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Also Known As Melissa Jeanette Franklin
Born May 10, 1995 (age 31) • Pasadena • California
Awards And Honors Olympic Games

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Missy Franklin smiles and waves while wearing her gold medal and holding a bouquet after winning the Women's 200 meter backstroke at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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Ryan Lochte, shirtless and wet, smiles and looks upward after swimming, with a blurred blue pool background at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games.
Ryan Lochte
American swimmer
John Naber
John Naber
American athlete
Michael Phelps smiles while wearing a black suit at the 2004 ESPYs awards, with people in the background.
Michael Phelps
American swimmer
Mark Spitz
Mark Spitz
American swimmer
Katie Ledecky smiles and points while celebrating in the pool after setting a world record at the 2013 FINA World Championships, with FINA signage in the background.
Katie Ledecky
American swimmer
Kristin Otto
Kristin Otto
German swimmer
Thorpe, Ian
Ian Thorpe
Australian swimmer
Krisztina Egerszegi
Krisztina Egerszegi
Hungarian swimmer
Roland Matthes
Roland Matthes
East German swimmer
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Don Schollander
American swimmer
Trickett, Libby
Libby Trickett
Australian swimmer
Olympic gold-medal winner Ethelda Bleibtrey
Ethelda Bleibtrey
American athlete
Ross, Norman
Norman Ross
American swimmer
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Helene Madison
American athlete
Murray Rose
Murray Rose
Australian swimmer
Vladimir Salnikov delivering a gold-medal-winning performance in the 1,500-metre swimming event at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow
Vladimir Salnikov
Russian athlete
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Henry Taylor
British swimmer
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Eleanor Holm
American swimmer and entertainer
Gertrude Ederle
Gertrude Ederle
American swimmer
Aileen Riggin, 1922.
Aileen Riggin
American swimmer and diver

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