Missy Franklin

This airticle is aboot the American swimmer. For the Harvard professor, see Melissa Franklin.

Missy Franklin

Franklin in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Melissa Jeanette Franklin
Nickname(s)	Missile Missy Missy the Missile
Nationality	Unitit States
Born	(1995-05-10) 10 Mey 1995 Pasadena, Californie
Hicht	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Wecht	165 lb (75 kg)
Sport
Sport	Soummin
Stroke(s)	Backstroke, freestyle
Club	Colorado Stars (STAR-CO)
College team	University o Californie, Berkeley
Medal record Women's soummin Representin the Unitit States Olympic Gemmes 2012 London 100 m backstroke 2012 London 200 m backstroke 2012 London 4×200 m freestyle 2012 London 4×100 m medley 2012 London 4×100 m freestyle Warld Championships (LC) 2011 Shanghai 200 m backstroke 2011 Shanghai 4×200 m freestyle 2011 Shanghai 4×100 m medley 2011 Shanghai 4×100 m freestyle 2011 Shanghai 50 m backstroke Warld Championships (SC) 2010 Dubai 200 m backstroke 2010 Dubai 4×100 m medley

Melissa Jeanette Franklin (born Mey 10, 1995) is an American swimmer an fower-time Olympic gowd medallist. She currently haulds the warld record in the 200-meter backstroke (short course an long course) an the American record in baith the 100-meter an 200-meter backstroke (long course). As a memmer o the U.S. Naitional Team, she an aa haulds the warld record in the 4×100-meter medley relay (short course an long course).

In her Olympic debut at the 2012 Simmer Olympics at age 17, Franklin won a tot o five medals, fower o which war gowd. She swept the women's backstroke events, winnin gowd in baith the 100-meter an 200-meter backstroke. Franklin's success hae earned her Swimmin Warld's Warld Swimmer o the Year an the American Swimmer o the Year awaird in 2012 as well as the FINA Swimmer o the Year Awaird in 2011 an 2012. In tot, she haes won twal medals in internaitional competeetion: seiven gowd, three siller, an twa bronze spannin the 2012 Simmer Olympics, the FINA Warld Championships an the short course FINA Warld Championships.

Personal bests

Long course Event Time Meet Date Note(s) 50 m backstroke 28.01 2011 Warld Aquatics Championships Julie 28, 2011 100 m backstroke 58.33 2012 Simmer Olympics Julie 30, 2012 AM, NR 200 m backstroke 2:04.06 2012 Simmer Olympics August 3, 2012 WR 100 m freestyle 53.52 2012 Simmer Olympics Julie 28, 2012 200 m freestyle 1:55.06 2011 Warld Aquatics Championships Julie 28, 2011

Short course Event Time Meet Date Note(s) 100 m backstroke 56.73 2011 FINA Swimmin Warld Cup October 23, 2011 200 m backstroke 2:00.03 2011 FINA Swimmin Warld Cup October 22, 2011 WR 100 m freestyle 52.09 2011 FINA Swimmin Warld Cup October 23, 2011 200 m freestyle 1:53.19 2011 Duel in the Pool December 17, 2011

Warld records

No.	Distance	Event	Time	Meet	Location	Date	Age	Note(s)	Ref
1	200 m	Backstroke (sc)	2:00.03	2011 Warld Cup	Berlin, Germany	October 22, 2011	16
2	4×100 m	Medley relay (sc)	3:45.56	2011 Duel in the Pool	Atlanta, Georgie, US	December 16, 2011	16
3	200 m	Backstroke	2:04.06	2012 Simmer Olympics	Lunnon, Unitit Kinrick	August 3, 2012	17
4	4×100 m	Medley relay	3:52.05	2012 Simmer Olympics	Lunnon, Unitit Kinrick	August 04, 2012	17

^a Record set in a short course pool.

^b Short course record wi Natalie Coughlin, Rebecca Soni, an Dana Vollmer. Franklin swam the freestyle leg (anchor leg) in a time o 51.32.

^c Record set wi Rebecca Soni, Dana Vollmer, an Allison Schmitt. Franklin swam the backstroke leg (lead-aff leg) in a time o 58.50.

Freemit airtins

• Missy Franklin Archived 2012-05-31 at the Wayback Machine – Naitional Team swimmer profile at USASwimming.org
• Missy Franklin on Twitter