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Missy Franklin

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A huge part of swimming for me is I love it, and it is so much fun.

2013 Orlando Grand Prix Day 3 Finals: Missy Franklin Wins 200 Backstroke

Missy Franklin, and swimmer bun, signing autographs at the Orlando Grand Prix. (Photo Credit: GMM)

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Orlando Grand Prix Day 2 Final, Murphy Wins 100 Backstroke

“Ryan Murphy wins the 100 back in 54.92.” (Photo Credit: GMM)

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Day 2 Prelims, Orlando Grand Prix

Becca Mann of Clearwater Aquatics earned a couple more top spots during the morning session from the Orlando YMCA. (Swim Pic Courtesy © Tim Binning, TheSwimPictures.com)

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Orlando Grand Prix Day 1, Finals: Missy Franklin Delivers Third-Straight 200 Free Win

Missy Franklin picked up another win for the series on day 1 of the 2013 Orlando Grand Prix. (File Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Open Turn: What’s hotter, High School Swimming or The Harlem Shake?

With independent, public and overall high school records going down within the last week it’s tough to believe that :30 second youtube videos are the hot topic in swimming…

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Olympic gold medalist Missy Franklin to Serve as the Swim for MS Ambassador

“Swim for MS provides an individual or group the opportunity to combine one’s love of swimming with giving back to the community,” said Franklin. (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)

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Missy Franklin Ready for 2013 – Gold Medal Minute Video

  5-time Olympic Medalist, Missy Franklin, starts 2013 off with a bang, swimming 2:07 in the 200 meter backstroke at…

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Orlando Grand Prix Psych Sheets Out; Race Sizes Have Stabilized

The Orlando Grand Prix meet starts on Valentine’s day; meet standings to this point are above, courtesy of USA Swimming.

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Crowd of 1000 on hand to see Missy and the Colorado HS Championships

Missy Franklin was the big show that made the Colorado High School State Championship ticket the hottest in town on…

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Missy Franklin Breaks Independent School Record in 200 IM; Far From Overall Mark

Missy Franklin took down the National Independent Record of her good friend Kathleen Hersey on Saturday in the 200 IM, but her record-breaking would stop there. (File Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Katie Ledecky Gets National Independent School Record in 200 Free, Beating Missy

Stone Ridge’s Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky got Missy’s Independent School record, but couldn’t catch Dagny for the overall mark. (File Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Franklin Breaks 200 IM State Record in Prelims of Colorado State Championship

Missy Franklin already has a state record on day 1; she’ll be looking for more on Saturday. (File Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Open Turn: Jack Conger could be looking at another Record Breaking Weekend

Chris DeSantis joins Garrett McCaffrey to discuss possible records from Jack Conger, Missy Franklin, and Katie Ledecky this weekend. They also look forward to the college swimming championship season. (Swim Pic Credit © Tim Binning, TheSwimPictures.com)

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