A 'star in the making' were the prophetic words of an announcer who had just witnessed 16-year-old Missy Franklin slice up the competition at swimming's 2011 world championships.
NEW YORK - A “star in the making” were the prophetic words of an announcer who had just witnessed 16-year-old Missy Franklin slice up the competition at swimming’s 2011 world championships.
Rocketing to acclaim at 17, Franklin took home five medals from the 2012 London Olympics, including four golds, and set a world record in the 200 metres backstroke, becoming a household name in the United States despite turning down lucrative endorsements to pursue a college career. She claimed six golds at the 2013 World Championships, the most ever by a female swimmer at one edition.
“I felt like David facing Goliath but I didn’t have any stones in my pocket,” she told reporters in Rio.
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