Missy Franklin, Allison Schmitt lead United States to 4×200 gold

San Francisc

AURORA, Colo. — Colorado has seen its share of pain this year with a mass movie theater shooting and deadly wildfires that destroyed hundreds of homes. But when Missy Franklin cinched her first gold medal at the London Olympic Games this week, it was Gold medal winners Missy Franklin and Aly Raisman's parents talk about [...]

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Swimmer Missy Franklin dedicates Olympic wins to Colorado

CBS News

Missy Franklin Pictures: Gold Medal Winner. From: Alltop RSS – 4:33pm – July 30, 2012. Missy Franklin is a gold medal winner. The 17-year-old won the 100-meter backstroke on Monday in the 2012 London Olympics. Her winning time was This monotone, exhausted and somewhat deflated three-word sentence is what amounted to play-by-play for Missy Franklin's [...]

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Missy Franklin wins first London Olympics gold in 100 back

USA TODAY

Missy Franklin's name might have meant little to most people a couple of weeks ago, but everyone in the swimming world has had an eye on her since 2010, when, at 15, she was one of the top backstrokers at the National Missy Franklin waves the American flag proudly and shows off her shiny gold [...]

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