Laureus Academy ember Missy Franklin poses at the Mercedes-Benz Building prior to the 2020 Laureus World Sports Awards Feb. 16, 2020, in Berlin, Germany. (Simon Hofmann/Getty Images for Laureus) ...

Missy Franklin of the United States prepares to start the Women's 200m Backstroke Final on Day 7 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre on August 3, 2012, in London, England.

Dick Franklin, dad to Olympic swimmer Missy, desperately waited on a kidney donor list until the family tried a 'Hail Mary,' post to Facebook, finding a match. Skip Navigation.

Missy Franklin was out all night. She slammed into a few cars. She didn't get to bed until 7 a.m. She woke up with a tattoo. Has America's Olympic sweetheart turned all Reese Witherspoon and gone bad?

When she uncoiled from the starting block and exploded off the wall, Missy Franklin had a little more than two minutes remaining in her reign as defending Olympic champion in her best event, the ...

Olympic swimmer Missy Franklin welcomes her second baby girl with husband Hayes Johnson, saying, "Welcome to the world." The couple is already parents to daughter Sarah, 3.

Life after London. Missy Franklin’s results in individual events at major championships since the 2012 Olympics: 2013 world championships: gold in 200 freestyle, 200 backstroke and 100 back ...

Franklin holds off Pelligrini to win 200 free U.S. teen had dropped 50 back earlier She has shot at winning seven medals at worlds BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Missy Franklin gave up her bid for ...

CHARLOTTE — Missy Franklin most definitely did not look like a high school sophomore on Friday, when she used a massive kick to chase down the American-record holder to win the 200-meter ...

Citing chronic pain, Missy Franklin announced her retirement Wednesday from competitive swimming. The 23-year-old, whose four gold medals and effervescent personality made her a star at the 2012 ...

Missy Franklin won four gold medals in London as a 17-year-old, becoming a new star of U.S. swimming. “I truly recognized I was a role model at that point,” she said.

(AP) LONDON - American teenager Missy Franklin set a world record in the 200 backstroke Friday for her third gold and fourth medal overall at the London Olympics. Franklin clocked 2 minutes, 4.06 ...