Missy Franklin

About Missy Franklin

American competitive swimmer who won four gold medals and set a world record in the 4100-meter medley relay at the 2012 London Olympics.

Melissa Franklin Johnson is an American former competition swimmer and five-time Olympic gold medalist. She formerly held the world record in the 200-meter backstroke. As a member of the U.S. national swim team, she also held the world records in the 4×100-meter medley relay. In her Olympic debut at the 2012 Summer Olympics at age 17, Franklin won a total of five medals, four of which were gold. She swept the women's backstroke events, winning gold in both the 100-meter and 200-meter backstroke. Franklin's successes have earned her Swimming World's World Swimmer of the Year and the American Swimmer of the Year award in 2012 as well as the FINA Swimmer of the Year Award in 2011 and 2012. In total, she has won twenty-eight medals in international competition: seventeen gold, six silver, and five bronze, spanning the Olympics, the World Championships, the short course World Championships, and the Pan Pacific Championships.

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Trivia

She turned down a chance to turn pro in order to compete at the University of California, Berkeley.

Missy Franklin before fame

At the age of 13, she attempted to qualify for the 2008 Olympics.

Achievement of Missy Franklin

She passed up the opportunity to turn professional in order to compete at the University of California, Berkeley.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$3 Million

Missy Franklin family life

She is the lone child in her family. Hayes Johnson is her husband. She revealed they are expecting their first child in August 2021 on March 6th, 2021.

Associations of Missy Franklin

She and Katie Ledecky quickly established themselves as two of Team USA's strongest swimmers.

Missy Franklin Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

Weight	75 kg
Height	188 cm
Eye Color	Green
Hair Color	Blonde