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WME|IMG Welcomes Olympic Great Missy Franklin

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Missy Franklin Now Available Through WME|IMG Speakers

Team USA Olympians at the Today Show

Missy Franklin is a four-time Olympic gold medalist and multiple world record-holder in the sport of swimming.

Franklin became a household name during the 2012 Olympic Games in London when she won four gold medals and one bronze medal, becoming one of the most decorated athletes of the Games. She won gold in the 100-meter back, 200-meter back, 4×200-meter free relay and 4×100-meter medley relay, and won bronze in the 4×100-meter free relay. Franklin’s performance in the 200-meter backstroke broke the world record in the event and also marked the first time that an American had won the event in 40 years.

She followed her Olympic success by winning six gold medals at the 2013 FINA World Championships in Barcelona, becoming the most-decorated female swimmer in history at a single World Championships.

Franklin, who was raised in Centennial, Colorado, began swimming competitively at the age of five and competed in her first international event at the age of 14. In 2011, she established herself as one of the top swimmers in the world when she won five medals – three of them gold – at the FINA World Championships in Shanghai. That fall, she also broke her first world record at the FINA World Cup in Berlin, becoming the first female to break an individual world record since high-tech bodysuits were banned in January of 2010.

A member of the U.S. National Swim Team, Franklin competed at UC-Berkeley before turning professional. Her choice to swim at the collegiate level and forgo sponsorship and prize money was well documented during the 2012 Olympics, but swimming for a college team was something that was very important to Franklin. In her two years competing at Cal, Franklin earned four individual NCAA titles and helped the UC Berkeley win the 2015 NCAA Women’s Division I Swimming and Diving Team Championship.

Recognized for her bright smile and engaging personality, Franklin is a past recipient of the Laureus ‘Sportswoman of the Year’ award. She has been named World Swimmer of the Year and American Swimmer of the Year by Swimming World Magazine and earned the ESPY for Best Female Olympian in 2013. Franklin has also been featured in numerous publications (Glamour, Vogue, Sports Illustrated, People Magazine, etc.) and television outlets (The Today Show, Access Hollywood, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, 60 Minutes, etc.)

This summer, Franklin will look to add to her international medal count at the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia. She will compete in next year’s U.S Olympic Swim Trials where she will look to qualify for the 2016 Olympics Games in Rio de Janiero. Franklin also plans to continue working toward a degree in psychology and a minor in education at UC Berkeley.



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