Missy Franklin shows off her shiny bronze medal alongside teammates Jessica Hardy, Lia Neal and Allison Schmitt after placing in the Women’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay on Day 1 of the London 2012 Olympic Games held at the Aquatics Centre on Saturday (July 28) in London.
The 17-year-old swimming sensation tweeted, “My first Olympic medal and a new American Record. I am so proud of my relay and couldn’t think of a better way to start off the meet! #USA”
Missy is now headed to compete for a gold medal tomorrow night. She won her heat during the Women’s 100m Backstroke preliminaries and won in the semifinals with a finish time of 59.12
“Oh, my gosh. You can’t take any chances here,” Missy told ESPN about medaling in her first individual competition. “You have to get out there and do the best that you can. I know I can do faster than I did in prelims.”
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Missy Franklin and Michael Phelps accept their Omega watches for Male and Female Swimmers of the Meet after the 2012 U.S. Olympic Swimming Team Trials held at the CenturyLink Center last week in Omaha, Neb.
The 17-year-old swimmer broke records during the trails — qualifying for seven events for the upcoming Olympic games. No American woman had ever qualified for more than six.
“The whole week, I think, went really, really well,” Missy told USA Today.
“It went just as well as (coach) Todd (Schmitz) and I could have ever asked for, so I think we’re both thrilled. I can’t believe I have seven events. That’s so overwhelming but so exciting at the same time,” she added.
The 2012 Olympics start July 27th! Be sure to watch!
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There is less than one month until the 2012 Olympics!
JJJ can’t wait and we want you to meet a few members of the Swimming and Diving team — Tyler Clary, Missy Franklin and Nick McCrory. (JJJ Note: Missy is in her trials now)
This is all their first year at the Olympics and they’re ready to grab those medals. Want some fun facts about these three athletes?
Missy wants to be on Dancing With The Stars, Nick is working on his own cookbook and Tyler has an ‘M’ Michigan University tattoo!
Want more info about the swimming and diving team? Log on to TeamUSA.org and stay tuned to meet more Olympians on JJJ!
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