| Franklin Wins Big at Worlds |
| By Sally Haase August 5, 2013 Just one year ago we were learning about Missy Franklin, the 18 years old swimming sensation when she put herself on the map as the face and future of USA swimming at the 2012 London Olympic Games. This year is another competition on the second biggest stage in the world- the world swimming championships in Barcelona, Spain. Franklin swam in seven total events and won the gold medal in six. She finished fourth in the seventh event, the 100 meter freestyle. Franklin’s total for gold medals in World Championships is at nine, a new record. With the six gold medal wins for 2013, she joined American swimmers Mark Spitz, Michael Phelps and East German Kristin Otto to win at least six gold medals in either an Olympics or worlds. All of this has been accomplished before Franklin has even stepped foot on a college campus. It won’t be too many years before Franklin enters the discussion as one of the greatest swimmers of all time, she is already well on her way to being one of the most decorated swimmers in the world. The sky is the limit for Franklin who will only get better and stronger as she moves up to the training schedule of her college swim team. As good as she is; there can still be some improvements in her game. The biggest of which is her reaction time of the starting tone. Franklin was one of the slowest off the blocks, if not the slowest in one over her events over the weekend. Once she cleans that up, it will give her an extra few tenths of a second in the race. In a sport where tenths of a second can mean the difference between silver and gold, it is very important to be in the water as quickly as possible. |
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