Missy Franklin

Missy Franklin
	Franklin in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Melissa Jeanette Franklin
Nickname(s)	Missile Missy; Missy the Missile
Nationality	Unitit States
Born	10 Mey 1995 (age 29); 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
Women's soummin
Representin the Unitit States
Olympic Gemmes
Warld Championships (LC)
Warld Championships (SC)

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).^[2]^[3] 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).^[4]

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	^[a]	^[5]
2	4×100 m	Medley relay (sc)	3:45.56	2011 Duel in the Pool	Atlanta, Georgie, US	December 16, 2011	16	^[b]	^[6]
3	200 m	Backstroke	2:04.06	2012 Simmer Olympics	Lunnon, Unitit Kinrick	August 3, 2012	17		^[7]
4	4×100 m	Medley relay	3:52.05	2012 Simmer Olympics	Lunnon, Unitit Kinrick	August 04, 2012	17	^[c]	^[8]

^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.

References

↑ "'Missile Missy' is tearing up Olympic pool". sports.espn.go.com. ESPN. 31 Julie 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
↑ "FINA World Cup, Berlin: Missy Franklin Downs World Record During Day One Finals". Swimming World Magazine. 22 October 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2011. Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
↑ "Women's long course meters American records as of July 30, 2011" (PDF). Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 1 August 2011. Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
↑ "Duel in the Pool: World Record Opens Night One". Swimming World Magazine. 16 December 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2011. Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
↑ "2011 FINA Swimming World Cup – 200 m backstroke (final)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 6 Mey 2012.^{[deid airtin]}
↑ "2011 Duel in the Pool – 4×100 m medley relay" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 6 Mey 2012.^{[deid airtin]}
↑ "Swimming: Franklin wins 200m backstroke gold". Chicago Tribune. Reuters. 3 August 2012. Archived frae the original on 6 August 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
↑ "Franklin helps U.S. women take medley gold". Newsday. Associated Press. 4 August 2012. Archived frae the original on 6 August 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.

Freemit airtins

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

[1] "'Missile Missy' is tearing up Olympic pool". sports.espn.go.com. ESPN. 31 Julie 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2012.

[Franklin_WR_1-2] "FINA World Cup, Berlin: Missy Franklin Downs World Record During Day One Finals". Swimming World Magazine. 22 October 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2011. Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[3] "Women's long course meters American records as of July 30, 2011" (PDF). Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 1 August 2011. Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[Franklin_WR_2-4] "Duel in the Pool: World Record Opens Night One". Swimming World Magazine. 16 December 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2011. Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[5] "2011 FINA Swimming World Cup – 200 m backstroke (final)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 6 Mey 2012.^{[deid airtin]}

[6] "2011 Duel in the Pool – 4×100 m medley relay" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 6 Mey 2012.^{[deid airtin]}

[backstroke_2012-7] "Swimming: Franklin wins 200m backstroke gold". Chicago Tribune. Reuters. 3 August 2012. Archived frae the original on 6 August 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.

[medley_2012-8] "Franklin helps U.S. women take medley gold". Newsday. Associated Press. 4 August 2012. Archived frae the original on 6 August 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.

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