Missy (Melissa) Franklin
The start to the finish
The Start To The Finish
Melissa Jeanette Franklin also known as Missy Franklin was born on May 10, 1995. She was born in Pasadena, California but was raised in Centennial, Colorado. When she started swimming at age 5 she immediately got her nickname Missy the Missile from her dad. This name stuck with her because of how fast she swam. Her mother was scared of swimming, so she made sure Missy learned to swim at age 5 so she didn't struggle with the same fear. She then qualified for the Olympics in 2012 at age 17. Franklin won four gold medals and one bronze in London.
Challenges and Problems
Missy always had some challenges, like people that where faster than her, but here was something bigger. When Franklin was young she always wanted to go to college. After the Olympics Missy got a scholarship to the University of California and she also was offered a contract to become a professional swimmer for the US and a model for Speedo (a swimming equipment company). She couldn't decide what to do because she wanted to do both. She then finally made a decision to take two years of college and take the contract on May 23, 2015. She is now a professional swimmer and a model for Speedo.
Missy Franklin did have a finance problem in 2012. She was always saying no to the money she was offered. She wanted to have a job and pay for her own, but not as a professional swimmer. She did get a job
Accomplishments
Olympics Times
- Gold - 200 back 2:05.68
- Gold - 100 back 58.38 (record holder)
- Gold - 800 free relay 7:45.37
- Gold - 400 IM relay 3:52.05
- Bronze - 400 free relay 3:32.31
- Fifth - 100 free 54.15
- Fourth - 200 free 1:57.62
Citations
- USA Swimming.National Swimming/Missy Franklin Bio.2010.web. http://www.usaswimming.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabId=1453&Alias=Rainbow&Lang=en-US&biosid=7418ae3a-418c-4e08-96e7-8b8833106195 .12/9/15
- Cacciola,Scott.Swimming's rich Poor Little Girl.January 12,2012.web. http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970204257504577153054136465114 12/8/15
- Wuolle,Davis.Missy Franklin Bio.2014.web.
- Biography.com Editors. Missy Franklin Biography.11/14/15.web.http://www.biography.com/people/missy-franklin-2090329112/9/15
Extra!!!!!!!!
- She travels with Pascal, her teddy bear
- As a kid she was afraid of Santa Claus and E.T. when she was little
- She screams when she sees a moth or spider
- She wants to be on dancing with the stars
- She only has one tattoo and it is of Olympic rings
- She doesn't like red meat
- She swum with dolphins twice
- She studied Marine Biology in college
Missy Franklin Win's 100m Backstroke Gold - London 2012 Olympics