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Birth
Missy Franklin was born on May 10th, 1995, to her Canadian parents D.A. and Dick Franklin, in Pasadena, California. -
First Time Swimming For A Team
Missy Franklin joined her first swim team the Colorado Stars in 2002 -
First Olympic Trials
At the age of 13 Missy Franklin made the Olympic Trials in Omaha Nebraska, for the 2008 Summer Olympics, due to her low times in previous competitions. Unfortunately she did not make the National Team for the Olympics -
First National Team Selection
At the age of 14 Missy Franklin competed for the first time for the US National Swim Team, at the Duel In The Pool competition held in Manchester, England that year. -
First Olympics
Missy Franklin made her first appearance at the London 2012 Olympics, in her first time at the Olympics she managed to win 4 golds and 1 bronze for a total of 5 medals in her Olympic debut. -
Starting College
In August 2013 Missy Franklin started college at Cal Berkeley as a student athlete, she competed for the school on the swim team -
First NCAA Championship
In March of 2014, in her first college year. Missy Franklin and the Cal Bears won the NCAA Swimming Championships. Missy Franklin would go onto win 3 more championships in Berkeley, in 2015, 2016 and 2017 -
Last Olympic Appearance
Unknown at the time, the 2016 Rio Olympics would be Missy Franklin's last appearance at the Olympics, she finished all her competitions with one gold medal in a relay event -
Release of First Book
In December of 2016 Missy Franklin released her first book titled "Relentless Spirit, The Unconventional Raising Of A Champion". The book goes into detail about her life, and growing up -
Retirement
Missy Franklin announced her retirement in December 2018 at the age of 23 after having chronic back problems since 2014 -
Marriage
Missy Franklin got married to Hayes Johnson in September of 2019, in the CIty of Denver
