Melissa Jeanette "Missy" Franklin was born on May 10, 1995 in Pasadena, California. Franklin was a member of the 2012 USA Olympic team where she won five total medals, four of them gold.
Major Results
Summer Olympics
2012
- 4 x 100 m freestyle - 3rd
- 100 m backstroke - 1st
- 200 m freestyle - 4th
- 4 x 200 m freestyle - 1st
- 100 m freestyle - 5th
- 200 m backstroke - 1st (WR 2:04.06)
- 4 x 100 m medley - 1st (WR 3:52.05)
World Championships - Long Course
2013
- 100 m backstroke - 1st
- 200 m backstroke - 1st
- 200 m freestyle - 1st
- 4x100 m freestyle - 1st
- 4x200 m freestyle - 1st
- 4x100 m medley - 1st
- 50 m backstroke - withdrew
2011
- 200 m backstroke - 1st
- 4 x 200 m freestyle - 1st
- 4 x 100 m medley - 1st
- 4 x 100 m freestyle - 2nd
- 50 m backstroke - 3rd
World Championships - Short Course
2010
- 200 m backstroke - 2nd
- 4 x 100 m medley - 2nd