual Golden Goggle Awards.[19]
Personal
Franklin was born in Pasadena, California in 1995, the
daughter of Dick and D.A. Franklin at 7.10 lbs. She is a
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Event Time Venue Date Note(s)
50 m backstroke 28.01 Shanghai July 28, 2011
100 m backstroke 59.18 Palo Alto August 3, 2011
200 m backstroke 2:05.10 Shanghai July 30, 2011 AM,
AM NR
50 m freestyle 25.23 Federal Way August 14, 2009
100 m freestyle 53.63 Palo Alto August 6, 2011
200 m freestyle 1:55.06 Shanghai July 28, 2011
200 m individual medley 2:11.69 Irvine August 3, 2010
2011 2011 National Championships
Three days after the 2011 World Aquatics Championships
2011 World Championships ended in Shanghai on July 30th, Franklin flew to Palo Al-
See also: Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Champi- to, California to compete at the 2011 National Champion-
onships ships, which began on August 2nd. At these champion-
In her first long course world championship meet at the ships, Franklin competed in four individual events, and
2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, the 4×100 and 4×200-meter freestyle relay. Franklin won
Franklin won a total of five medals, three gold, one silver, the first national titles of her career in the 100-meter
and one bronze. In her first event, the 4×100-meter backstroke and freestyle.[26][27] She also placed 4th in the
freestyle relay, Franklin won a silver medal with Natalie 200-meter individual medley and 12th in the 50-meter
Coughlin, Jessica Hardy, and Dana Vollmer in a time of freestyle.[28][29]
3:34.47. Swimming the second leg, Franklin had a split
of 52.99, the second-best among all participants.[20] First world record
Franklin won her first individual medal, a bronze, in the Towards the end of 2011 in October, at the 2011 FINA
50-meter backstroke, finishing behind Russian Anastasia Swimming World Cup, Franklin set the first world record
Zuyeva and Japanese Aya Terakawa.[21] Shortly after the of her career in the 200-meter backstroke (short course),
50-meter backstroke final, Franklin competed in the bettering the previous record of 2:00.18 held by Shiho
4×200-meter freestyle relay with Dagny Knutson, Katie Sakai, with a time of 2:00.03. In breaking the record,
Hoff, and Allison Schmitt and won gold ahead of Australia Franklin became the first female to break an individual
and China in a time of 7:46.14. Franklin’s leadoff time of world record since the high-tech bodysuits were banned
1:55.06 was faster than the winning time of Italian Fed- in January 2010.[1]
erica Pellegrini in the individual 200-meter freestyle fi-
nal (1:55.58).[22] After setting the national record in the
semifinals of the 200-meter backstroke (2:05.90), Franklin
Personal bests
dominated the field in the final with a time of 2:05.10,
breaking her own national record and winning gold. This Long course
was Franklin’s first individual world title, and her time in
the final was the third-fastest effort of all time.[23] Short- Short course
ly after the 200-meter backstroke final, Franklin compet-
ed in the 4×100-meter medley relay with Natalie Cough- References
lin, Rebecca Soni, and Dana Vollmer and won gold with a
time of 3:52.36, over three seconds ahead of second-place [1] ^ "FINA World Cup, Berlin: Missy Franklin Downs
finisher China. Swimming the freestyle leg, Franklin had World Record During Day One Finals". Swimming
a split of 52.79, the fastest in the field. The final time World Magazine. 2011-10-22.
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record of 3:52.19.[24] For her performance at these cham- Berlin:-Missy-Franklin-Downs-World-Record-
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male Race of the Year (200-meter backstroke), and the [2] "Women’s long course meters American records as
Relay Performance of the Year (4×100-meter medley re- of July 30, 2011". Swimming World Magazine.
lay) Award at the eight annual Golden Goggle Awards.[25] http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/
results/records/AmericanRecords_LCM.pdf.
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Missy Franklin
Event Time Venue Date Note(s)
100 m backstroke 56.73 Berlin October 23, 2011
200 m backstroke 2:00.03 Berlin October 22, 2011 AM, NR,
AM NR WR
100 m freestyle 52.09 Berlin October 23, 2011
200 m freestyle 1:53.26 Berlin October 22, 2011
100 m individual medley 59.44 Berlin October 23, 2011
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The Post Game. 2011-07-21. Archived from the backstroke results (final)". Omega Timing.
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2010-08-12. http://www.webcitation.org/ Retrieved 2010-08-20.
5rwM7SU0M. Retrieved 2010-08-12. [17] "2010 FINA World Swimming Championships (25
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(heats)". Omega Timing. http://omegatiming.com/ http://omegatiming.com/swimming/
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swimming pool". The Denver Post. Archived from m) – 4×100 m medley relay (heats)". Omega Timing.
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through elite ranks". USA Today. 2011-05-11. Golden Goggle Awards". Swimming World Magazine.
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100 m backstroke results (final)". Omega Timing. Netherlands Wins Shootout With United States".
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Missy Franklin
Records
Preceded by Women’s 200 metres backstroke Succeeded by
world record holder
(short course)
Shiho Sakai October 22, 2011 – present Incumbent
http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/ [27] "2011 National Championships – 100 m freestyle
news/27646.asp?q=FINA-World-Championships,- (final)". Omega Timing.
Swimming:--The-Netherlands-Wins-Shootout- http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/
With-United-States. Retrieved 2011-07-28. racearchives/2011/ConocoPhillipsNational/
[21] 2011 World Aquatics Championships: Women’s 50 C73A1_Res1Heat_126_Finals_1_Women_100_Free.pdf.
m backstroke results (final), from Retrieved 2011-11-06.
OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2011-07-28. [28] "2011 National Championships – 200 m individual
[22] "FINA World Championships, Swimming: U.S. medley (final)". Omega Timing.
Dominates Women’s 800 Free Relay With Textile http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/
Best; Missy Franklin Leads Off With Textile Best". racearchives/2011/ConocoPhillipsNational/
Swimming World Magazine. 2011-07-28. C73A1_Res1Heat_103_Finals_1_Women_200_Medley.pdf.
http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/ Retrieved 2011-11-06.
news/27719.asp?q=FINA-World-Championships,- [29] "2011 National Championships – 50 m freestyle
Swimming:-U.S.-Dominates-Women’s-800-Free- (final)". Omega Timing.
Relay-With-Textile-Best;-Missy-Franklin-Leads-Off- http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/
With-Textile-Best. Retrieved 2011-07-28. racearchives/2011/ConocoPhillipsNational/
[23] "FINA World Championships, Swimming: Missy C73A1_Res1Heat_116_Finals_1_Women_50_Free.pdf.
Franklin Unstoppable in 200 Back Win; Crushes Retrieved 2011-11-06.
Textile Best, American Record". Swimming World
Magazine. 2011-07-30.
http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/
External links
news/27754.asp?q=FINA-World-Championships,- • USA Swimming bio: Missy Franklin
Swimming:-Missy-Franklin-Unstoppable- • Missy Franklin at the United States Olympic
in-200-Back-Win;-Crushes-Textile-Best,-American- Committee
Record. Retrieved 2011-07-30. • Missy Franklin on Twitter
[24] "FINA World Championships, Swimming: United Persondata
States Smokes Women’s 400 Medley Relay; Rattles Name Frannklin, Missy
World Record; Sets American Record, Textile Best".
Swimming World Magazine. 2011-07-30. Alternative Franklin, Melissa; Franklin, Missy
http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/ names Jeanette; Franklin, Melissa Jeanette
news/27760.asp?q=FINA-World-Championships,- Short de- American world-record holder swimmer.
Swimming:-United-States-Smokes- scription
Women’s-400-Medley-Relay;-Rattles-World- Date of May 10, 1995
Record;-Sets-American-Record,-Textile-Best. birth
Retrieved 2011-07-30.
Place of Pasadena, California, United States
[25] "USA Swimming Names Ryan Lochte, Missy
birth
Franklin Athletes of the Year". Swimming World
Magazine. 2011-11-21. Archived from the original Date of
on 2011-11-21. http://www.webcitation.org/ death
63N93hMyz. Retrieved 2011-11-21. Place of
[26] "2011 National Championships – 100 m backstroke death
(final)". Omega Timing.
http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/
racearchives/2011/ConocoPhillipsNational/
C73A1_Res1Heat_108_Finals_1_Women_100_Back.pdf.
Retrieved 2011-11-06.
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Missy_Franklin&oldid=461855324"
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Categories:
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• Living people
• American swimmers
• People from Pasadena, California
• Female backstroke swimmers
• Medley swimmers
• Female freestyle swimmers
• World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
• World record holders in swimming
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