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A former All-Canadian football player for Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, he played briefly for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League as an offensive lineman.
Jul 1, 2024 · Missy Franklin, American swimmer who won five medals, including four golds, at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. She added a fifth career Olympic gold in 2016 and also won numerous titles at multiple swimming world championships. Learn more about Franklin’s life and career in this article.
5 days ago · Missy Franklin's life took a tragic turn around 2019 when her father, Dick Franklin, was diagnosed with kidney failure. Dick's condition was the result of a genetic kidney disorder called autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). Dick inherited the disease from his father, as did two of his siblings.
Dec 22, 2023 · 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.
Aged 17, Missy Franklin became a swimming superstar when she won four Olympic gold medals at the London Olympics in 2012. But she could never repeat that success at the next Olympics.
May 12, 2022 · Missy Franklin – known to the world as a record-breaking Olympic swimmer – retired from the pool and created a new path, past swimming, dedicated to family.
Dec 19, 2018 · Five-time Olympic champion Missy Franklin has announced her retirement from swimming aged 23, saying she is "ready not to be in pain every day".
