Who is Missy Franklin??



If you don't know who Missy Franklin is, you should. You really, really should. Because, she is the ONE to watch at Olympic trials and at the Olympics. She's also one of the sweetest team players this USA Team has to offer.

Missy Franklin is only sixteen. That's a junior in high school and she's already been to the Olympic Trials back in 2008 at only thirteen years of age! What were you doing when you were thirteen?! I'm pretty sure most of us were more concerened about how we looked in our suit at practice then making Olympic Trials. WOW, this chick totally rocks and here's a few awesome reasons why.

1) Missy has now turned down up to $130,000 in endorsement money and going PRO so she can continue to be a part of her high school swim team and join a college team! "Team is so important to me," she says. "I love being part of a team. It, for me, is one of the best feelings in the world."

2) She is a WORLD RECORD HOLDER! That's right, she was part of the USA Women's team that broke the world record for the 4x100  short course meters medley relay at the December 2011 Duel in The Pool Meet AND she holds the World Record in the 200 Backstroke for short course meters which she set in October of 2011!

3) She's SMART. This girl is a junior in high school and is taking Advanced Placement classes!

4) She has size 13 Feet!

5) She has a HUGE Heart. This girl is nothing but love. There isn't one place I could find something negative about her, and that's saying a lot seeing as she's been ALL over the news lately.

So there you have it, this girl is taking the swimming world by storm!

Happy Monday! Now get in there and make practice count!

Resources found here:

USA Swimming
USA Today
The Wall Street Journal