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Missy was Born
On May 10th.1995, Missy Franklin was born to parents D.A and Dick Franklin in Pasadena, California. -
Missy started swimming
At the age of 5, Missy started swiming for the Colorado Stars Swim Team -
Missy competed at her first USA Olympic Swimming Trails
June 29th - July 6th 2008, Missy competed at her first USA Olympic Swimming Trials. She failed to qualify for the Beijing Summer Olympic Team that year. She competed in the 100 m freestyle and earned a place of 37th. -
Missy Qualifies for the 2010 Pan Pacific Championships
Missy Qualifies for her first Senior National Team: The Pan Pacific Championship Team in 2010 at 15 years old -
Missy wins a Golden Goggle Award
For her preformance in 2010, Missy won the Golden Goggle Award for Best Breakout Swimmer of the Year. -
Missy earns her first international medals of her career
Franklin earned the first international medals of her career at At the 2010 FINA Short Course World Championships in Dubai. In the 200 m backstroke, Missy finished in second. She also earned a silver medal in the 4×100-meter medley relay. -
Missy breaks her first national record
In the 200m backstroke Missy broke her first national record with a time of 2:05.10. In this race at the 20011 Swimming World Championships she also won gold. This was Missy's first individual world title. -
Missy wins her first Natonal Tittle
Missy won her first national tittles at the 2011 in the 100 m backstroke and freestyle -
Missy breaks her first world record
At the 2011 Fina World Cup Missy broke her first world record in the 200 m backstroke. -
Missy wins Golden Goggle and Fina Aquatics World Magazine Awards
For her performance at the 2011 World Championships, Missy won the Female Athlete of the Year, Female Race of the Year (200-meter backstroke), and the Relay Performance of the Year (4×100-meter medley relay) at the Golden Goggle Awards. She was also named the best female swimmer for 2011 by FINA Aquatics World Magazine. -
Missy competes at the USA Olympic Trials
Missy competes at the 2012 USA Swimming Olympic Trials and qualifies for the 2012 London Olympic Games in 4 events. -
Missy competes at the 2012 London Olympic Games
At the 2012 London Olympic Games, Missy wins 5 medals; gold in 100 m and 200 m Backstroke and in 4x100 m medley and 4x200 m freestyle. Bronze in 4x100 m freestyle. She breaks the world record in the 200 m Backstroke and in the 4x100 m medley relay. -
Missy accepts scolarship to University of California, Berkeley
In 2012, Missy accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of California, Berkeley, where she began swimming for coach Teri McKeever's California Golden Bears women's swimming team during the 2013–14 academic year. -
Missy wins the World Swimmer of the Year and American Swimmer of the Year by Swimming World Magazine. She also wins the best female swimmer for 2012 by FINA Aquatics World Magazine.
Missy Franklin is awarded the World Swimmer of the Year and American Swimmer of the year for 2012 by Swimming World Magazine. She also wins the best female swimmer for 2012 by FINA Aquatics World Magazine. -
Missy graduates highschool
Missy graduates from Regis Jesuit High School in Aurora, Colorado on May 20th 2013 -
Missy sets a new record for the most golds won by a female swimmer at one edition of the World Championships
Missy sets a new record for the most golds won by a female swimmer at one edition of the World Championships and she becomes the first woman in history to win six gold medals at a single World Championships. -
Missy goes to University
Missy starts university at the University of California, Berkeley on a full swimming scholarship. -
Missy wins her first NCAA title
Missy wins her first NCAA title in the 200 yard freestyle in March 2014. -
Missy wins more NCAA titles
Missy wins NCAA titles in 200 m freestyle, backstroke, and individual medley -
Missy turns pro
Days after the 2015 NCAA Swimming Championships Missy signs with a sports agent and turns pro -
Missy begins training for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio
Missy begins training for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio with her home club the Colorado Stars
