Tag: Missy Franklin
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Olympian Missy Franklin On Swimming’s Highs And Lows, Then Facing Depression
Missy Franklin was the golden girl of the 2012 London Olympics. Night after night, she stood in the spotlight, her broad swimmer’s shoulders draped in medals and her impossibly bright smile dazzling fans and sponsors. Four years later there was crushing disappointment. Franklin lost every one of her individual races in Rio de Janeiro. She’s…
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Missy Franklin starting new year, new chapter in Georgia
Missy Franklin has gone to the dogs, as in the Georgia Bulldogs. The five-time Olympic gold medalist has relocated to Athens, Georgia, where she is pursuing a psychology degree and mounting a comeback in the pool. Starting the new year with a cross-country move from Northern California, where she was attending the University of California…
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Missy Franklin interview at FINA World Junior Swimming Championships
Getting supported by the fans is a big motivation for Missy Franklin. We met the 5-time Olympic and 11-time World Champion at the FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in Indianapolis and talked about her career and her expectations for the future.
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Franklin skipping worlds to focus on recovery from surgery
Five-time Olympic gold medalist Missy Franklin will miss next month’s swimming world championships in Budapest as she continues to recover from shoulder surgeries, the American told NBC on Monday. The 22-year-old had surgery on both of her shoulders in January due to bursitis and did not want to accelerate her training in order to make…
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Olympic swimmer Missy Franklin on success, failure, and support
A five-time Olympic gold medalist at 22 years old, Missy Franklin shares the lessons she learned while pursuing her dreams. https://youtu.be/o1AdGhn1PGU
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Rio Moment: David Plummer – Perseverance
Narrowly missing an Olympics berth in 2012 by 12-hundredths of a second, Plummer nearly left the sport but came back strong in search of his first Olympic berth. En route to becoming the oldest Olympic rookie in American swimming history, the 30-year old got married and had two children (including a son six weeks old…
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Missy Franklin – USA Swimming Olympic Team 2016
Meet Missy Franklin, a member of your USA Swimming 2016 Olympic Team representing the stars and stripes in Rio. Missy will compete in the 2000m freestyle and the 200m backstroke.
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Olympic Swimmers when they were just beginners
From age group swimmers to Olympians, even Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Missy Franklin and Katie Ledecky came from humble beginnings.
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Speedo launches star-studded Airswim campaign
Can’t stop swimming even when you’re not in the pool? Upload your Airswim for a chance to feature in our final edit of the best swims on dry land! How to enter: Upload your Airswim to Instagram or Twitter, @speedo and use the hashtag #NeverStopSwimming Featuring Mack Horton (AUS), Ryan Lochte (USA), Ye Shiwen (CHN),…