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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.

Franklin and Pelton Triple, Prenot Doubles Up in Cal Victory over ASU

Franklin, pictured above, won three events and looked solid in Cal’s win over ASU.

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What Do the Stats Say: A Look at the Final 2014 World Rankings

The American Women and Men each suffered a drop in the quantity of #1 world-ranked times from 2013 to 2014, but other countries saw a rise in their overall world performance.

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Lakeland Hills YMCA Swim Team Screens Touch the Wall and Takes Polar Plunge

Lakeland Hills YMCA Swim Team in northern New Jersey had their first annual winter social: a private screening of Missy Franklin’s Touch The Wall and a frigid dip into their local lake for The Polar Plunge.

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Coach’s Eye: New Backstroke Start Wedges Resulting in Higher Hip Height on Backstroke Start

The impact of the new backstroke start wedges was immediately clear at Winter Nationals and SC Worlds.

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15 favorite swim photos to kick off the new year

The new year is a great time to look back on the past and move forward into the coming 12…

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2014 Swammy Awards: Canadian Female Swimmer Of The Year Brittany MacLean

Her multiple national records, success on the NCAA scene, medal performances at international meets, and the fact that she was able to swim best times at four different championship meets throughout the year are what made Brittany MacLean the perfect recipient for this Swammy award.

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PHOTO VAULT: New Photos from “Touch the Wall” Documentary’s NY Premier

Melissa Lundie captured photos of Kara Lynn Joyce and Missy Franklin at the NY premier of the documentary, “Touch the Wall.”

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Facing Reality – Why It Shouldn’t Lessen Our Goals

SHOUT FROM THE STANDS: “Here’s the truth everyone. Not all of us are going to grow up to swim in the Olympics.”

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NCAA “A” Cut Update: 59 individuals qualified after December invites

Cal’s Liz Pelton (right) and Missy Franklin (center) lead the NCAA with 4 individual “A” cuts each, and Rachel Bootsma (left) is also qualified.

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Taylor Ruck Follows in Missy Franklin’s Canadian-American Footsteps as Winter Jrs High Point Award Winner

Sean Grieshop and Taylor Ruck were the 2014 Speedo Winter Junior Nationals High Point Award winners.

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9 Reasons To Schedule A Screening of Touch the Wall For Your Swim Club

#3 – It’s a team event that doesn’t involve swimming. You just relax and enjoy the show…with popcorn.

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Georgia Women, Cal Men Take UGA Fall Invitational

Cal’s Ryan Murphy swam to a win and an NCAA A cut in the 200 Back to help propel the Cal Golden Bears to an overall win at the UGA Fall Invite.

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A and B Cuts Fall on Day 3 Prelims of UGA Fall Invite

Virginia’s Courtney Bartholomew swam to an NCAA A cut in the 200 Back during the last prelims session of the UGA Fall Invitational.

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Cal Women, UGA Men Winning Through Day Two of UGA Fall Invite

Courtney Bartholomew and the Virginia Cavaliers posted the second fastest time in the nation in the 200 medley relay at the Georgia Fall Invite on Saturday

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Bartholomew, Franklin, and Kalisz grab ‘A’ cuts on Day Two Prelims of the Georgia Invite

Virginia’s Courtney Bartholomew owned the 100 back in prelims, with an A cut of 50.76 to top a star-studded field.

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