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Franklin Wins the 100 Backstroke for Gold No. 1

Missy Franklin

The Colorado teenager Missy Franklin won the 100-meter backstroke to earn her first gold medal, outracing Emily Seebohm of Australia in a stirring duel that completed a wild 20 minutes at the London Aquatics Centre for her.

 

Missy Franklin wins two more gold medals at swimming world championships

Missy Franklin wins two more gold medals at swimming world championships

Missy Franklin skipped a few steps. A talented 16-year-old with high school swim meets, chemistry and proms in her future, Franklin figured to turn some heads at these swimming world championships. Get her name out there. But she hasn’t merely shown she belongs. She’s gone straight from just-happy-to-be-here to burgeoning superstar.

 

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