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Five-time Olympian Missy Franklin signs to swim for Cal

By: The Associated Press 11/14/12 5:16 PM
Five-time Olympic medalist Missy Franklin made it official Wednesday, signing a national letter of intent to swim for the Cal women’s team starting in September. The 17-year-old Centennial, Colo., resident plans to swim collegiately for two years and then turn pro before the 2016 Rio Olympics. Read More

Adrian strikes gold

By: Julian Linden 08/01/12 8:17 PM
LONDON — Former Cal swimmer Nathan Adrian claimed the title of the world’s fastest man on water when he won the 100-meter freestyle gold medal by a fingernail at the London Olympics on Wednesday. American teenager Missy Franklin then captured her second gold medal of the games on a dramatic night of swimming that saw two world records broken at the Aquatic Centre. Read More

17-year-old American takes gold in 100 backstroke

By: Reuters 07/30/12 8:23 PM
If Olympic success comes as naturally to Missy Franklin as exuberance and enthusiasm, then she has a swimming future so golden one almost needs sunglasses to contemplate it. The 17-year-old American’s first gold of the London Games on Monday, the 100-meter backstroke, may have been widely predicted, but the taste of victory still exceeded all her expectations. Read More

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