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It has been a whirlwind ride for Missy Franklin since winning five medals at the London Olympics three months ago. Now, she is looking ahead to college and helping carry the torch in the sport of swimming.

After winning five Olympic medals in London, Missy Franklin recalls her dreamlike summer in ESPN The Magazine's Interview issue.

LONDON -- I came to England almost three weeks ago to tell the stories of some of the greatest Olympic athletes in the world. Michael Phelps. Missy Franklin. Jordan Burroughs. But along the way, I fell in love. Not with a woman, an ideal, a plate of ...

LONDON -- A quick look at the top stories from the London Aquatics Centre on Friday night: Magnificent MissyOn Thursday, Missy Franklin laughed off the suggestion that her body was starting to tire at the end of her grueling seven-event schedule, ...

LONDON -- A quick look at the top stories from London Aquatics Centre on Wednesday night: Marquee man For the first time since Matt Biondi in 1988, an American man won one of the marquee events of the Olympic swimming program, the 100-meter free...

LONDON -- A quick look at the top stories from the London Aquatics Centre on Tuesday night: An unlikely path to history Although Michael Phelps had never come right out and said it, most believed he came back to London with his eye on becoming th...

LONDON -- The biggest international story from the Aquatics Centre this week has had nothing to do with Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte or the arrival of Missy Franklin as the next young American star. Instead, it's centered on 16-year-old Chinese swimme...

Missy Franklin won her first Olympic gold medal Monday night. And with that win and her infectious personality, she officially became a household name.

LONDON -- For the first time since his pointed comments critiquing Michael Phelps' work ethic, Tyler Clary dove into the competition pool at the Aquatics Centre Monday morning and did everything he could to steer the conversation from controversy to...

LONDON -- Missy Franklin was on Twitter at the time, thumbing through her news feed and trying to stay connected with the people and things she cares about most when she came across an update that sent her world into a tailspin. Some 15 minutes f...

Missy Franklin isn't done with high school. She's not old enough to vote. But she pulled off one of the biggest feats at trials, qualifying for more events in London than any American woman ever has.

OMAHA, Neb. -- After spending the first day of trials as a screaming, yelling teenage spectator, 17-year-old swimming sensation Missy Franklin finally found herself in the water this morning and did not fail to impress. Franklin swam the fastest t...

How will 17-year-old phenom Missy Franklin shoulder the load of mounting expectations this summer? By leaning on everything from Justin Bieber to cuddles from her ultimate support group.