Her choice to swim collegiately and forgo sponsorships and prize money was well documented during the Olympics, but swimming for a college team was something that was very important to Franklin. She was also awarded the Collegiate Woman of the Year and awarded the Honda Cup for her collegiate athletic achievements. Franklin retired from competitive swimming in December of She currently lives in Georgia where she is pursuing a bachelor's degree in religious studies at the University of Georgia.
About Missy. She is 6ft 1 ins cm tall and has women's size 13 feet: "We call them built-in flippers," says her father. Missy is a devout Christian and is committed to being a positive role model for young athletes in all sports. During her rise to stardom, she continued to refuse prize money and endorsements so that she could maintain her amateur status to compete in college, where she attended the University of California, Berkeley.
Yes, use cookies No, do not use cookies. Error: please enter a valid email. Error: please enter a valid name. Error: please enter a valid last name. Error: please select a country. Toggle navigation Menu. Social Discuss Sign Up Login. Home Sports freestyle-swimming players missy-franklin. Missy Franklin Nick Name. Career Success: In her Olympic debut at the Summer Olympics at age 17, Franklin won a total of five medals, four of which were gold.
She swept the women's backstroke events, winning gold in both the meter and meter backstroke. In total, she has won twenty-seven medals in international competition: sixteen gold, six silver, and five bronze, spanning the Olympics, the World Championships, the short course World Championships, and the Pan Pacific Championships.
Franklin's eleven gold medals at the World Aquatics Championships is a record in women's swimming. World Records: World Cup m Popular Trophies. Golf world cup Golf. The commissioner's trophy.. Base Ball.
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