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Full name | Melissa Jeanette Franklin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | Missile Missy[1] Missy the Missile | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Pasadena, Californie | 10 Mey 1995||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hicht | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wecht | 165 lb (75 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Soummin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stroke(s) | Backstroke, freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Colorado Stars (STAR-CO) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | University o Californie, Berkeley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
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No. | Distance | Event | Time | Meet | Location | Date | Age | Note(s) | Ref |
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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] |
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